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Kevin Hines recently shared his powerful story to more than 300 guests attending The Pavilion at Northwest Texas Healthcare System's annual Pennal Lecture. Kevin, a mental health advocate and public speaker, survived a fall from the Golden Gate Bridge in 2000. He now shares his story of living mentally well and sharing his mantra, "Life is a gift, that is why they call it the present. Cherish it always.” Pictured with Kevin is an employee from The Pavilion.
Patients and employees at Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center received a special visit from Anna and Bekah, service dogs with LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs. Thank you for all of your volunteer efforts in Las Vegas!
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. Did you know that 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experiences mental illness each year? That is equivalent to 43.8 million people. Raise awareness and mind your health by learning more about mental illness.
Natasha Simpkins, an RN at Aiken Regional Medical Centers, writes her motivation to make her breast health a priority on a chalkboard in the hospital's lobby. The chalkboard is part of a breast cancer awareness month program at the hospital, which encourages women ages 18-39 to make their breast health a priority. Program participants receive a LIV Breast Self-exam Aid®, an early detection tool developed by Olivia Newton-John.
The Oakland Raiders will not officially become the Las Vegas Raiders until 2020, but after Sunday night's event, the organization wanted to help their future community. The Oakland Raiders executive team paid a special visit to Valley Hospital Medical Center, part of the Valley Health System. The team delivered hundreds of meals from Ronald McDonald House Charities. They handed out personally decorated lunch bags to patients, their families and staff.
Strangers before Sunday's Route 91 Harvest festival, Jan Lambourne, visiting Las Vegas from Canada, and Justin Uhart, of Nevada, say they now share a bond for life. Justin found Jan lying on the ground wounded, transported her to a safer location, applied pressure to her wound and remained by her side as she was rushed to Valley Hospital Medical Center. We are happy to share that the two were reunited last evening at the hospital, where Jan is recovering from surgery.
We would like to applaud the heroic efforts and quick thinking of Taylor Winston, a 29-year old U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Taylor was attending the concert in Las Vegas on Sunday night, and bravely seized an opportunity to help the wounded, transporting more than two dozen victims to Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center, where they received skillful care by our Valley Health System employees.
"Healthcare is personal - and it always will be," said Alan B. Miller, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Health Services, Inc. Read this profile in the latest edition of BOSS Magazine to learn how Alan and Marc Miller, President of UHS, are transforming the delivery of healthcare.
September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Child Life Specialists at Summerlin Hospital Medical Center recently created inspirational artwork with their pediatric oncology patients. We love the powerful message that Dayana, a patient at Summerlin's Children's Medical Center, created. Her poster reads, "It's okay to be scared. Being scared means you're about to do something really, really BRAVE."
Employees from Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital recently raised more than $20,000 for Warrior Beach Retreat, Inc., an organization that provides retreats for combat wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan and their spouses or caregivers. The hospital's two competition BBQ teams donated their time to prepare Deep Smoke and Back Porch BBQ meals, with 496 deliveries and 350 dine-in and pick up meals being sold. Congratulations on this amazing team effort!
