Creating Moments of Magic at Cook Children’s Family Fun Day at Six Flags Over Texas
Join us from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8. for a day of family, fun and thrills! This is a special private event, and the park is only open to employees of Cook Children's and one other company. That means fewer wait times for all your favorite rides and shows. Bring your loved ones out to enjoy the park with this amazing special ticket offer that includes both admission and parking.
Specials Updates for 2025
NEW extended park hours [11 a.m. – 8 p.m.]
NEW park entry process
NEW - Only 1 other company attending
UPDATED special season pass deal for those who purchase an event ticket
Cook Children’s employees purchasing one or more ticket will receive one free ticket. Employees can purchase a total of 6 tickets at the price of $16.24 each ($15.00 plus $1.24 tax). Each ticket includes admission and parking. The original price for one ticket that includes Six Flags Park admission and parking is valued at $89.99, so this is an outstanding offer.
Additional offers:
Add on a Mega Meal Deal [1Meal - 1 Snack - 1 Beverage] to enjoy inside the park at select park locations for $19.99 per person.
Upgrade your event ticket to a Gold Season Pass for unlimited access to ALL Six Flags America locations including parking for a special price of $39.00. Must purchase on the day of the event.
You do not need to enter the promo code if you are using the link from the CookNet announcement, our special employee link already has the code it embedded.
For step-by-step directions on how to checkout please visitthis link.
Halloween Hoopla is Around the Corner
With the beginning of October means Halloween Hoopla is coming up. Our goal with this event is for all Cook Children’s employees to share magical moments happening from wherever you work. From costumes to skits, Halloween Hoopla truly showcases the creativity in all of us, and we invite you to participate and connect with one another. Registration is now open and mark your calendars for the livestreamed event from 2-3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31.
Fort Worth Medical Center (Live Contest and Livestream)
Virtual option (Open to all employees system wide.)
Calmont and Prosper hosting campus contest
What to Expect:
Updated contest guidelines; please be sure to review before registering.
Opportunities to participate in individual and group costume contests.
A “fang-tastic” chance to showcase your creativity and join in the festive fun.
Employees will have an opportunity to vote for their favorites in early November.
We can’t wait to see your costumes, skits, and creative spirit!
Sign Up for Patient Trick or Treating
All departments are welcome to apply to participate in our patient Halloween Trick or Treat! Between 10 a.m.- noon on Friday Oct. 31, on the first floor of the Cook Children's Medical Center- Fort Worth will be scary fun!
As a reminder:
Please plan for 170 children, 1-2 items per child
No edible treats please, not even healthy items.
Patients are not to be photographed during this activity. We must have consent forms for all photographs. This is hard for us to monitor at an event this large, so please no photos.
For the full list of reminders and to apply to participate, please download the sign-up form on the right-hand side of this page under the downloads tab.
Please return the sign-up form by Friday, Oct. 17 to Megan Hodges-Cook in the Child Life Department through emailpatientevents@cookchildrens.org For more information, please call 682-885-4270. Thank you for making this event special for patients and families!
Usage of USB Data Storage Drives (Flash Drives)
To enhance the protection of Cook Children’s data, all previously allowed USB Flash Drives, with some exceptions, will stop functioning after Oct. 15, 2025. This change is necessary to ensure that patient and organization data remains protected and within compliance of security policies and protocols.
Please take time now to review your use of USB Flash Drives (if applicable) and determine business justification for the upcoming change. Should there be a justified business need for a USB Flash Drive, you will be asked to complete and submit a USB Storage request form. If approved, you will be assigned a secure Cook Children's USB Flash Drive. In the event a request is deemed to not be a necessity, an alternative process will be provided.
We appreciate your cooperation and understanding as we work together to safeguard Cook Children’s data. If you have any immediate questions or concerns, please create a ServiceNow ticket here: Cook Employee Center Homepage - Employee Center.
Congratulations to the Fort Worth Laboratory Services for CAP Accreditation
We are pleased to share that Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth laboratory services successfully completed The College of American Pathologists (CAP) accreditation inspection on Sept. 18. The praise and compliments shared by the inspectors for our services is a testament to the lab staff's commitment to quality, patient safety, and excellence in laboratory medicine.
The CAP inspection is a rigorous peer review process that evaluates laboratories on thousands of standards, ensuring the highest level of accuracy, reliability, and safety in diagnostic testing.
The success reflects the dedication, expertise, and teamwork of our laboratory staff, whose efforts directly support safe, effective care for every patient. Their commitment to the Cook Children’s core values ensures providers across the system and community can rely on timely and precise laboratory results to guide patient care.
U.S. News & World Report: Priority on Process Improvement
Teams across Cook Children’s play a role in collecting and submitting the data that U.S. News & World Report uses to rank the nation’s top children’s hospitals each year.
We wanted to pull back the curtain on the strategies at Cook Children’s that go into completing these annual surveys. Key partnerships involve our staff from Quality Process Improvement (QPI), Information Systems (IS), Research Administration Office, Global Health Services, Business Development, Data Analytics, Marketing, Communications and leaders within the individual specialties.
Take a look at our Connect Newsroom story to learn more as we await our newest rankings on Oct. 7.
Employee Hazard Quiz Results
In August, employees put their knowledge to the test as part of a Employee Slip, Trip, and Fall awareness campaign. Over 400 staff members took the quiz and reported hazards in their work environment.
Ten employees were awarded a gift card in our random drawing for participating.
The top five reported workplace hazards were:
Cords
Wet floors and spills
Chairs
Boxes
Items left in the hallways or on the floor
Take a moment today to look around your work area and see if there are any of these hazards present or if you find something different.
Report the hazard, then take action to remove the hazard if you are able to. This might look like:
Moving cords out of walkways
Reporting a leaking ice machine
Request extra chairs be removed from an area
Breaking down and removing empty boxes
Moving items out of the hallway and back to the storeroom.
If you identify a hazard that you can't correct yourself, report it to your supervisor. That way, the appropriate department can handle it. Reporting a hazard also raises awareness that can benefit other areas of our campuses.
Thank you for your help in keeping employees safe at work.
Our Pet-scription for Happiness
When we leave our Cook Children's campus, our pets may be the ones who greet us when we get home. Each week, we're showcasing all the pets who make us better humans, with videos featuring photos of pets that have been submitted by you, Cook Children's employees. We will be posting these videos periodically, so if you do not see your pet right away, they will be showcased in a later video.
Help us show some love to our furry friends at home.
Check our CookNet calendar for more system-wide events and to find more content about our employees and news you need to know, bookmark our Connect Newsroom website.
Creating Moments of Magic at Cook Children’s Family Fun Day at Six Flags Over Texas
Halloween Hoopla is Around the Corner 
Sign Up for Patient Trick or Treating 
Usage of USB Data Storage Drives (Flash Drives)
Congratulations to the F
U.S. News & World Report: Priority on Process Improvement
Our Pet-scription for Happiness