UMC Health System News
UMC Family Fun Event
Calling all families! Throughout the month of March, UMC Children’s Hospital encourages families to participate in our Family Wellness Event! Head to Main Event or Stars & Stripes Drive-In Theatre for your coupon card…
45th Annual UMC Employee Banquet
For all time-in-service honorees, save the date for the 45th Annual Employee Banquet, honoring the daily commitment of our incredible staff to UMC and its vital mission. Date: February 17,…
Maximo Makes Submitting Support Requests Easier
If you’ve found submitting support requests difficult in the past, the new Maximo work management system is designed to make support requests easier for requesters and Facilities technicians. As of July…
Live in Control of Diabetes
According to the CDC, 34.2 million people in the United States live with diabetes. Diabetes affects nearly every aspect of a person’s life, but with the careful management of blood…
Cancer-Free Bell Ringing Ceremony
Rear Admiral Irve Charles Le Moyne of Brownsville, Texas, was a steadfast and interesting character in American history. Once the highest-ranking Navy Seal and the Military Joint Special Operations Command…
Health & Wellness Hospital – A Conversation with the CFO
While adding a new employee to a team can be motivating and inspiring, any change to the composition of an established section also comes with cultural challenges. While interviewing a…
Deep Dive: UMC’s No One Dies Alone Program
The poem, titled “The Ship,” tucked away in the No One Dies Alone (NODA) orientation packet, begins with the lines “I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my…
40-Year-Employee Spotlight
Dessa Smith has been with UMC for 40 years, and we are so thankful for her service! Read below to hear more about Rosalyn and why she loves UMC and…
A Cardiac Story
After giving a remote lecture, Dr. Steven Berk, the distinguished Dean of the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center for more than fifteen years, experienced a sudden onset of severe chest…
UMC Family and Children’s Clinic is Now Open
UMC’s Family and Children’s Clinic on 98th and Frankford is now open to the public. On June 2nd, UMC employees, dependents, and Lubbock community members attended an open house that…
meQuilibrium Launch
With healthcare professionals experiencing unprecedented burnout, anxiety, and stress, it’s important to address workplace challenges with innovative solutions. As part of the evolving Wellness+ program, UMC introduces meQuilibrium, a dynamic workplace resilience system designed to combat the psychological triggers resulting in mental fatigue and illness. Available through a convenient mobile app, meQuilibrium offers short, targeted sessions based on a personal pre-assessment that identifies risk areas specific to each employee. Over time, and with committed use, meQuilibrium has been shown to alleviate burnout by up to 25%, increase workplace performance, and promote emotional intelligence, mindfulness, positivity, problem-solving, self-confidence, work-life balance, and much more.
We Love Our Nurses
This National Nurses Week, we want to celebrate our hardworking nurses! Our nurses have been fighting on the frontlines while giving compassionate care to patients and their families. Explore below to view our nurses who won awards at our annual nurse’s breakfast earlier this month.