Message from the CEO

This issue of the TIRR Journal focuses on the theme of resilience, and our patients are living embodiments of the term. As one of the largest rehabilitation hospitals in the country, we see patients with the most complex diagnoses and injuries come through our doors.

Yet it is through their strength and courage, as well as our staff’s continued pursuit of excellence in care, that we see so many of these patients go on to live happy, healthy, productive lives following their time here.

And, in truth, the relationship between TIRR Memorial Hermann and its patients never really ends. Our goal is to always be there for our patients and their caregivers, wherever life takes them—whether that’s the Paralympics in Paris, as you’ll read in this issue, or as active members of their local communities.

As an example of our ongoing commitment to our patients, we worked with our community partners to help those affected by Hurricane Beryl and the damage caused by the storm. Practically everyone in the Houston area was impacted by the storm in some way, and our patients were no exception. Whenever possible, we worked to be there for our patients and their caregivers, offering everything from the ability to power ventilators and charge electric wheelchairs to simply being there to answer questions and offer support. Our Independent Living and Resource Utilization team at TIRR Memorial Hermann has published a Disaster Preparedness Guide for people with disabilities. Serving as a resource through the unknown scenarios we may face, in Houston and beyond, this fully accessible guide can be found at ilru.org/projects/disability911/preparing-for-disaster. This is just one more way we contribute to caring for all.

Resilience is about meeting challenges head-on, and here at TIRR Memorial Hermann, we’re all about taking on new challenges, whether it’s identifying new solutions for patient care or building upon the services we already have available to keep people in our communities safe, so that we can achieve even better outcomes.

Together, through our strength, we can achieve great things.

Rhonda Abbott, PT, FTPTA
Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer
TIRR Memorial Hermann
System Executive for Rehabilitation Services
Memorial Hermann Health System