HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division units recognized for nursing excellence

Houston, TX – HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division has announced that 28 units have earned the 2023 HCA Healthcare Unit of Distinction (UOD) Awards, an annual program that recognizes and rewards exemplary nursing units at HCA Healthcare sites of care. The Unit of Distinction designation is achieved through measurable, exemplary performance in the strategic areas of advocacy and leadership, consistency in nursing practice and operations and leveraging scale to improve patient care.

“We look forward to celebrating our outstanding nursing units every year through our Unit of Distinction Awards,” said Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC, senior vice president and chief nurse executive of HCA Healthcare. “HCA Healthcare would not be what it is without the inspiring dedication of our nurses. I want to congratulate all of this year’s winners, who truly raise our standard of nursing excellence every day.”

Launched in 2015, the Unit of Distinction Awards are an essential component of HCA Healthcare’s strategic nursing plan. With more than 2,400 sites of care, HCA Healthcare’s more than 99,000 nurses have abundant opportunities to choose work across a wide spectrum of clinical and non-clinical settings. HCA Healthcare supports and invests in nursing with leading-edge technologies and increased access to clinical education and professional development opportunities to help make HCA Healthcare a premier career destination for nurses.

“I am extremely proud of these nursing units and the talented leaders and colleagues who dedicate themselves to delivering superior, patient-centered care,” said Michelle Bookout, DNP, MSN, RN, NE-BC, chief nursing executive of HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division. “Their teamwork exemplifies how a commitment to collaboration and evidence-based practices results in measurable, higher-quality care and better outcomes for patients.”

Three HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division units were recognized as the Top Ranking Unit for their specialized area of care. The 28 HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division Units of Distinction Award winners are: 

Critical Care

Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit

• Rio Grande Regional Hospital, Special Care Unit (McAllen, Texas)

Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions

• HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, Intensive Care Unit (Conroe, Texas)
• HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, Intensive Care Unit (Pasadena, Texas) 

Free Standing Emergency Room

Unit of Distinction Honorable Mention

• ER 24/7 Rockport, an affiliate of Corpus Christi Medical Center (Rockport, Texas) 

Medical Surgical

Unit of Distinction Recipients

• Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional, 3 West (Corpus Christi, Texas)
• HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland, Post Operative Unit (Texas City, Texas)
• HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, Orthopedic Surgical Trauma (Houston, Texas)
• HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland, Post Operative Unit (Pearland, Texas)

Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions

• HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland, Medical Surgical (Texas City, Texas)
• HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, 6 North (Houston, Texas) 

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Unit of Distinction Recipient

• Corpus Christi Medical Center, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Corpus Christi, Texas) 

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Unit of Distinction Honorable Mention

• HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Webster, Texas) 

Perinatal Services

Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit

• HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, Labor and Delivery (Pasadena, Texas)

Unit of Distinction Recipients

• Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area, Antepartum (Corpus Christi, Texas)
• Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area, Postpartum/Gynecology (Corpus Christi, Texas)
• HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, Labor and Delivery (Houston, Texas)
• HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, Postpartum (Pasadena, Texas)

Unit of Distinction Honorable Mention

• Rio Grande Regional Hospital, Postpartum (McAllen, Texas) 

Progressive Care Unit

Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit

• HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, Orthopedic/Trauma (Conroe, Texas)

Unit of Distinction Recipients

• HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland, Intermediate Care Unit (Pearland, Texas)
• Rio Grande Regional Hospital, 2 East Progressive Care (McAllen, Texas)
• Rio Grande Regional Hospital, Neuroscience (McAllen, Texas)

Unit of Distinction Honorable Mention

• HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, Intermediate Care (Conroe, Texas) 

Surgical Services / Endoscopy

Unit of Distinction Recipient

• HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, Endoscopy (Houston, Texas) 

Surgical Services / Pre-Operative

Unit of Distinction Recipient

• HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball, Day Surgery/Pre-Operative (Tomball, Texas) 

Surgical Services / Intra-Operative

Unit of Distinction Honorable Mentions

• HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, Operating Room (Kingwood, Texas)
• Texas Orthopedic Hospital, Operating Room (Houston, Texas) 

Surgical Services / Post-Operative

Unit of Distinction Recipient

• HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland, Recovery (Pearland, Texas) 

In a ceremony broadcast from HCA Healthcare’s headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, a total of 199 nursing units were recognized as top-performing nursing units. Units of Distinction are categorized in the top five percent of all HCA Healthcare units within fifteen specialized areas of care. The top six to ten percent of all HCA Healthcare units in these specialty areas earned honorable mention designations.