2012 Community Highlights
2013 Community
Highlights
We took our hearts — and yours! — to heart this year, especially
during American Heart Month. On Wear Red Day
®,
employees
dressed in red in the spirit of fighting heart disease.
The difference
starts here
These initiatives are making a healthier community
While hitting the links with attendees
of Methodist Richardson’s moMENtum
free men’s health event at TopGolf Allen,
(from left) Nhan Nguyen, MD; Parin
Makadia, MD; Methodist Richardson
President Ken Hutchenrider Jr., FACHE;
and Joshua Burak, MD, pose for a photo.
At the event, men could informally
chat with physicians about a variety of
wellness concerns.
To your
health
Having a healthy body, mind, and
spirit is important. In 2013, Methodist
Richardson Medical Center hosted
and sponsored a variety of events
to motivate people toward healthy
lifestyles and help improve our
communities, including:
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WildRide! WildRun! Against Cancer
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Heart to Heart women’s health event
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Men’s Health Tune-Up and
moMENtum men’s health events
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Wellness for Women events
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Food for Life cooking classes
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Methodist Richardson Ministers’
Luncheon.
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Methodist Generations.
The program
offers a variety of wellness activities,
social events, and education outreach
for people age 55 and older.
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Mobile mammography unit.
In
partnership with Susan G. Komen
®
for
the Cure, we brought breast cancer
screening to 3,631 women, including
890 in the Methodist Richardson
service area, in 2013.
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Prostate Screening and Awareness
Program.
This free service reached
a milestone this year, screening its
80,000th man for prostate cancer.
More than 933 men in the Methodist
Richardson service area benefited
from this service, which provides more
screenings than any other hospital-
based program in the nation.
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Asian Breast Health Outreach
Project.
Last year, this program provided 1,902 mammogram screenings,
343 diagnostic exams, and 55 biopsies — as well as breast health
education — to uninsured and underinsured Asian American women.
We also support numerous community endeavors and organizations,
including Boys and Girls Club, City of Richardson Wellness Committee,
Corporate Challenge, Leadership Richardson, Murphy Maize Days,
Network of Community Ministries, New Teachers Luncheons for
Richardson and Wylie ISDs, Plano ISD Education Foundation, Richardson
Chamber of Commerce Women in Leadership, Richardson ISD Excellence
in Education Foundation, Relay for Life, Richardson Rotary, Richardson
YMCA, Sachse Chamber of Commerce annual Awards Banquet, Sachse
Fallfest, Santa’s Village, Tri-Chamber Golf Tournament, WildFlower
Festival, Wylie Championship Rodeo, Wylie Christian Care Center, and
Wylie ISD Excellence in Education Foundation.
On Jan 28, 2013, National
Daisy Day, Methodist
Richardson staff members,
including President Ken
Hutchenrider Jr., FACHE
(left), distributed daisies
to patients.
