The Smart Health Podcast

Kevin is joined by four special guests from St. Luke's Health-Sugar Land Hospital to talk about why the facility's award-winning maternity unit is such a special place.

Guests: 
Lisa Grimes-Lewis, MSN, RNC-OB
Summer Alexander, MSN, RN, CPHQ
Lisa-Ann Brown, BN, RN
Jennifer Cage, RN

OBGYN and Maternity Services at Sugar Land Hospital: https://locations.stlukeshealth.org/location/family-birthing-center-sugar-land-hospital

One of the Best Hospitals for Maternity Care in America: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/newsroom/stlukes-health-sugar-land-hospital-named-one-of-best-hospitals-for-maternity-care-in-america

If you want to see more from St. Luke's Health Sugar Land Hospital, check out this video on a special family and their heartfelt story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGLQH0Q5SKM

Heart surgeon Dr. Kenneth K. Liao joins Kevin to talk about how St. Luke's Health is leading the way in cardiovascular surgery in Houston and beyond.

Related Links:
Kenneth K Liao, M.D., Ph.D., FACS
Cardiovascular Care at St. Luke's
Texas Heart Institute at BSLMC
Houston Chronicle - Robotic Heart Surgeries in Houston

Kevin and Dr. Lawson are joined by Nike Onifade, vice president of oncology at St. Luke’s Health, and Dr. Mothaffar Rimawi, executive medical director of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, to discuss how the new O'Quinn Medical Tower at McNair ushers in a new era of internationally renowned outpatient and cancer care for St. Luke's Health. 

To learn more about each location, check out the link below:

News release: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/newsroom/o-quinn-medical-tower-at-mcnair---st--luke-s-health

O'Quinn Medical Tower at McNair: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/omt 

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/cancer 

Kevin is joined by special guest, Juan Carlos Jamandre, or JC as his patients know him. Together they initiate the revitalization of the “A Day in the Life” miniseries, where we highlight some of our all-star staff members and the positive impact they have on the communities we serve. 

JC has been consistently recognized by patients as providing exceptional care as a Multi Modality Technologist. He talks about what a Multi Modality Technologist does, what drives his passion each day, and how both God and his patients have played an important role in his career.

From research into coma to technology helping our stroke patients, join Kevin, Dr. Lawson and Dr. Chethan Rao to learn how St. Luke's Health is leading the way in brain health.

Curing Coma Campaign: curingcoma.org

Viz.ai: www.stlukeshealth.org/newsroom/baylor-st-lukes-medical-center-first-bring-applied-artificial-intelligence-stroke-care-greater

Recognizing stroke: https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/signs_symptoms.htm

Join Kevin and Dr. Doug Lawson as they talk about the intersection of care, cost, and outcomes and how high value care benefits patients and employers who depend on St. Luke's Health.

Blog: Quality Care and the Business of Healthcare

Houston Chronicle: St. Luke's delivers quality care at lower cost, but pricier rivals profit more

Houston Chronicle: Which Houston hospitals are the most expensive? 

Join Kevin and Dr. Doug Lawson as they welcome special guest,  Dr. John Goss. Dr. Goss is a specialist in adult and pediatric liver transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery, and surgical management of liver tumors. Together they discuss the success of the Transplant Center and Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center and how it continues to bring to life our mission, vision, and values.

BSLMC - Transplant Center
Become a donor today - DonateLifeTexas.org

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center was again recently recognized as a Best Hospital by U.S. News & World Report.  In addition to being ranked number two in the Houston Metro Area and number three in Texas, Baylor St. Luke’s was also ranked nationally in six specialties. 

Join Kevin and Dr. Lawson as they welcome their first special guest, Chief Operating Officer for St. Luke’s Health and president of Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Liz Youngblood. Together, they discuss the importance of these ratings and rankings, and how honored St. Luke's Health is to have earned these high accolades in such a wonderful partnership with Baylor College of Medicine.

If you would like to learn more, check out the link below:
https://www.stlukeshealth.org/us-news-world-report

Join Kevin and Dr. Doug Lawson as they continue the Lunch with Lawson mini series and explore the successful and inspiring Hello Humankindness campaign, while celebrating the hard-working nurses and staff that bring it to life in the St. Luke’s Health Texas System. 

January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month: What St. Luke’s Health is Doing to Stop This Global Crime in its Tracks
 
More than 25 million people worldwide are victims of human trafficking, a terrible crime that involves the exploitation of women and children, as well as the forced labor of men and women of all ages, by others for financial gain. In the US, Texas is one of 3 states with the highest incidence of human trafficking.
 
January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and St. Luke’s Health is committed to helping stop this crime in its tracks. In this episode, Kevin talks with St. Luke’s Health CEO, Dr. Doug Lawson, about the measures and community partnerships we’ve forged in Texas to build awareness and provide care for victims of human trafficking who seek help in our hospitals–and what you can do to help