Midland Health Nursing

12/05/2025

12/05/2025

Krista Escamilla Midland Memorial Hospital

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12/05/2025

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Meet one of our shining lights in navigation — Jenifer Miller Dumire!

Jenifer leads with compassion, strength, and an unwavering commitment to supporting others. As a Nurse Navigator at The Breast Center at Midland Health in Texas, she empowers patients to make confident, informed decisions about their care while expanding access through impactful community education and outreach.

Her work doesn’t stop at the clinic doors. Jenifer organizes health fairs, speaks at churches and civic events, and even participates in international medical missions — consistently bringing hope, advocacy, and empowerment wherever she goes.

We’re honored to celebrate Jenifer’s leadership and the incredible difference she makes in the lives of patients and communities every day.

12/04/2025

11/30/2025

From Midland to Odessa, diabetes affects our neighbors—but awareness builds strength.

Midland Health’s CCU Super User nurses are leading the charge by educating patients and families on prevention and long-term care.

💙 Attend a screening event, share this post, and talk with your provider.
We’re West Texas strong—and we’re in this fight together.

11/27/2025

Your A1C test shows your average blood sugar over three months—it’s a vital number to know.

Midland Health’s Super User nurses are trained to teach patients what their A1C means and how to manage it.

🩺 Ask your provider when your next A1C test is due. 📊 Track your progress and set realistic goals. Knowledge saves lives—get tested today. www.diabetes.org

11/27/2025

From our family to yours, we wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

11/26/2025

🎗️ Lung Cancer Awareness Month 🎗️
Meet Patricia Spiser, BSN RN-BC, Nurse Navigator at Midland Health At The Lung Center—a leader in our mission to become the premiere team for preventing, diagnosing, and treating lung disease in the Permian Basin with unmatched quality, compassion, and cutting-edge technology.

Lung cancer remains the #1 cause of cancer death in the United States—claiming more lives each year than breast, prostate, and colon cancer combined. In 2025, an estimated 226,650 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer, and 124,730 will lose their lives. That’s 1 in 5 cancer deaths nationwide.

In Texas, the outlook is equally urgent:
• The lung cancer 5-year survival rate is just 25.5%—below the national average.
• Only about 24% of cases in Texas are caught early, even though early detection dramatically improves survival.
• Rural regions like the Permian Basin face higher risk due to limited screening access, environmental exposures, and delayed diagnosis.

But here’s the hope ⬇️
Patricia and our multidisciplinary team at The Lung Center are transforming outcomes right here at home. With advanced low-dose CT screenings, personalized nurse navigation, comprehensive treatment pathways, and evidence-based care, we are bringing world-class lung health to West Texas.

💛 What YOU can do:
• If you are 50–80 with a history of smoking (30 pack-years or more) or quit within the last 15 years, ask your provider about a low-dose CT screening—it can save your life.
• Don’t ignore warning signs like a persistent cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, or unexplained weight loss.
• Lung cancer does not only affect smokers—everyone deserves awareness, screening, and support.

Patricia reminds us daily: Action saves lives. Awareness saves lives. Early detection saves lives. And here in West Texas, you don’t have to face lung disease alone.

Together, we can turn alarming statistics into hopeful futures. 🫁✨

11/25/2025

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11/25/2025

Congratulations to Christihan Garcia-Mendoza, CNA, on receiving last week’s BEE Award at Midland Memorial Hospital. A patient shared how much they appreciated getting to know him during their stay, noting that while Christihan may be quiet at first, his care speaks volumes. His kindness, attentiveness, and steady presence in the Critical Care Unit made a lasting impact — a true reflection of what exceptional support looks like.

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11/25/2025

Every year, we celebrate 25 Outstanding Texas Nurses: nurses who have worked to create a culture of care; played a vital role in supporting health, wellness and innovation in their communities; and made other significant impacts on the lives of others. Nominations are now open for our 2026 cohort! Visit our website to learn how you can nominate a nurse in your life. Deadline: Feb. 15, 2026. https://www.texasnurses.org/page/25OutstandingNurses

11/25/2025

Joyce Batcheller, alumna of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Doctor of Nursing Practice program, shares how her work has evolved since graduation with the help of her experiences in the DNP program and her mentor Patricia Yoder-Wise, Ed.D., RN, and professor emerita at .

“This experience informed my Doctor of Nursing Practice capstone at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

My DNP advisor, Pat Yoder-Wise, encouraged me to select a project I could work on beyond graduation.

So I began by developing a toolkit to help systems strategically onboard new CNOs into their cultures. After graduating, my DNP passion project evolved.”