Most people only visit hospitals occasionally, when a loved one is sick or a friend is having a baby. Associates at Brownwood Regional Medical Center are different in this regard. Each day,over 550 associates come to the hospital to provide compassionate, personalized care for friends, neighbors and those they do not know. Providers work together around the clock, seven days a week to make healthcare available any time it is needed, whether for one person or more in times of community crisis or natural disaster.
National Hospital Week, established in 1953 and celebrated this year from May 10 through May 16, honors the dedication of all the men and women who deliver and support the care provided in hospitals. The dates overlap those for Nurses Week (May 6 to 12 this year) and were chosen to coincide with Florence Nightingale’s birthday in recognition of her efforts to revolutionize the way hospitals were run in the United States. Although much has changed in healthcare since the mid- to late-1800s when Nightingale cared for patients, one thing has remained constant: hospitals are foundations of their communities, nurturing and caring for individuals from all walks of life. BRMC staff members will be honored each day with a special event to show appreciation to our staff, volunteers and physicians.
Brownwood Regional Medical Center touched 65,534 lives last year through inpatient and outpatient care. They performed 6,648 surgeries, admitted and cared for 3,782 in-patients, delivered 651 babies and cared for 22,473 patients in our emergency room. Through the teamwork and commitment of associates and medical staff, the quality of this care has been recognized by The Joint Commission as a Top Performer for Key Quality Measuresand also received the Texas Hospital Association Quality Improvement Bronze Award: 2014.
Hospitals are significant contributors to the communities they serve;in addition to providing vital health care services, hospitals are also major employers in the community. According to the American Hospital Association, hospitals provide more than 5.5 million jobs across the United States.
With this Hospital Week Celebration, Brownwood Regional Medical Center is pleased to recognize our associates and other healthcare providers for their ongoing commitment to the community and thank them for tireless dedication to the well-being of our neighbors.
