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What Delores Taught Me
Over the past few months, I asked each member of our executive team to spend time shadowing an area of GB...
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A Meaningful Doctors’ Day and Our First Physician of the Year Winners
On Monday night, I had the pleasure of attending GBMC HealthCare’s Doctors’ Day and Speed Networking ...
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What We Heard from Our February 26 Town Halls
My kids are pretty good at calling me out.If I’m checking my phone when I should be more present, they...
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March Is About More Than Brackets...
March is known for a few things... busted brackets, bold Cinderella picks, and, at least in my house, ple...
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The Time I Made a Mistake...
Every now and then, something happens that creates a vivid memory. The kind you can replay years later, w...
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Not Too Long, Not Too Short: Getting Hospital Stays “Just Right”
I have a little problem—everywhere I go, I tend to see similarities and parallels to the work we are do...
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Compassion in Action: The Heart of Our Compassionate Caregiver Awards
There’s a quote I find myself coming back to often because it’s simple, it’s true, and it applies t...
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Safety at GBMC: Listening, Learning, and Taking the Next Step Together
Fair warning—this is a long message, but one of the most important messages I have had the privilege to...
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Just Stopping By... with snacks!
Thursday, something pretty simple happened at the hospital… and it made me smile all day.A snack cart m...
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When “Sent” Doesn’t Mean “Received"
I’ve always been struck by a line from George Bernard Shaw: “The single biggest problem in communicat...
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In the Heart of the City
Over the past four months, one truth has become unmistakably clear: GBMC HealthCare’s mission is alive ...
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Getting to Know Pete Ostasewski, GBMC HealthCare Chief Financial Officer
Many of you know I’m a lifelong Texas A&M football fan. My son is now at Indiana University, and I have...
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Seeing What We See
If you walk through the Emergency Department corridor this week, you’re going to notice something new.N...
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A New Year’s Pledge from Your Leadership Team
When I was growing up, my mom had a tradition. Every New Year’s Eve, she’d sit us down at the kitchen...
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Wishing You Joy, Health, and a Bright Start to 2026
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” — Ralph Waldo EmersonAs we wra...
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Our People Are How We Keep the Promise of Zero Harm
This comment made my day while reading your engagement survey responses last night:“I love making a dif...
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Listening at 30,000 Feet (and Everywhere Else)
One of the greatest privileges of stepping into this role has been the chance to hear directly from so ma...
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When the Elf Becomes a Reminder
It’s that magical (and slightly chaotic) time of year again, when the Gopalakrishnan household is deep ...
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One of Just Two in the Nation
If you missed it this summer, Gilchrist was honored with the prestigious Circle of Life Award from the Am...
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Not Your Average Rummage Sale
Apple’s release of the first Macintosh, Mary Lou Retton’s victory in the women’s all-around gymnast...
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Traditions Old and New
With Thanksgiving around the corner, I’ve been thinking a lot about tradition.At the Gopalakrishnan hou...
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From Practice to Precision: What Football and Patient Safety Have in Common
If you've known me for a hot minute, you’ve probably heard me mention Texas A&M football. You see, I gr...
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The Way You Do One Thing...
This Halloween, I found myself tagging along with Thing 1, Thing 2, and Thing 3 — a.k.a. my youngest an...
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Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Reflections on GBMC's 60th Anniversary
Picture this: it’s just six weeks into a brand-new job, and you’re standing in front of 350 people at...