• Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am · Jun 2005

    The Methodist Hospital CCU: a Beacon unit of excellence.

    • Tricia Lewis, Beatrice Abanobi, Paula Alleman, Eva Ballinas, Brenda Botbyl, Girlie Bries, Liz Clark, Terri Clarkson, Bridgette Cooper, Jason Cooper, Shelly Cox, Rebecca Cude, Juanita Davis, Arlene Delosreyes, Kimberly Durst, Ana East, Erving Edwards, Rose Ellison, Perlita Eparwa, Harriet Forjuoh, Donald Foster, Lisa Foytik, Maria Gordon, Jean Grace, Lisa Green, Cassandra Harrison, Rubin Herrera, Mary Horn, Cheryce Hunsinger, Annamma Issac, Valerie Jackson, Athie Johnson, Susanna Kitayama, Juliet Karaan, Mary Kezmarski, Richard Kleinrock, Maria Latson, Valerie Lee, Robin Long, Fred Macapagal, Diana Magsino, Saleena Manojkumar, Denise Martin, Lea Ann Matura, Cynthia McCarthy, Emma McClellan, Christy McDaniel, Pam Mengo, Judy Meurer, Liz Muttathottil, Esther Osayande, Diana Osei-Frimpong, Betty Phillips, James Pittman, Craig Pratt, David Putney, Laarni Refuerzo, Lavinia Rendon, Russ Richter, Sylvia Simms, Diana Sitoy, Judith Small-Nelson, Tomas Sosa, Denise Stuckey, Natalie Tacquard, Sarah Talbott, Aleine Talladen, Shani Taylor, Lini Thomas, Pam Thompson, Gordon Walters, Rachel West, and Coronary Care Unit Team.
    • The Methodist Hospital, 6565 Fannin F1003, Houston, TX 77030, USA. tlewis@tmh.tmc.edu
    • Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2005 Jun 1; 17 (2): 149-54, x.

    AbstractThis article features the Coronary Care Unit of The Methodist Hospital of Houston, Texas. This unit was one of the first Beacon Critical Care Units recognized by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. This article focuses on how to achieve this award. The Coronary Care Unit nursing infrastructure is described, and specific unit examples are included.

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