Monthly Archives: August 2014

It’s a holiday weekend! I think the best thing about long weekends is that I have a little extra time to relax and get caught up on chores. This weekend I’m planning on spending most of my time at home. … Continue reading →

This week I’ve had a fairly light week at my residency. I’ve been busy lately and needed a few days to catch up on project work, so it worked out well for me! In addition to having some down time … Continue reading →

This weekend I went to my first Rodeo! My fellow Administrative Resident, boyfriend and other friend joined me. One of Lake Pointe’s Physician Relations Managers had won tickets to the rodeo, but was unable to go. Lucky for me and … Continue reading →

One of the things that I have enjoyed most about my residency is that we use Lean Daily Management (LDM) as a way to connect with employees throughout the hospital and to learn about and proactively address operational issues we’re … Continue reading →

In addition to working on projects within the hospital and doing rotations, I have also been given the opportunity to be involved with some of Lake Pointe’s community events. On Friday I attended a New Teacher’s Breakfast at Rockwall High … Continue reading →

Last week I was able to attend Texas Regional: Sunnyvale’s Business Plan Presentation at Tenet’s Home Office. This week it was Lake Pointe’s turn to present their Business Plan. Although I had now gone through the process once, I knew … Continue reading →

Tenet has recently acquired a new hospital in the metroplex and I have gotten to see some of the early challenges and transitions related to acquiring a new hospital. One key challenge that I have seen is how difficult it … Continue reading →

Today Col. Garner came to Lake Pointe to check in on how things are going at my residency. Part of our residency requirements is to keep a daily log of the projects we’re working on, the meetings we attend, and … Continue reading →

This weekend my boyfriend and some friends and I decided to check out a small water park nearby and also play some miniature golf. I haven’t done either in quite some time, so I was looking forward to it! There … Continue reading →