Prosper News Update (Oct. 21, 2026)

Good afternoon Prosper family,

Hope you are loving this fall weather and all things pumpkins! We will be heading into holiday season soon and then celebrating our 4^th birthday! Your leadership team hopes that you take time with your families during this season of thanksgiving and hopes that you can take a moment each morning to reflect on something that you are thankful for.

We received our employee survey results and will be making some adjustments from your feedback, one new thing will be our QAPI corner in the newsletter. This is where we will attempt to bring loop closure to conversations that we have had while out and about rounding throughout the week. This is something that you all have requested so please follow the QAPI corner and feel free to share if this type of feedback helps you to feel more informed.

Please make sure you get your flu shot or your approved exemption by Friday, Oct 23.

Thank you for all you do,

Your Prosper Leadership Team

Nominations Open for DFW Great 100 Nurses

The DFW Great 100 Nurses program celebrates nurses who make an extraordinary difference through their dedication, leadership and commitment to patient care. Help shine a spotlight on a deserving colleague by submitting a nomination today.

Nominate a nurse: dfwgreat100nurses.com/nominations

Spirit Halloween: Spirit of Children 2026

This Halloween season, your online purchases can make a difference for Cook Children’s. Through its Spirit of Children program, Spirit Halloween has donated more than $917,000 to our Child Life department since 2016. You’ll notice the attached coupon can be redeemed in stores or online; however, to ensure your purchase supports Cook Children’s, please shop online and use code HOPE26 at checkout. You’ll also receive 10% off your order.

Infection Prevention Monthly: October 2026

Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Corner

A few things from our last rounds😊

• ED- your bilimeter has been repaired! And NICU got their own!
• Quarterly unit skills- many of you have requested better times for night shift- there are many more options being offered- early morning and afternoon into night shift.
• Please make sure that you are ONLY using hospital issued equipment on patients, this includes transilluminators and any other devices that come into contact with patients.
• Several of you have asked about quarterly RQI skills- at this time we don’t have the program to support quarterly skills but will continue to assess that option.

In Case You Missed It

FY27 Peer Support Training Sessions on ULearn

Sometimes, the most meaningful support begins with simply being present. Through compassionate listening and genuine human connection, Peer Supporters help create a culture where colleagues feel seen, heard, and supported.

Join us for this training to learn how you can offer support, encouragement, and a safe, nonjudgmental space for colleagues who may be navigating personal or professional challenges. Your presence, empathy, and willingness to listen can make a profound difference.

Prosper Campus Training Sessions:

• Nov. 12, 2026 | 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• April 27, 2027 | 12-4 p.m.

Register in ULearn today!

Holiday Help 2026

It's Holiday Help time.

Some families are spending more time at Cook Children’s than they ever expected. Some are managing the cost and logistics of a child’s care. Some are simply having a hard year. Holiday Help is about supporting families with dignity, consistency, and care, giving us a way to make things a little easier for them.

How can you help?

If you would like to support a Cook Children’s patient and family, based on the family’s needs and wishes, sign up as a department or employee group below to be matched with an eligible family: Click here to support a patient family through gifts!

If you know of a patient and family that may need extra support this holiday season, please notify one of our on-site Social Workers and/or Madelyn Hannon, LCSW-S. If you have any questions, please email Madelyn Hannon or HolidayHelp@cookchildrens.org.

Halloween Boo Bash Pumpkin Contest

If you are interested in this year's pumpkin decorating contest, please complete and submit the form below to the Prosper Admin Leadership email. Voting will begin the week of Oct. 26, so be sure to submit your pumpkin by Oct. 23. No late entries will be accepted. 

Infection Prevention & Control Liaison Team Infosession

If you share a passion for infection prevention and control, join us from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Oct. 22 in classrooms 1621/1622 to learn more about the team and how you can participate. 

Halloween Boo Bash Costume Contest

Halloween costumes can be worn on all shifts from Oct. 29 to 31. If you and your team are interested in participating in this year's Halloween Boo Bash, please complete the form below and submit it along with a group or individual photo to the Prosper Admin Leadership email address.

Fall Community Relations Volunteer Opportunities

Our fall events for Community Relations are here. As we go out into our communities in our north market, we have something for everyone this year. Look at the events and volunteer to come represent Cook and share help us share our story about the services we provide to the community. If you have a teenager in your life that needs volunteers these are great events for them to come serve with us. Bring your families for some fall fun.

• Beware of the Square Celina
  • Oct. 24 from 2 - 9 p.m.
  • On the downtown square in Celina, 302 W. Walnut St., Celina 75009
  • Register Here
• Nightmare Over Little Elm Halloween Event
  • Oct. 30 from 5 - 10 p.m.
  • 701 W. Eldorado Parkway, Little Elm
  • Register Here
• Diwali Mela at Kaleidoscope Park – India Festival of Lights
  • Nov. 1 from 3:30 - 10 p.m.
  • Kaleidoscope Park, 6635 Warren Parkway, Frisco 75034
  • Register Here
• Melissa Fall Fest
  • Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  • Melissa High School football stadium area, 3030 Milrany Lane, Melissa
  • Register Here

Please reach out to Paige Mayfield if you have any questions.

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