"[Woodworking] helps my head, and it’s a part of my mental health.”
Health System Heartbeat
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Taking stress off of—and putting it into—the table
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Angleton Danbury Campus Auxiliary celebrates 55-year anniversary
Celebrating its 50th year, the auxiliary is comprised of a number of dedicated women who donate their time and energy to helping patients and visitors in a variety of ways and spaces across the hospital.
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LCC admin takes time off to make a difference
Michael Johnson volunteers at the Rainbow Connection Camp, helping children battling medical issues feel 'normal.'
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VP has a hungry heart for rock icon's music
Forty years in, Stephen Jones is every bit the fan he's ever been and has passed his passion on to his wife and sons.
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Anesthesiologist shares beauty of the sea through photos
Sharks, sea turtles, crabs oh my! Dr. Christopher McQuitty’s photographs have captured a number of different scenes and subjects over the years.
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Doc finds orchestra a place of calm, camaraderie
“Music in itself is very therapeutic. I listen to it to relax. I play instruments for fun and mental stimulation. I write music to get out emotions.”
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Jeepers Creepers: Rock crawling feeds doc's inner adrenaline fanatic
Going off road feeds Dr. James Bridges' inner adrenaline fanatic.
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Doc finds peace in the primitive
Dr. Sam Mathis has been involved in primitive camping for more than 20 years. He’s learned leathercraft, weaving and other skills useful in primitive camping.
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Nurse practitioner rolls with the punches—and throws them, too
"You have to find an exercise that you really like to do for it to be fun and something that you’ll go back to do again."
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This doc doesn’t miss a beat on the dance floor
Being a fulltime medical doctor and an active dancer takes sacrifice and intentional planning. Finding the balance is important.
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Off the Clock: Make a joyful noise and pop that ponytail
CMC dental assistant Susan Smith jumps—and dances and sweats—for joy.
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Building bridges with music
“People who gravitate toward music tend to express emotion through their art. One of the core parts of healing is being able to care for others with a level of passion and compassion for others.”
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Discipline of the freefall: Charge nurse skydives off the clock
“I love that when you jump out of the plane, you don't think of anything else in your entire mind but your jump."
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Medicine and music ... perfect together
Away from work, Dr. Dwight Wolf plays guitar, sings lead and writes songs with his band, Alligator Handshake.
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Meet UTMB’s dynamic duo of pet therapy
Stacy Engelhardt, an executive assistant in Hospital Administration at UTMB Health, and her pup, Nicky, are a perfect pair providing joy to patients.
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