Cy-Fair Lifestyles and Homes magazine Dec 2009: Business in Cy-Fair

Jason Griffith, M.D., reproductive endocrinologist, joined the team of specialists at Houston Fertility Institute. Dr. Griffith practices from the Houston Fertility Institute offices in The Woodlands and Willowbrook area.

Dr. Griffith joined Houston Fertility Institute after completing his residency and fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He served six years in the U.S. Army Medical Specialist Corps. Dr. Griffith is board certified by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Jimmy Gill, M.D., medical director and founder of Houston Fertility Institute, said, “We are delighted to have Dr. Griffith join our team of infertility specialists. He has a wonderful, caring rapport with his patients and is truly dedicated to applying his expertise and training to help them achieve their dream of parenthood. We are very proud of our success rates at Houston Fertility Institute and are enthused to have Dr. Griffith on board to further our achievements. ”

Sheri Stice, Cy-Fair ISD associate director of athletics and coordinator for secondary physical education, will be recognized with a National Federation of State High School Associations Citation during the 40th annual National Athletic Directors Conference.

NFHS Citations are presented annually to outstanding athletic directors in recognition of contributions to interscholastic athletics at the local, state and national levels. State associations nominate athletic directors for NFHS Citations and the NFHS board of directors approve recipients. Only seven other athletic directors will be honored alongside Stice.

An athletic administrator for the past 13 years, Stice received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Sam Houston State

University before becoming a health and physical education teacher and a head coach of four different sports at Houston St. Pius X High School.

She joined Cy-Fair ISD in 1978, beginning with six years as a middle school teacher and coach, then followed by 11 years as assistant principal of

two middle schools.

Jennifer LeBlanc, a middle school teacher at the Alternative Learning Center, and Michelle McCombs, a sixth-grade teacher at Kahla Middle School, were selected as fellows in the 2009 National Science Teachers Association New Science Teacher Academy.

The two Cypress-Fairbanks ISD science teachers were selected from hundreds of applications nationwide to participate in a year-long professional development program designed to help promote quality science teaching, enhance teacher confidence and classroom excellence, and improve teacher content knowledge.

The fellows were selected on the basis of several criteria including: showing evidence of a solid science background and displaying a strong interest in growing as a professional science educator. Each fellow will receive a comprehensive NSTA membership package, online mentoring with trained mentors who teach in the same discipline, and the opportunity to participate in a variety of Web-based professional development activities, including Web seminars. In addition, each fellow will receive financial support to attend and participate in NSTA ’s 2010 National Conference on Science Education in Philadelphia.

Cypress Fairbanks Hospital Medical Center is among the top 10 percent in the nation for pulmonary care, according to a study issued by HealthGrades, a leading independent health care ratings organization. Cypress Fairbanks is recipient of the 2010 Pulmonary Care Excellence Award for the sixth year in a row. The nation’s nearly 5,000 non-federal hospitals were all included in the sweeping study, which examined mortality rates and complication rates from government data from 2006, 2007 and 2008.

As a result, Cypress Fairbanks is recognized for the following quality of care distinctions: Five-Star Rated for Overall Pulmonary Services for six years in a row; Five-Star Rated for the Treatment of Pneumonia for seven years in a row; Five-Star Rated for the Treatment of Respiratory Failure for five years in a row; Five-Star Rated for the Treatment of Sepsis for five years in a row; and Highest Possible Five-Star Ratings for the Treatment of Heart Failure for two years in a row.

“Providing quality health care services is the top priority of each physician, nurse and ancillary staff member at Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, ” said Terry Wheeler, chief executive officer of the hospital in northwest Houston. “

The HealthGrades Twelfth Annual Hospital Quality in America Study, the largest annual report of its kind, analyzed patient outcomes from nearly 40 million Medicare hospitalization records. Top-performing hospitals had dramatically lower mortality rates than other hospitals, according to the study.

Impress Computers USA Inc. joined the Cy-Fair Chamber of Commerce and celebrated the event with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the store. Cy-Fair Chamber members and Impress customers enjoyed the activities and refreshments while learning about Impress Computers.

Impress Computers is a 7-year-old, locally-owned, full-service computer sales and service company serving the West Houston, Cypress and Katy areas.