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Two Methodist Healthcare profession-
als received recognition from the
San
Antonio Business Journal
as Health Care
Heroes.
Shelley Botello, RN,
and
Fred
LeMaistre, MD,
were honored at a
ceremony in May for their outstanding
accomplishments.
Defending the defenseless
Since
2000
,
Botello has served as the coordinator of the
Sexual Assault Response Team at Meth-
odist Specialty and Transplant Hospital.
Her dedication to helping sexual assault
survivors has resulted in one of the nation’s
highest conviction rates for perpetrators
of sexual assault. Botello’s passion has
drawn worldwide attention from those
hoping to change views on sexual assault
and help enact laws that protect survivors.
She has visited Nicaragua and South Korea
for her work. Delegations from
11
Latin
American countries and from Algeria,
Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Palestinian
Territories, Saudi Arabia and the United
Arab Emirates have visited San Antonio
to consult with Botello on driving cultural
changes that protect victims.
ough we may never be able to end
sexual assault, Botello’s work helps people
realize that sexual assault a ects us all. By
talking about sexual assault and programs
like hers, we break the silence and give
survivors the voice they deserve.
Cancer care champion
Dr. LeMaistre
is a talented physician who helped put
Methodist Hospital on the map for an
outstanding blood and marrow stem cell
transplant program. In addition, he was a
pioneer in forging strong relationships be-
tween physicians and hospitals. When Dr.
LeMaistre joined Methodist in the
1990
s,
it was rare for a doctor to develop that
type of relationship. Now it’s a model that
most in the nation are moving toward.
Dr. LeMaistre has accepted a post to
revolutionize cancer care through the
Nashville-based Sarah Cannon Research
Institute established by HCA. His selection
to become chief of hematology and vice
president of the institute can be attributed
to his commitment to exemplary patient
care, his cutting-edge research and his
savvy administrative abilities as the direc-
tor of the Texas Transplant Institute and
its group of some
110
physicians aligned
with Methodist Healthcare.
Health Care Heroes honored for their work
OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES: Jaime Wesolowski, president and CEO (left), nominated Shelley Botello, RN, and Fred
LeMaistre, MD, as Health Care Heroes.
Brianna Ward
Articles in
Keeping Well
do not necessarily
represent the opinions of doctors practicing
at Methodist Healthcare facilities.
Staying in
the sunshine
With my health
care marketing
background, I’ve
had the plea-
sure of meet -
ing thousands
upon thousands
of people from
all walks of life.
I’ve encountered
individuals on
the worst days of
their lives, others on the best days of their
lives, and many in between. I’ve shared
laughs, tears, hugs, handshakes and smiles
with people who’ve already forgotten me
and with those who will be my friends for
a long time. Some were happy and some
were sad, but every stranger and every
friend has had one thing in common: ey
have each lent a hand in teaching me the
importance of
perspective
.
In the
2006
song “Lucky Man,” the
country music duo Montgomery Gentry
sing about the struggles of maintaining
perspective. ey start by hating their jobs,
wanting more than they have and even be-
ing let down by Sunday night football. As
the song continues, however, they realize
how lucky they are to enjoy life’s simple
things: being loved, being healthy and even
the joys of fatherhood.
My point is this: Not every day can be
the best day of your life. Work will be over-
whelming at times, but at least you have a
job to go to today—some don’t. Someone
higher on the totem pole sent you a harsh
email, but at least you’re able to read that
email—some can’t.
Today it will be raining at
5
o’clock, dur-
ing rush-hour tra c. But I’m lucky enough
to live in Texas, and in Texas, we need the
rain. So when it rains, kick o your high
heels and walk to your car in the water.
Go home to someone who loves you, or
call someone you love. And get some rest,
because if you’re lucky, you’ll get to do it
all over again tomorrow.
Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius once
said, “ e happiness of your life depends
upon the quality of your thoughts.” I think
my grandma said it even better: “Don’t
let anyone steal your sunshine,” even in
the rain.
Brianna Ward
Membership Services Manager
WomanPlus® and
55
PLUS®
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Top in Texas
e awards recognize hospitals that
actively improve quality and that have
made the required improvement on a
composite scoring system, called the
Appropriate Care Measure (ACM). For
acute care hospitals, the ACM consists
of
27
quality indicators:
7
AMI,
4
heart
failure,
6
pneumonia and
10
surgical care
measures. Critical access hospitals use
an ACM score based on
10
quality indi-
cators:
4
heart failure and
6
pneumonia
measures.
CMS and e Joint Commission make
these areas priorities because they mea-
sure care for common, serious health
conditions that a ect all adult patients.
e quality measures—such as an ini-
tial antibiotic dose within four hours of
admission for patients with pneumo-
nia—are designed to ensure that hospi-
tals provide care consistent with current
medical guidelines.
Committed to excellence
“To achieve
this recognition, we had to demonstrate
signi cant improvement across several
national quality measures,” says Jaime
Wesolowski, president and CEO of Meth-
odist Healthcare. “Our success illustrates
our commitment to patient safety and
to delivering quality health care. It was
a signi cant amount of work that could
only be accomplished through employees
and physicians who are committed to
a culture of patient safety and clinical
excellence.”
“As a nonpro t consulting company
focused on promoting quality health and
health care, TMF is proud to recognize
these hospitals for promoting quality im-
provement activities and their senior man-
agement for promoting a quality culture,”
says Tom Manley, CEO of TMF Health
Quality Institute. “Quality improvement
is a complex and demanding process, and
we thank Methodist Healthcare for their
commitment to improving the health of
Texans and the e ciency of health care
in our state.”
“We know that using proven standards
of care can save lives,” says
Kenneth Da-
vis, MD,
chief medical o cer for Meth-
odist Healthcare. “We will continue to
enhance our quality improvement e orts
through collaboration with our clinicians
and with the TMF Health Quality Institute
to ensure that every person gets the right
care at the right time, every time.”
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