Hendrick Health System

The Hendrick Cancer Center staff rolled out another special treat today for their past and current patients in honor of them during National Cancer Survivors Month.

Hendrick Health employees including Mykal Green, pharmacy technician coordinator, enjoyed participating in the Pre-Juneteenth Health, Fitness and Business EXPO hosted by the Abilene Black Chamber of Commerce on Saturday. Visitors to our booth included retired registered nurse Earthel Bowles, in red hat, who worked as a nurse's aid at Hendrick in 1958.

Happy Father’s Day from Hendrick Health!

This year's CALF Festival is off to a great start! Thank you to the Hendrick employees and volunteers who take time to help with this amazing community event.

The Hendrick Cancer Center continues to have come-and-go events every Wednesday in June for National Cancer Survivors Month. Free doughnuts were available today to remind survivors - as well as those still on their cancer journey - how incredible they are.

The Employee Wellness Department recently sponsored an employee pickleball tournament as part of its goal to promote the health and well-being of staff.

Thank you to our Facilities Management Department for sharing their skills with Merkel ISD students, Jonathan and Brighton.

A special thank you to Girl Scout Service Unit 702 for donating and Troop 7010 for delivering cookies to our Hendrick Emergency Care Centers in Abilene. We appreciate your support!

Helping children through the grief process is a special calling for our Hendrick Hospice Care staff and volunteers, as this story about this week's Camp Courage highlights.

Former Camp Courage participant returns to program as counselor, helping Abilene children cope with loss: ‘Some adults just don’t know what to say’ ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Hendrick Hospice Care began its annual summer Camp Courage this week for local children facing grief. Throughout the week, children learn ways to get through thei…

In honor of National Cancer Survivors Month, Hendrick Cancer Center is celebrating survivors, supporting those still on their journey and remembering loved ones who have passed. Survivors and their families are invited to come-and-go events every Wednesday at Hendrick Cancer Center. Today, survivors were treated to a coffee bar.

Fresh, new faces will be brightening our hospitals in Abilene and Brownwood this summer with this year's class of Junior Volunteers. After orientation, the teens will be assigned to select clinical and nonclinical areas. Welcome to the Hendrick Health family!

Yesterday, we celebrated Norm Archibald on his retirement from Hendrick Health. During his 30 years at Hendrick, he also served Abilene as mayor from 2004 to 2017. Congratulations, Norm!

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Hendrick Health highlights a special group known as The 39ers. On May 4, 1994, these 39 nurses began their careers at Hendrick as the third cohort recruited from the Philippines. Of the original 39 who participated in this cohort, eight currently still work at Hendrick. To celebrate their 30th reunion, many of The 39ers returned to Hendrick Medical Center for a tour of their old stomping grounds.

Hendrick Health is currently enrolling participants for a clinical trial (TRANSFORM) that compares a stage-based treatment of patients with coronary artery disease or who are at risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease based on a coronary computed tomography angiography, with a risk-factored based treatment. Hendrick is one of 47 sites conducting this research across the United States, Europe and Japan. For more information on the TRANSFORM study at Hendrick, visit b.link/lmv0ymti.

The Asthma Summer Day Camp by Pulmonary Rehabilitation at Hendrick Health is designed to help children ages 7 to 12 diagnosed with moderate to severe asthma learn effective management skills. The camp is July 29 - 31, and the registration deadline is June 28. Call Pulmonary Rehabilitation at 325-670-2112 or 325-670-2280 to request a registration packet. Visit our website news section to learn more about this fun, educational camp.

Let us not forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Celebrating Emergency Medical Services Week and honoring first responders who work tirelessly to provide life-saving care to our communities.

Today, Hendrick Health became the first site in Texas to implant a new first-of-its-kind dissolvable stent for patients suffering with chronic limb-threatening ischemia below the knee (BTK), a severe form of peripheral artery disease. The Esprit™ BTK Everolimus Eluting Resorbable Scaffold System by Abbott was approved in April 2024 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is designed to keep arteries open and to deliver a drug to support vessel healing prior to dissolving over time.

Three cases were successfully performed at Hendrick Medical Center today. Congratulations to the Hendrick Cardiovascular Services team! To learn more, visit b.link/zj3s6427.

Hendrick Health recently honored six nurses with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The national DAISY Foundation was created in memory of J. Patrick Barns and to honor the super-human work nurses do for patients and families every day.

Please join us in congratulating these nurses:
Missy Cox, RN, Antepartum, Hendrick Medical Center
Cathy Dio, RN, PACU, Hendrick Medical Center South
Rosalie Fontanilla, BSN, RN, CCU, Hendrick Medical Center
Michael Heard, RN, NICU, Hendrick Medical Center South
Coco Lombrano, LVN, Mother/Baby, Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood
In Memory: Teresa Kling, RN, Med/Tele, Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood

To nominate a nurse for this award, please go to hendrick.health/daisy.

Through a multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons, our Structural Heart Clinic is able to provide surgical and non-surgical solutions to patients with heart valve problems. To learn more, visit hendrickhealth.org/heart.

Several Hendrick Health volunteers and employees tapped a wealth of educational programs at the recent Texas Association of Healthcare Volunteers 2024 Conference. One of the educational presentations highlighted The Hope Fund at Hendrick Health, which has been a light in the Abilene region for more than two decades in the fight against breast cancer.

The May 27 registration deadline is fast approaching for Camp Courage, a day camp for kids entering 3rd - 12th grade who have experienced the death of a loved one. Combining the benefits of recreational and therapeutic activities, this program provides children the opportunity to explore and express their grief while learning coping skills for the future. The camp is June 3 - 7 at Hendrick Hospice Care Center. To learn more and register, go to hendrickhospice.org/campcourage.

May 20th is Clinical Trials Day. Hendrick Health is participating in approximately 30 trials in the areas of cardiology, infectious disease, rheumatology, surgical and oncology (breast, pancreatic, colorectal and lung). To learn more about the Hendrick Center for Research, visit https://www.hendrickhealth.org/community/hendrick-center-for-research/.

Happy National Hospital Week from our newest patients.

Hendrick Health is a locally owned, governed and managed non-profit healthcare system that opened in September 1924. Our 5,300 employees are guided by a mission to deliver high quality healthcare emphasizing excellence and compassion consistent with the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. In 2023, Hendrick provided $33.8 million in charity care.

Hendrick Health employees recently participated in the annual City of Abilene Senior Services Wellness Fair. Staff from trauma and cardiology services were on hand to answer questions and provide education.