Cook Children and Twisted X have formed a partnership to create footwear designed by pediatric patients. Twisted X designer Tuan Lee and four Cook Children’s patients each designed their version of the perfect shoe. The footwear will be sold at a reduced cost so that all proceeds can be donated back to Cook Children’s. The collection is available online and at a few retailers nationwide.
Texas Health Harris Method Hospital Fort Worth has been recognized as a Level I Trauma Center. The hospital is one of 22 Level I Trauma centers in the state and the third busiest in Texas. Level I Trauma Centers, also known as Comprehensive Trauma Facilities, are verified by the American College of Surgeons, and are recognized by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Health Fort Worth provides 24-hour trauma care. Staff includes trauma and general surgeons, along with specialists and medical staff, who have the resources and tools to care for patients who require complex trauma care. The designation of Texas Health as a Level I Trauma Center is essential to fast growing counties like Tarrant and its surrounding areas.
Buckner Retirement Services, one of the largest nonprofit senior living providers in Texas, has named Michael Olmstead as its new Chief Operating Officer. Olmstead was previously vice president of operations for Ascension Living and was responsible for leading a team that oversaw 34 communities in 11 states. In addition to his 21 years of experience, Olmstead holds a certificate in health ministry leadership from Aquinas Institute of Theology; nursing facility administrator license from McLennan Community College; Master of Science, Gerontology from Baylor University; nursing assistant certificate from McLennan Community College; and Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University.
The Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) and the Alcon Foundation have created a new partnership to provide onsite comprehensive eye care, for students in need. The Alcon Children’s Vision Center hopes to help FWISD families, by providing comprehensive eye care to students in Pre-K through twelfth grade, all on school campus. This service may be beneficial to many students, especially those from low-income households, who may not have access to eye care and may not be able to perform to the best of their abilities at school, due to vision impairments.
