Enhance Student Performance

A Baytown, Texas, resident, Jeanne Shipp graduated from Lee College with a nursing degree. Jeanne Shipp is the owner and administrator of Hospitality Health ER, an organization that offers freestanding emergency rooms. She also started a partnership with the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (GCCISD).

GCCISD established a meal program for its students so that it can ensure that students aren't worrying about food security. It can also help parents who are struggling to help their kids at school. GCCISD will offer breakfast and lunch throughout the 2021-2022 school year. School food programs are beneficial to students, as improved nutrition can help with attention and school performance. It also can result in improved classroom activity and behavior and can teach students to take care of themselves and eat healthy.

These programs send a strong message that the health and well-being of students are valued and considered a priority. By creating food programs, schools can influence even the national food systems and drive positive changes in consumer markets.

Emergency Care for Broken Bones

Jeanne Shipp has spent many years working in the medical industry. First as a registered nurse, and then as co-founder of Patients Emergency Room and Hospitality Health ER in Texas. Jeanne Shipp specializes in emergency medical care. One of the most common reasons for emergency room visits is bone fractures.

An estimated 6.3 million bone fractures happen in the United States each year, or two out of every 100 Americans. Broken bones can cause limbs and joints to come out of place and lead to intense pain, swelling, and inability to move. It is vital to seek treatment right away. An ER doctor treats the pain and performs X-rays and CT scans. They see the extent of the fracture and determine the next steps. The injury may require surgery if the bone has penetrated the skin.

Bone fractures take an average of four to six weeks to heal, depending on age, severity, and location of the injury. Evidence suggests that gentle exercise may help fractures heal faster. Exercise promotes circulation that stimulates repair and regeneration of the bones. A diet rich in plant-based proteins and anti-inflammatory nutrients may expedite the healing process too.

Advanced Radiology Imaging Services

A former administrator at Elite Care Emergency Center and Bayshore Medical Center, Jeanne Shipp leverages her extensive background in emergency room care to lead Baymont Emergency Room, LLC. A resident of Baytown, Texas, Jeanne Shipp is also the owner and administrator at Hospitality Health Emergency Room.

Owned and operated by a family of nurses working with experienced emergency room physicians, Hospitality Health ER offers patients various ER services, including full in-house radiology imaging to support accurate diagnoses. Some radiology imaging services available include digital X-Ray, computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, and electrocardiogram (ECG).

Digital X-Rays take x-ray images of a patient’s body and produce digital radiographic images on a computer, enabling physicians to examine details inside a person’s body. Digital X-Rays are faster than the traditional film-based X-Ray systems, expose patients to 80 percent less radiation, and their images can be magnified, sharpened, or colorized.

CT is an advanced imaging procedure that utilizes x-ray equipment to scan bones and tissues in the body, capturing more advanced details to detect organ failure, stroke, blood clots, tumors, and infections. Ultrasound involves the use of high-frequency sound waves to examine the movements of internal organs as well as blood flow. It is also used to examine babies in the womb.

Finally, ECG measures the electrical activity of heartbeats. It reveals the timing between electrical signals in the heart and can tell how fast a patient’s heart is beating and whether or not the patient has an irregular heartbeat rhythm.

Duties of Pediatric Nurses and Doctors

Registered nurse Jeanne Shipp is the co-founder and owner of Hospitality Health ER, which has three locations in Texas. Jeanne Shipp founded Hospitality Health ER to provide affordable family-friendly emergency care. This family-friendly care extends to the center’s pediatric-trained nurses and physicians, who have specialized training to treat children.

Pediatric nurses and doctors have completed specialized education to provide preventive and acute medical care to young patients, from preconception to adolescence, for their physical, behavioral, and psychological health.

Pediatric nurses’ education consists of attaining a degree in nursing, getting licensed as a registered nurse (RN) or advanced practitioner registered nurse (APRN), and optionally earning a certification in pediatric nursing and pursuing extra training to become a pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP).

Pediatric doctors’ education consists of graduating from medical school, attaining a state license, and completing a three-year pediatrics residency program. Some pediatricians also complete additional training in a subspecialty, as well as get board certified in pediatrics.

Both pediatric nurses and doctors are trained to understand children’s unique needs, growth, and development; recognize and treat common childhood illnesses and injuries; and communicate in an effective, child-friendly manner, such as noticing their young patients’ verbal and nonverbal cues. Because children are more vulnerable than adult patients, pediatric nurses and doctors must treat them differently from adult patients, offering them extra attention and care. This can include playful behavior or soothing gestures or words during difficult procedures.

Common duties of pediatric registered nurses include assessing patients’ conditions, recording their medical histories, observing and recording symptoms, helping perform diagnostic tests, analyzing test results, and giving vaccinations. In addition to these duties, pediatricians also perform physical exams, diagnose and treat patients, recommend further treatment or specialist care as needed, and communicate the children’s medical needs to their guardians.

The WSCC Model of Education

Jeanne Shipp lives in Baytown, Texas, and earned a degree in nursing from Lee College before starting her career in the medical field. As a co-founder of Patients ER, Jeanne Shipp presented a $15,000 donation to the Goose Creek school district, which employs the whole school, whole child, whole community (WSCC) model of education.

The WSCC model is an updated version of the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) coordinated school health approach, which consists of eight key components. This new model was created by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) The main focus of the model is on the child, how overall health affects academic achievement, and how the whole community has a role in supporting the school.

One of the main goals of employing WSCC is to highlight the important connection between education and health, and aligning those resources for the betterment of the child. Collaboration between education and health resources can ensure that a child has the best possible cognitive, mental, physical, and social development opportunities.

Schools offer programs that help ensure children have nutritious meals, access to extracurricular activities, and mentorship and guidance along the way.

Benefits of a Freestanding Emergency Center

A healthcare entrepreneur in the Houston area, Jeanne Shipp worked as an emergency room nurse with Bayshore Medical Center and as an administrator with Elite Care Emergency Center. Additionally, Jeanne Shipp co-founded both Patients Emergency Room, LLC, and Hospitality Health ER, privately owned freestanding emergency rooms.

Unlike urgent care centers, which typically provide services similar to a primary care physician’s office, a freestanding emergency center (FEC) is open 24 hours a day. Staffed by emergency-trained physicians at all times, FECs are equipped with advanced medical technology and equipment that can handle all manner of emergencies, as well as a class F pharmacy.

Traditional ERs are known for long wait times, as patients have to depend on multiple departments to perform each service. At a FEC, testing and procedures are all done in one place, helping patients get care more quickly and efficiently. FECs are particularly helpful for patients with conditions such as pneumonia, which require specialized medical attention but do not typically call for admission to a hospital.