Addressing Disparities in Bystander CPR
“What we found was that children are less likely to survive if they have a cardiac arrest in a neighborhood that is predominantly African American, it also coordinates with your economic level”. Dr. Richard Bradley discusses a study he contributed…
UTHealth House Calls: Emergency Medicine
Join Drs. Bobrow, Bhandari and Schulz in ABC13’s House Call: Emergency Medicine where they taught the proper steps to take during a medical emergency. Sometimes saving a life comes down to a few crucial moments!
Memorial Hermann-TMC: first accredited geriatric emergency center in Houston
From TMC News: Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center has received a Level 3 designation, becoming the first hospital in Houston and the second in Texas to receive geriatric emergency department accreditation. “Geriatric emergency departments are intended to provide care that really…
Dr. Hill named Director of Population Health
Houston is a “hot spot” for HIV with more than 20,000 people currently living with HIV in our community. Our Emergency Department settings at Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospitals represent an enormous and unique…
Department Publications in JETem
The Department of Emergency Medicine at McGovern Med at UTHealth published two articles in the latest issue of JETem. First, Dr. Adeola Kosoko et al shared their curriculum created to augment the skills of prehospital providers in developing emergency medical…
James Langabeer, PhD, named new Vice Chair of Population Health
Please join us in welcoming and congratulating James Langabeer, PhD as the new Vice Chair of Population Health in the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Langabeer is internationally recognized for quality and outcomes research in emergency medicine. His largest funded…
Dr. Hill Receives Ebony Award
Dr. Mandy Hill, DrPH, MPH, Associate Professor and Assistant Research Director in the Department of Emergency Medicine was recently recognized for her work in public health at the Texas Black Women’s Initiative Houston Team. Dr. Hill was named as the recipient…
Dr. Fairbrother, EMRA 45 under 45 influencer
We’re extremely proud and excited to announce that Dr. Hilary Fairbrother, Associate Professor and Director Of Undergraduate Education, has been selected as one of EMRA’s 45 Under 45 Award Recipients. EMRA received over 400 applications for this award and based…
Speaking a Language of Caring
Last Thursday, a cardiac arrest survivor joined our weekly conference – sharing their heart-warming story of acceptance, resiliency, redemption and gratitude. Stories like these continue to inspire us towards excellence in emergency care, resuscitation and cardiac arrest management – but also serve to remind us of our department, hospital and discipline’s unique opportunity to change our patients’ lives for the better.