Employee Appreciation Month 2024
As your Chief Administrative Officer, let me begin by personally expressing my deepest gratitude for everything you do. As I speak to our leaders at Cook Children's, your peers and our patient families, we’re continually amazed at your unwavering dedication to delivering exceptional care to our patients and members, their families and to each other. It's truly inspiring.
This Employee Appreciation Month, we celebrate you. You’re the heart and soul of our health care system. You’re the reason we earned the No. 1 spot in the U.S. in Forbes’ “health care and social services” industry category and we ranked No. 3 among America’s Best Large Employers list in 2024.
Our ability to be everything for the child starts with you, your well-being and the well-being of our teams. We value you for the person you are and the unique skills you bring to your teams. We're committed to open communication more than ever before in our system's history. We want to hear from you – what's most important to you and how we can help you be your best.
That's why we've sent out focused surveys on critical areas like burnout, ID&E, quality, safety, and the overall team experience across the system. We've also held listening sessions so we can hear from you directly and understand your needs.
Those listening sessions and surveys helped us see where we could make your experience even better and most recently, make changes to our bereavement policy and our paid parental leave. These changes are to ensure you have more time with your loved ones during these important life-changing moments.
We do all this because we truly appreciate you. Your voice and seeing the world through your eyes matters to us. Thank you again for all you do to live our values and exemplify our Pinky Promise!
Please join in the fun no matter where you are in the System for Employee Appreciation Month! Click here for more details on ways to connect and celebrate with your colleagues and teams.
Keith Holtz
Chief Administrative Officer
Cook Children's Health Care System
Campus Cookouts
Several locations across the System will be holding Campus Cookouts. Make sure to mark your calendars for the date of your location.
| Cookout Locations | Date and Time |
| CCPN Keller Primary Care: (Southlake) | Wednesday, May 1 12 to 1:30 p.m. |
| Calmont Office Building | Wednesday, May 8 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| Home Health – Fort Worth | Friday, May 10 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
Fort Worth Medical Center DAY Shift (Medical Center, 901, Dodson, Rosedale Office Building & 750) | Wednesday, May 15 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Fort Worth Medical Center NIGHT Shift | Wednesday, May 15 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. |
CCPN W. Frisco Primary Care: (Little Elm, Aubrey, Parkwood, Lewisville, N. Carrollton, Windhaven) | Wednesday, May 15 12 to 1:30 p.m. |
| Child Study Center | Friday, May 17 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. |
Prosper Medical Center DAY Shift (Prosper Medical Center, Prosper Specialty Building, Prosper Urgent Care Center, Prosper Windsong, Prosper Pediatric Surgery Center) | Wednesday, May 22 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| Prosper Medical Center NIGHT Shift - various break rooms | Wednesday, May 22 starts at 6 p.m. |
FWP Clearfork Primary Care: (Southwest FWP, Pedi Gyn, Southwest Ortho, Cityview, Forest Park) | Wednesday, May 29 12 to 1:30 p.m. |
Off-Site Locations and 100% Work from Home Team Celebrations
We’re also providing support for off-site locations and 100% work from home teams to plan and host an appreciation lunch on a date that works best for your team in May.
