Connections eNewsletter

October 2018

A stay in the hospital is stressful, but to a patient with dementia the stress can be overwhelming. In this article, our Gerontology Program Coordinator at Texas Health Fort Worth provides strategies for preventing difficult behavior in patients with dementia.

Would you consider becoming a Certified Nurse? In our Employee Spotlight, Regina Wellborn, BSN, RN-CMSRN, at Texas Health Stephenville, shares her experiences on her journey to becoming a certified medical surgical nurse.

We’re excited to welcome ‘Moxi,’ a new robot assistant, to Texas Health Dallas. She’s part of a pilot program that could one day help with some of the busy work that often falls to our clinical staff. Moxi frees up our clinical staff to spend more time with patients. Texas Health Dallas is the 1st hospital in the country to deploy the next generation mobile manipulation Moxi robot.

On your feet most of the day? Are you wearing the right shoes at work? Check out this article from Nurse.com where experts provide advice on proper foot care and recommendations for finding the right shoes.

Mansfield, here we come! We’re excited about our new facility in this growing city! Texas Health Mansfield, a four-story, 195,400-square-foot facility will have an initial capacity of 95 beds and an 80,000-square-foot medical office building for primary care and specialty practices. This joint venture between Texas Health and Adventist Health System is slated to open in late 2020.

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