April 30, 2020

More than 50 Houston high-school students are sending a special message to the Texas Children’s caregivers and health care professionals on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19: “Thank you for being our heroes.”

The students – all part of Hillary Houle’s class at Episcopal High School – recently wrote letters to express their gratitude for the hard work and sacrifices the entire local medical community has made in response to this pandemic.

With many in her class feeling anxious and concerned about all that has transpired with COVID-19 over the last few months, Houle wanted to provide a way for students to battle that inner darkness by bringing light to doctors, nurses and others experiencing stress during this crisis.

“I am writing to you today to let you know how much you are appreciated,” Natalie, a senior, said in her letter. “You are doing so much and so many look up to you as a leader, as well as myself. Thank you for all that you do. To make a difference in one person’s life is to make a difference in the world.”

To make sure our One Amazing Team and employees at health care organizations around the area could read and be encouraged by the students’ heartfelt sentiments of hope and appreciation, Houle uploaded each letter to a digital drop box for convenient access.

She’s adding more letters to the file as she receives them, and hopes her students’ efforts will inspire more teachers and young people to reach out with kindness and compassion at a time when so many who work in health care need it the most.

“While we may be trapped in our homes, we can still send love and light and gratitude out into the world,” Houle told ABC 13.

Click here to read the students’ letters for yourself.

December 23, 2014

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The holidays came early this year for Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine employees thanks to their hard work and dedication to the women and children they serve each and every day.

On December 19, all Texas Children’s Hospital employees and Texas Children’s based Baylor College of Medicine faculty and staff received a $50 gift card to Walmart from the Texas Children’s executive team as a token of appreciation for their contribution and commitment, and as a tribute to their service and hard work.

“Thank you for exemplifying our incredible culture, always putting service before self as you care for our patients, their families, your loved ones, and one another,” says a thank you note signed by all members of the executive team. “We are grateful for all you do, each and every day, to ensure Texas Children’s remains the very finest place to work, practice medicine, and receive care.”

Surgeon-in-Chief Dr. Charles D. Fraser Jr. was one of the executives who signed the note and said people who work at Texas Children’s are very special people.

“They decided to come here because they believe it’s a great thing to take care of children, their mothers and families,” Fraser said. “They are cut out a different cloth. That’s why we need to remember to take care of each other.”

Linda Aldred, a senior vice president with Texas Children’s, said, “Regardless of the role, we have seen remarkable service and hard work at every level of the organization this past year.”

“Our team member’s actions have had a tremendous impact on Texas Children’s, both big and small,” Aldred said. “We are grateful for their contribution and commitment and as a tribute to their service and hard work, we want to say thank you!”