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Posted: 11/08/2024
Midland Memorial Hospital (MMH) is pleased to announce that with a recent increase in IV fluid shipments, the hospital will resume scheduled elective procedures effective Monday, November 11, 2024. In addition, MMH is planning to start rescheduling elective surgeries on Monday, November 18th. This update follows the temporary postponement of some elective procedures last week due to an IV fluid shortage stemming from Hurricane Helene's impact on a key manufacturing facility. The damage to Baxter’s North ...
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Posted: 11/05/2024
Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of the Southwest and Midland Memorial Hospital (MMH) are excited to celebrate 2 years of the Ronald McDonald Family Room at MMH. To celebrate, there will be a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, November 6th at 11:30 am with a reception to immediately follow. The celebration is sponsored by ChampionX. “RMHC of the Southwest has a vision to create a world where every family has what they need to ensure the best health outcomes for their children. The Ronald McDonald Family...
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Posted: 11/01/2024
Midland Memorial Hospital (MMH) is temporarily postponing select elective surgical procedures requiring IV fluids effective Tuesday, November 5, 2024 , due to a national shortage stemming from Hurricane Helene’s impact on a major production facility. The hurricane caused severe damage to Baxter’s North Cove, North Carolina plant, which supplies a significant portion of the country’s IV fluids. This shortage has affected hospitals nationwide. To prioritize urgent patient care, MMH has implemented strict ...
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Posted: 09/13/2024
From September 16-20 th , Midland Health will take part in Malnutrition Awareness Week TM , an international effort to increase the awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of malnutrition in patients. Malnutrition Awareness Week is an annual, multi-organizational campaign created by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) to focus on nutrition as a patient right and its vital role in health and recovery. Midland Health will be creating awareness throughout the week to reinforce the...
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Posted: 08/07/2024
Midland Memorial Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Center Gold Plus recognition for its commitment to offering rapid, research-based care to people experiencing a specific type of heart attack known as an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), known to be more severe and dangerous than other types of heart attacks. Each year, about 285,000 people in the U.S. experience this type of heart attack, caused by a compl...
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Posted: 07/19/2024
Midland Memorial Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Coronary Artery Disease NSTEMI Gold with Target: Type 2 Diabetes recognition for its commitment to offering rapid, research-based care to people experiencing a specific type of heart attack known as a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Each year, more than 546,000 people experience this type of dangerous heart attack, caused by a partial blockage of blood flow to the heart. Like all hear...
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Posted: 07/03/2024
Midland Memorial Hospital (MMH) is pleased to announce that it has received an Energy to Care Award from the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association. Chuck Brooks, Director of Hospital Engineering, will accept this award on behalf of MMH at ASHE’s Health Care Facilities Innovation Conference in Anaheim, Calif., on July 24. Energy to Care® is ASHE’s award-winning sustainability program dedicated to helping health care facilities track their energy, water a...
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Posted: 06/03/2024
Join us for the tenth annual Wellness Tour, starting tomorrow, June 4th through June 8th. Promoting health and wellness resources to the greater Midland community. This jam-packed health and wellness week is created and organized by Midland Health with the help of the City of Midland, Midland Fire Department, Midland College, Midland ISD, Keep Midland Beautiful, Midland Development Corporation, Senior Life, and Fix West Texas to name a few. This year we will close out Wellness Tour in a special way by h...
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Posted: 05/13/2024
Midland Memorial Hospital has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. The complete list of this year’s winners, in alphabetical order, is available at ModernHealthcare.com/bestplaceslist . Modern Healthcare will publish a special supplement featuring a ranked list of all the winners along with the October 14, 2024, issue of MH magazine. "With all the economic uncertainty, staffing challenges, and folks wanting more flexible work setups, every company has t...
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Posted: 05/08/2024
Midland Memorial Hospital has achieved the Level 2 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA). The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), with support from The Gary and Mary West Health Institute and John A. Hartford Foundation, implemented the Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) program to recognize those emergency departments that provide excellent care for older adults. This makes the MMH Emergency Department the second highest rated GEDA accredited facility in the S...