This is the fourth in a series of articles highlighting some of Texas Health Resources’ longest-tenured employees as we celebrate the organization’s 25th anniversary.
With support from tuition reimbursement, mentoring, training and networking, many of Texas Health’s longest-tenured employees have taken advantage of opportunities to grow their careers here. Read on to learn how four Texas Health leaders started as night shift nursing supervisor, nurse’s aide, front-line nurse and an emergency department technician.
Celebrating others’ successes
Lori Krogman, M.S.N., R.N., NEA-BC, recently celebrated 32 years with Texas Health – all at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford. She began as a night shift supervisor and grew her career by using tuition reimbursement for additional education, attending nurse manager conferences and serving on Texas Health committees to network across the system. She is the nursing director of Medical-Surgical and Wound Care Nursing Services.
Krogman appreciates the opportunities she has had and does her life’s best work by supporting her team in advancing their careers.
“I love to see the successes of staff I have hired as they grow, accept leadership positions and flourish in their roles across Texas Health,” she said.
A perfect match
Sammy Moore, Pharm.D., says that working at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville for 29 years has allowed him to do his life’s best work.
“My family and friends all utilize the great care at Texas Health Stephenville, so working here as a career has been a perfect match,” he said. “It has allowed me to use my skills and education while helping people and working with people that I care about on a personal level.”
Moore began his career at Texas Health Stephenville as a nurse’s aide and then a pharmacy tech. Today, Moore serves as director of Pharmacy at the hospital.
“Every day I look for an opportunity to help others and try to make their day a little better,” he said.
She was Harris
Not many employees can claim they have been the face of their hospital – but Gretchen Hunt can. Hunt, M.S.N., R.N., ACNS-BC, NEA-BC, was the first employee used in the “I am Harris” marketing campaign for Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth.
Now chief nursing officer at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth, she joined Texas Health Fort Worth as a cardiovascular intensive care unit nurse in 1994.
“Mentoring, tuition reimbursement, being in the pilot group for the Nurse Executive Residency Program, specialty certification incentives and conference attendance are all ways Texas Health has supported me in my career,” she said.
This year’s Magnet® redesignation is one of her proudest memories of working at Texas Health.
“Achieving Magnet redesignation despite spending the previous two years in a pandemic shows the commitment and hard work of our engaged nursing teams in consistently providing exceptional patient outcomes,” Hunt said. “Plus, we could not have achieved this without the help of our collaborative allied and support services partners and the support of Texas Health senior leadership.”
From clinical role to non-clinical role
Maribel Martinez Yvon has grown her career through both clinical and non-clinical roles at Texas Health. She started as a technician in the Emergency Department at Texas Health Fort Worth in 1988. In 1999, she moved to Texas Health HEB and began working in the Finance Department. Today, she serves as timekeeping supervisor.
“I feel like I was able to give back so much when I worked hands on with patients in the Emergency Department,” she said. “And in my non-clinical role, I have always been proud of serving our staff and helping them feel appreciated for their commitment to our patients.”
Martinez Yvon plans to remain one of Texas Health’s longest-tenured employees.
“I have truly enjoyed my years with Texas Health because of the people I have had the pleasure to work with and the opportunities I have had for new experiences,” she said. “I hope to be a part of this amazing organization for many more years to come.”
Published October 20, 2022
