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of doctors practicing at
Methodist Healthcare facilities.
Carole Harris
Earlier this week I began a new
crochet project. I’ve only crocheted
little things: mostly headbands/ear
warmers. I set a lofty goal for this
project: a blanket. As I crocheted
away, memories came flooding in.
When I was about my daughter’s
age, my grandmother taught me how
to crochet. I
was so excited
and eager to
learn! For a
mome n t , I
could hear my
grandmother’s
voice, “Now,
Carole, I said
chain 20, not
25.”
My e y e s
filled with tears and my daughter
immediately asked me what was
wrong. I just hugged her. It’s been
11 years since my grandmother
passed away frommultiple myeloma,
a blood cancer. It’s been 22 years
since her husband, my grandfather,
passed away from the same cancer. I
miss them both, as well as my other
grandparents. After my daughter let
go of me, she looked at me and said,
“I miss my grandpa, too.” My sweet
girl, I thought. Her grandfather, my
father-in-law, passed away a year
before she was born. His cancer was
in his liver.
Cancer—even the word sounds
ugly. I am almost positive that each
of you has been affected by cancer in
one way or another. Jennifer Aniston
once said, “Cancer affects all of us,
whether you’re a daughter, mother,
sister, friend, co-worker, doctor,
patient.” I believe that. I also believe
that if someone is diagnosed with
cancer, they should not fight alone.
We all need to fight cancer together.
Carole Harris
Community Relations Specialist
WomanPlus® and 55PLUS®
Dear
55PLUS
®
and
WomanPlus
®
members
Northeast Methodist Hospital, a campus of
Methodist Hospital, kicked off its 30th an-
niversary with a ceremony on July 30. This
milestone reflects the success of the hospital
and the major role that it has played in the
development of northeast Bexar County,
one of the county’s fastest-growing regions.
“What sets us apart is that we recognize
and value the unique needs of each of our
patients. It is a process that we continue to
improve on, creating ways to better serve
our community when they need us most,”
says Michael Beaver, CEO at Northeast
Methodist Hospital.
The hospital originally opened as
Northeast Methodist Hospital
Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Village Oakes Hospital in 1985. It became
part of Methodist Healthcare in 1995. Lo-
cated in the city of Live Oak, the hospital’s
service area includes Live Oak, Converse,
Garden Ridge, Kirby, Marion, Schertz-Ci-
bolo, Selma, Universal City andWindcrest.
Recognized excellence
Hospital growth
has resulted in an expanded full-service
emergency room, expanded surgical and
cardiovascular units, and the Joint Replace-
ment Academy, which offers orthopedic sur-
gery and rehabilitation. In 2012, Northeast
Methodist Hospital received one of only two
GoldAwards presented by the TexasMedical
Foundation’s Health Quality Institute for
distinguished efforts in health care quality
improvements. The hospital also is accred-
ited byThe Joint Commission in stroke care
and is designated as an accredited Chest
Pain Center. Most recently, the hospital was
recognized as an accredited Heart Failure
Center by the Healthcare Colloquium.
The hospital is a proud supporter of
the Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club’s
Partners in Education Foundation, which
helps underprivileged children living in
the Judson, Schertz-Cibolo and Marion
Independent School Districts. “Northeast
Methodist Hospital has been outstanding
in their support,” says Mike Isbell, imme-
diate past President of the Rotary Club.
“They have participated since the program
started more than 20 years ago, and they
are always behind us 100 percent.”
Methodist Hospital has received both the
National Cardiovascular Data Registry’s
(NCDR)
Get with the Guidelines
(GWTG)
Gold Performance Achievement Award for
2015 and the
2015 Mission Lifeline
Silver
Quality Achievement Award by the Amer-
ican Heart Association (AHA). Methodist
Hospital is one of only 78 hospitals in the
country to receive this Gold Performance
Achievement Award. This honor is given
to hospitals for their commitment and
success in implementing a higher stan-
dard of care for heart attack patients,
as well as reaching an aggressive goal of
treating these patients to standard levels
of care outlined by the American College
of Cardiology/AHA clinical guidelines and
recommendations.
The AHA recognized Methodist
Hospital with the
2015 Mission Lifeline
Silver Quality Award for implementing
specific quality improvement measures
outlined by the AHA for the treatment of
patients who suffer severe heart attacks.
PROUD TO CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF CARING FOR THEIR COMMUNITY: This year marks the 30th anniversary of Northeast Methodist
Hospital proudly caring for the Randolph Metrocom community. Pictured with Hospital CEO Michael Beaver (back row) are 30-year
hospital veterans (front row, from left) Randy Bergman, MD, Northeast Methodist Hospital past chief of staff and one of the hospital’s
original physicians, and Irene Garza, RN, and Marsha Taylor, RN, both from the hospital’s recovery unit.
Methodist Hospital receives two top heart honors
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