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December 8, 2008
Holiday Blood Drive
What Better Gift To Give, Than The Gift of Life
This holiday season, give the gift of life. Your blood is priceless - it cannot be bought. By giving of your time in this selfless way, you will save lives and improve the health of those in need o...
December 8, 2008
Quilts Donated to NICU
As the Needle Turns, a local chapter of the Appliqué Society, hand-crafted quilts and donated them to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients. As the Needle Turns is made up of women from Spring, The Woodlands, Conroe and College Station. They m...
December 8, 2008
2008 Food Drive
It is the season of "giving" and as an active steward in the community, Houston Northwest Medical Center is proud to pool its resources to benefit Northwest Assistance Ministries (NAM). This year’s food drive was open to all employees and active phys...
November 17, 2008
Lee Silverman Voice Treatment
Imagine what it would be like to talk, but no one hears you. That is what many people with Parkinson’s disease or other neurological disorders face as their condition progresses. Fortunately, some of these patients at Houston Northwest Medical Center...
November 6, 2008
ACR Accreditation
Houston Northwest Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in Breast Ultrasound, Stereotactic Breast Biopsy, Mammography, Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Nuclear Medicine, and Ultrasound as a resu...
October 14, 2008
Clinical Excellence Awards For Several Service Lines
Houston Northwest Medical Center is pleased to announced that it has received the 2009 Specialty Excellence Awards for Stroke, Critical Care and General Surgery from HealthGrades, a leading independent healthcare ratings company. These awards place H...
October 9, 2008
11 CIGNA HealthCare Quality Designations
Houston Northwest Medical Center announced that it has received 11 quality designations through CIGNA HealthCare, a subsidiary of CIGNA Corporation (NYSE:CI). These quality designations are based on outcomes for treatment of 29 surgical procedures an...
September 19, 2008
Bike Rodeo
With support provided by The Tenet Healthcare Foundation, Houston Northwest Medical Center and Cypress Creek EMS (CCEMS) have launched a newly designed bike rodeo program for children to increase awareness of bicycle safety. The bike rodeo includes a...
August 5, 2008
Breast Educational Series
The Breast Center at Houston Northwest Medical Center is pleased to offer an educational series focusing on breast cancer. The educational series is free and open to the public. The community may attend one of the classes or all eight classes. Regist...
August 12, 2008
Free Prostate Screening
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men. This year alone it is predicted that over 219,000 American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. “For unknown reasons, prostate cancer is more common among African-American men...
August 15, 2008
Diabetes Recognition
The Houston Northwest Medical Center diabetes self-management education program has been awarded continued Recognition from the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The program was originally Recognized in October of 2002. Self-management education i...
July 9, 2008
scholarships
Tenet Healthcare Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC), and Tenet’s Central States Region announced today that they have awarded one-year college scholarships to eight children of Houston Northwest Medic...
June 24, 2008
Quality Care in Womens Health
Houston Northwest Medical Center announced today that it has been recognized as the only hospital in Northwest Houston to be ranked among the top 5% nationally for women’s stroke care, based on a study issued today by HealthGrades, the nation’s leadi...
Get With The Guidelines
Houston Northwest Medical Center recently received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines–Coronary Artery Disease (GWTG–CAD) and Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure (GWTG–HF) Silver Performance Achievement Awards. Get With The Gui...
June 17, 2008
Breakfast Forum: Surgical Heartburn Treatment
Talk with a Surgeon and His Patient Dallas Judkins, Jr., Head Golf Professional and PGA of America Member at The Club at Carlton Woods
The Center for Digestive Medicine at Houston Northwest Medical Center is hosting a free informative presentati...
June 4, 2008
Free Bariatric Screening
Houston Northwest Medical Center is hosting a free screening to help identify candidacy for bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgeons on the medical staff will be available for one-on-one consultations and will discuss individual results. The complimenta...
June 11, 2008
One Of Best To Screen Newborn Babies For Hearing Loss
Texas hospitals across the state screen newborns for hearing loss as part of a statewide public health initiative that is preventing many infants from suffering developmental delays associated with undetected hearing loss. Houston Northwest Medical C...
May 20, 2008
HNMC Supports Y-Me Organization
Houston Northwest Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation recently granted Y-Me National Breast Center Organization a $4,000 donation to provide general support. Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization (Y-ME) is a Chicago-based national n...
May 16, 2008
Breast Cancer Luncheon
Fran Padgett, author, artist, activist and breast cancer survivor will be the special guest speaker at a complimentary luncheon and art exhibit hosted by Houston Northwest Medical Center. People interested in attending may register for one of the eve...
May 15, 2008
Houston Northwest Medical Center and Dillards Willowbrook Team Up
Women who have their annual screening mammogram at Houston Northwest Medical Center by Saturday, May 31 will receive a coupon for a free panty compliments of Dillard’s Willowbrook. The coupon must be redeemed by Monday, June 30. Women also will be el...
May 14, 2008
Houston Northwest Medical Center Joins Forces with Northside Lexus
White may be the most popular car color in the United States, but an eye-catching pink RX 350 is the vehicle that will be turning heads in the greater Houston area. That’s because the RX 350 is part of a two-month campaign just launched by Houston No...
April 20, 2008
Supporting Relay for Life
Houston Northwest Medical Center Supports the American Cancer Society’s Northwest Area Relay for Life Houston Northwest Medical Center and the Tenet Healthcare Foundation supported the 2008 Relay for Life event that was held April 18 and 19. The annu...
April 22, 2008
Esther Valdez Recognized
Houston Northwest Medical Center Nurse Esther Valdez Recognized for Providing Exceptional Patient Care Houston Northwest Medical Center announced today that Esther Valdez, a veteran nurse in The Breast Center, has been inducted into the Tenet Her...
April 23, 2008
Hospital Receives Prestigious Award
Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced today that Houston Northwest Medical Center in Houston has been selected to the company’s 2008 Circle of Excellence. The Circle of Excellence honors those Tenet hospitals that have performed at the h...
April 21, 2008
Auxiliary Gift Shop Provides Medical Scholarships
Springtime is a time for fresh flowers, budding leaves and new grass. It is also the time of year when the Auxiliary at Houston Northwest Medical Center awards its annual medical scholarships to a deserving group of area students. Since beginning the...
February 22, 2008
Diabetes Alert Day
Houston Northwest Medical Center will recognize Tuesday, March 25 as American Diabetes Alert Day to help raise awareness of this serious medical condition. This year will mark the 20th anniversary of the call-to-action by the American Diabetes Associ...
February 22, 2008
Celebration of Life Reception
Linda Tate has circled Tuesday, March 25 on her calendar and started counting down the days until that date. It’s not her birthday or wedding anniversary. It’s not the beginning of a long-awaited vacation or family reunion. March 25 is the eighth ann...
February 8, 2008
HNMC Recognized for High-quality Care in Bariatric Surgery
Houston Northwest Medical Center announced today that it has been named an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence®. The ASMBS Center of Excellence designation recognizes surgical programs w...
January 23, 2008
HNMC Awarded UnitedHealth Premium Cardiac Specialty Center Designation
Houston Northwest Medical Center has been designated a UnitedHealth Premium Cardiac Specialty Center for 2007 to 2009. This designation means that Houston Northwest Medical Center has met rigorous quality criteria based on nationally recognized medic...
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