OUR PROMISE: Knowing that every child’s life is sacred, it is the promise of Cook Children’s to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease and injury.

January 2011 | Issue 181

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Each year, the Fort Worth Business Press recognizes the chief financial

officers in Tarrant County “whose organizations successfully navigate a

company’s financial future and are stewards for their organization.”

We are proud to announce that Cook Children’s Chief Financial Officer

Rich Goode has been named as ‘CFO Not for Profit of the Year’ by the

publication.

Please join with us in collective applause for Goode because this honor is

indicative of both the leadership that he brings to Cook Children’s but further

illustrates that Cook Children’s is a place where excellence is always on display.

Cook Children’s Rich Goode named CFO of the Year

On Wednesday, Jan. 19, approximately 200 people piled into Hochberger Auditorium to hear the

official word from the American Nurses Credentialing Center about Magnet re-designation.

Upon hearing the news that Cook Children’s Medical Center was unanimously voted for re-

designation, the crowd erupted with a chorus of party noise makers, air horns and slide whistles. It was

official, Cook Children’s Nursing is a shining example of excellence.

Addressing the audience, including President and CEO Rick Merrill and Medical Center President

Nancy Cychol, Vice President of Nursing/Chief Nursing Officer Paula Webb, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, happily

thanked everyone for their dedication to not only their profession and Cook Children’s but to all of our

patients that are daily recipients of amazing care by our staff.

Visit CookNet today to relive this moment by watching a video of this important announcement that

validates the path we are taking to fufill our promise.

Four more years...of Magnet designation

Integrity - Collaboration - Innovation - Caring - Safety - Giving

Through this exciting new forum, the Schwartz Center Rounds,

we look to enhance communication, teamwork and provider support,

in keeping with our promise to provide patient-centered care in a

nurturing environment for our staff. The first session, which is entitiled

‘Faith, Miracles and Uncertainty,’ will be held on Monday, Feb. 7 from

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Decker Board Room.

As a reminder, each session will begin with a brief 10 to 15

minute presentation by a panel of two to three clinicians from different

disciplines involved in the care of the patient, followed by a facilitator

led open discussion. Lunch will be provided beginning at 12:15 p.m.

Continuing education credit will be provided.

Schwartz Center Rounds kicks off on Feb. 7

There is still time to join the 57 walkers on the Cook Children’s team already signed up for the Hope Walk on Super Bowl Sunday.

Visit CookNet today for registration details.

Cook Children’s employees are encouraged to notify their manager of concerns about possible

violations of laws, regulations or provisions of the Code of Conduct or Corporate Compliance Program.

If an employee has a concern that the individual believes should be reported and does not feel

comfortable about reporting it to his/her immediate supervisor, then the individual can report it to any

other manager within Cook Children’s. The individual also can report this to the compliance officer

by phone at 682-885-1358, email by sending it to Compliance@cookchildrens.org or mailing it to:

Compliance Officer, 801 Seventh Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas 76104.

If the employee wants to report the concern anonymously, the employee can call the Cook Children’s

employee hotline at 800-273-8452.

For more information on reporting, please refer to Cook Children’s Health Care System Policy CC 160,

Reporting Suspected Misconduct, Fraud or Abuse on CookNet.

Reporting Code of Conduct or Compliance Violations

Giving patients and co-workers alike a glimpse at their world,

Cook Children’s CRNA team will spend the week of Jan. 24 partnering with

Child Life for patient activites in the Atrium from 1 to 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan.

24 and Tuesday, Jan. 25.

Feel free to stop by the Atrium all week to browse their poster

presentations and join them for a snack on Friday, Jan. 28 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Going behind the mask for CRNA Week