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Continuing Education Q&A: How does HCA Healthcare help with professional development?
How does HCA Healthcare help with professional development? We asked two nurses. Marley Thomas, BSN, RN, CCRN, and Ivette Littlejohn, RN, admirably represent their chosen field of nursing. Marley, a 2016 graduate of South Dakota State University, is a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colo. Puerto Rico…
Happy, Healthy You
The importance of self-care when caring for others Delivering higher-quality care for patients starts with taking care of ourselves. When we focus on our own well-being, it allows us to better focus on our patients’ overall health and well-being. It’s just one way we are creating a healthier tomorrow for patients and each other. Here…
Q&A with Dr. Casey Chollet-Lipscomb
An open-door policy that opens doors for others We spoke with Casey Chollet-Lipscomb, MD, about her role as a radiation oncologist with the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar StoneCrest and TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Tennessee. Her story is one of 270,000 colleague stories that are united by our shared mission to care for…
Calling on Hope
Margaret Pennington is every bit of the word “determined.” An emergency room LPN at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena, Texas, she was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2018 but vowed not to let it derail her goals for a second act in life. With support from her family, colleagues and our Hope Fund,…
Care Like Family
Just as a family does, we pull together to care for, support and celebrate with patients and each other. A direct-care nurse at Metropolitan Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, Devon is able to put into words the joy and suffering of her job. Nursing is her calling, not a career choice. She describes her…
Welcoming Mission Health to the HCA Healthcare Family
Our scale enables us to care for more people in more places. The joining of HCA Healthcare and Mission Health stands as a symbol for how we continue that accomplishment. Mission Health—North Carolina’s sixth-largest health system, and now HCA Healthcare’s North Carolina Division—operates six hospitals as well as numerous outpatient and surgery centers in Asheville…