Health System Heartbeat

"Seeing these little babies fighting to stay alive every day always makes me wish I had a superpower to take all their pain away."

"The best thing about working with UTMB WIC is helping mothers, infants and children though nutrition counseling."

"I love the challenge of tackling complex problems and finding solutions that make a real difference in the patient experience. "

"The best thing about my job is being able to put our patients at ease on their worst day."

My favorite quote: "Don't wait until you've reached your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take toward reaching that goal."

"If I could choose, my superpower would be being able to multiply so that I can complete more tasks and help others."

"My most meaningful accomplishment so far has been passing my Family Nurse Practitioner certification and getting my Texas NP license."

"I am inspired by hard-working creative types that fight for their vision."

Patient Service Specialist, Professional Office Building II, Angleton

Mental Health Therapeutic Diversion Program for Death Row/Seg at Polunsky Unit

Lactation consultant, Angleton Danbury Campus

Medical Laboratory Scientist - Special Chemistry, UTMB Galveston

Exercise physiologist, Galveston Primary Care Pavilion

“Since I was little, I had this mindset that ‘if he could do it, I could do it too’ and I did."

“It’s been great meeting a lot of new people with different backgrounds—young and old."

“The best thing about this job is pretty much the people. They’re great.”

As the daughter of immigrants – her mother is from Mexico and her father from El Salvador – Navarrete is deeply committed to seeing as much of the world as she can.

“She has a positive attitude and is always willing to lend a hand no matter what."

When Adriane Maxie started her job at the TDCJ Memorial Unit, she expected to stay busy solving problems and helping people; those were challenges she looked for in a career.