Prosper News Update (Nov. 7, 2025)

Greetings, Prosper family,

What a great time we had last week with all of the Halloween festivities, the atrium was full of fun and some of you got to see Kevin become a mummy.  Check out all of the wonderful photos inside, this was truly a wonderful time for our patients, families, and staff. Your teamwork and making work fun really stood out, thank you for your dedication to our patients and brightening their day. We have entered the season of thankfulness, we challenge each one of you to think of ONE thing every day that you are thankful for! There is so much! We are settling into the holiday season and November has arrived quickly, bringing with it much milder temps. We also have seen a big increase in census so thank you for all of your hard work, you truly do make a difference!

Your Prosper Leadership Team

Congratulations, Peak Performers!

Congratulations to our Peak Performers from July to September 2025 who were selected for their above and beyond work to elevate the patient, team and/or safety and quality experience. Go here to read their nominations on CookNet.

Armaghan “Emily” Amani, Pharmacist, CCMC-Prosper Pharmacy

Chelsie Vier, Metabolic and Bariatric Supervisor, RN

Damion Wyatt, Aftercare/EMS Technician, CCMC-Prosper Emergency Dept

Julianne Guibert, Radiology Nurse, RN, CCMCP, CCMCP Radi-Admin

Madelyn Hannon, Social Worker, LCSW, Case Management  

Richard “Rick” Eakerns, RN, CCMCP, CCMCP Surgery-Admin

Courtney Campbell, Director, Practice Operations, Administration

Breana Cleek, CST, Staff, CCMCP, CCMCP Surgery-Admin

Ashleigh Wilford, Market Manager, Business Development, Administration

From Transport to Trauma: Collaborative Simulation Advances Care Readiness at Cook Children's - Prosper

Members of the Cook Children’s Education and Professional Development team recently partnered with colleagues at Cook Children’s Medical Center - Prosper to strengthen trauma care readiness as Prosper advances toward its Trauma designation. 

Roberta Miller, Leslye Ammons, and Sarah Smith collaborated with Sam Shelby, D.O., Sifrance Tran, M.D., Julio Castillo, M.D. and Kelly Stevens, R.N., to design high-fidelity simulation scenarios tailored to pediatric patients and real-world clinical situations. These simulations provided teams with valuable hands-on practice in responding to critical cases involving children and their families.

Go here to read the story on Connect Newsroom.

Boo Bash - Contest Winners!

Everyone did a fantastic job bringing the spirit of Halloween to Cook Children's - Prosper for our patients and families. Thank you to the Child Life team for organizing the patient event at the Atrium. It was amazing to see so many happy patients.

Congratulations, Costume Contest Winners!

The winners are: 

• Individual - Nina Gonzales, Pharmacy Inpatient, Scarecrow
• Best small group: Plastic Surgery, Wicked
• Best large group: Acute Care Multidisciplinary Team, Toy Story

Individual winner receives a $15 Starbucks gift card and group winners receive $10 per person catering gift card.

Congrats to our winners of the Pumpkin Contest!

The winners are:

Pumpkin Contest:

• 1^st Place: Heather Jewell, Anesthesia - Sleeping Beauty
• 2^nd Place: Vanessa Williams, Laboratory - Olaf Frozen
• 3^rd Place: Jenny Birmingham, Endocrinology - Cactus

Guess how many Candy Corn winner: Keri Wilmot

Photo Gallery: Prosper Boo Bash - Recap

Check out the photos of employees on our Connect Newsroom!

And go here to see photos of our sweet patients and our reverse trick-or-treat event on our Checkup Newsroom! Thank you to all who participated!

Joint Commission Ponderings

Did you know? If Joint Commission asked you about temp or humidity requirements for a particular room that we have created this handy, dandy cheat sheet for you on each temp monitoring device in the hospital?  

If you see a monitor without these range please reach out so that we can correct that! If this thermometer was alarming you would reach out to facilities.

Did you also know, our gas access ports, aka “Christmas trees” can’t be set up in a room waiting for a patient? These are considered single use and should be supplied once a patient is in the room and needs these devices. Thank you for your attention to this matter! Please don’t throw the blenders away.

One last thing for this week! If you were asked how to clean equipment and/or what cleaner to use, there is a resource for that!!! Here is how you get there: documents, s drive, 53985 ccmc prosper expansion, equipment.

Honoring Our Veterans: Join Us for Breakfast

This Veterans Day, we are honoring our colleagues who have served in the military. We're hosting a special light breakfast to express our gratitude for their sacrifice and service.

Veterans: Please save the date and join us!

• When: 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11
• Where: Classrooms 1621/1622

Prosper Town Hall

Get the latest updates at the upcoming Prosper Town Hall event!

This is a vital opportunity to hear directly about our priorities, celebrate recent wins, and understand the strategy moving forward. We encourage everyone to attend one of the three convenient sessions offered throughout the day.

• When: Tuesday, Nov. 18
  • Morning Session: 7:30 a.m.
  • Lunchtime Session: 12 p.m.
  • Evening Session: 5:30 p.m.
• Where: Classrooms 1621/1622
• Refreshments: Light refreshments will be served at all three sessions.

We look forward to seeing you there and discussing the future of Prosper!

Save the Date for Jingle Mingle

On Dec. 3, we will celebrate the holiday season, so get your gear ready, get festive and get excited to have some fun with our colleagues!

LovePacs: Helping Children in Prosper, Celina and Gunter

If you are looking for ways to help children in need, LovePacs is seeking help to pack boxes for children every Saturday (except the last Saturday of the month) from 9 to 11 a.m.

LovePacs is also accepting donations for items such as canned vegetables, canned fruit, canned tuna and many other items. View their current needs here.

Go here for more information on current needs and how to donate or volunteer.

Fall Event Volunteers Needed

Cook Children's will have a presence at many fall events starting in the next few weeks and we need lots of volunteers to make these successful!

Saturday, Nov. 8 – Windsong Fall Festival

This is a fun family event in the Windsong HOA neighborhood behind the hospital. There will be games, fall crafts, food trucks, vendors so bring the family out.

Sign up here for Windsong Fall Festival.

Save the Date for these Christmas Events - Sign up coming soon!

• Nov. 21 - Kaleidoscope Park Tree Lighting
• Dec. 3 - Celina Christmas on the Square
• Dec. 6 - Prosper Christmas Festival
• Dec. 6 - Plano Christmas Festival
• Dec. 20 - Windsong Winter Fest

We also have many fall events, trunk or treats and festivals that our CCPN offices are working. If you are interested in volunteering for any of these areas, please email Ashley DeLo! Cities include: McKinney, Plano, Frisco, Anna, Fort Worth, Grapevine, Roanoke, Carrollton, Waxahachie and Godley. Please reach out if you live in these areas and want to help with these events.