Guests at the Scrubs - Cinco de Bingo event.

Hot bingo: "The game" attracts an overflow crowd
of Scrubs young professionals to a sports bar

 

Seating capacity, 125. Number of bingo junkies hoping for a jackpot payout? The manager at Christian's Tailgate in The Heights had to cut it off at 200 Thursday night.

HCHD Opens Lactation Suite at Holly Hall
HCHD Opens Lactation Suite at Holly Hall

The Hospital District celebrated its designation as a Mother Friendly Worksite with a ribbon cutting at the new Lactation Suite located at Holly Hall. The Lactation suites are now open at six locations: Holly Hall, Ben Taub, LBJ, CHC, Kirby and Quentin Mease for new mothers to continue to pump milk after returning to work. For more information, or to access these rooms, contact employee wellness at 713 634-1290, or e-mail employeewellness@hchd.tmc.edu

Membership of the American Surgical Association elect
Dr. Kenneth L. Mattox to be its Vice President

Dr. Kenneth Mattox

At its annual business meeting, the membership of the American Surgical Association elected Houston Surgeon, Dr. Kenneth L. Mattox to be its Vice President. The organization is the premier academic, scientific, and surgical leadership organization in the WORLD. Even membership is tightly scrutinized and some highly visiable surgeons never are accepted to membership. "This is the highest honor from my professional colleagues that I have received in my career" Dr. Mattox said.

Harris County Hospital District Foundation Past Chairman Receives Lifetime Achievement

H. Ben Taub honored by Mayor's Volunteer Houston

HOUSTON (April 23, 2012)- Harris County Hospital District Foundation immediate past Chairman, H. Ben Taub, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Volunteer Houston in partnership with the City of Houston Mayor’s Office. The awards luncheon, which has been honoring individuals with exceptional volunteer service to the Houston community since 1984, will be held on May 10, 2012.

Update - Foundation Trustees
take tour of Smith Clinic
(In the left photo) from left to right:
Denis DeBakey, Foundation Co-President
Trish Morille, Smith Foundation
Ginni Mithoff, Foundation Past President
In the back: Mark Sams,
HCHD Contruction Operations Manager

Brilliant Jewels Dinner honors Foundation
Board Trustee Mr. Elvin Franklin
Mr. & Mrs. Elvin Franklin Mr. Elvin Franklin, Jr., Vice Chairman of the Harris County Hospital District Foundation Board of Trustees, received the prestigious Lullelia Walker Harrison Dove Award from the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority at their 15th Annual Evening of Brilliant Jewels dinner on March 31st. Mr. Franklin was honored as a “Pillar of the Community” for his many years of leadership and service to the Houston community.

2011 Healing Art Contest Winners

The HCHD Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Healing Art Contest.  These pictures, taken by our talented HCHD fellow staffers are subject to peer review for their relevance to a healing environment and for their artistic merit. Enlarged and framed   Healing Art photos are placed at HCHD facilities to enhance their healing environment. This project is sponsored by the HCHD Foundation with funding provided by Scrubs -young supporters of HCHD Foundation.

The winning photos are:

Nature & Landscapes
Late December Sunrise
By: Lisa Comperry
First Place - Nature: Late December Sunrise, by Lisa Comperry		 People
The Little Minnow
By: Danette Fennesy
First Place - People: The Little Minnow, by Danette Fennesy		 Animals
Black Butterfly
By: Ron C. Johnson
First Place - Animals: Black Butterfly, by Ron C. Johnson

Houston Rotary Club to honor Dr. Kenneth Mattox with
the Distinguished Citizen Award.
Dr. Kenneth Mattox

The Rotary Club of Houston has announced that Dr. Kenneth Mattox will be the honoree of the 2011/2012 Rotary Distinguished Citizen Award. The Award will be presented at a dinner on Monday April 23rd at the Omni Houston Hotel. The event will mark the 50th anniversary or semi-centennial of the prestigious Award.

Dr. Mattox is Distinguished Service Professor in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and holds the position of Chief of Staff/Chief of Surgery at the Ben Taub General hospital, Houston.
 
 

 
 

Harris County Hospital District Foundation

The Harris County Hospital District Foundation was chartered by the State of Texas on March 2, 1992 as a nonprofit corporation whose exclusive purpose was to operate a charitable, scientific, and educational entity solely for the benefit of the Harris County Hospital District.

The Foundation raises endowment funds and works jointly with the governing board of the Harris County Hospital District in raising the consciousness of health welfare in the community. The Foundation is committed to raising funds as well as public support for programs and services that go above and beyond the narrow scope of tax-supported care for the uninsured and the underinsured.

Ways You Can Help

2012 Texas Med 5K
Texas Med 5k 2011

The 10th anniversary of the Texas Med Center 5K on Saturday, February 11, was a resounding success and established new highs for participation and fundraising. More than 1,900 individuals took part this year, with more than 500 participants from the Presenting Sponsor General Electric.   

Runners and walkers helped raise $45,000+ for the Harris County Hospital District’s Healthy Families Programs and Services.

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Much Greater Appreciation

Day in the District

Our Day in the District program gives community, corporate and civic leaders an opportunity to experience first-hand the compassionate and high-quality healthcare provided to all residents of Harris County, regardless of their ability to pay.

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News & Announcements

May 10, 2012
Silver Tea - Hosted by Mrs. Marcy Taub and Mr. Tom Wessel benefiting the Nursing Leadership Fund.