Memorial Hermann Hospital

When designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Maya Lan decided to create a wall of names cut into the ground. It was important to commemorate those who those who last year lives in Vietnam and she felt the best way to remember everything about each individual person was engraving their name…

figuratively and literally failing monuments and depictions throughout society, time and history alike. "The monumental core of washington serves much like a pilgrimage site" (Savage Kirk; Washington D.C, The national mall, and transformation of memorial landscape. Berkely 2009. Source A) Aptly explains one comprehension of the nature a monument serves. A "Pure representation" (Source A) holding no actual relic or meaning beyond performing the task of a anti-eternal,…

Monuments are a way to capture an understanding of an iconic person or event in history and cast it in marble, granite, and bronze, so when erecting memorials, people should research the subject intensively, as well as, gauging the feelings of the citizens so that the ideas it represents will not be disputable or controversial. Furthermore, the location, the medium, and the design are essential elements of a monument, as all aspects represent embedded meanings. To start, before erecting a…

Patient Care Delivery Model While looking at the care delivery model, there must be an acknowledgment for the type of needed and the care we intend to deliver. The Memorial Hermann organization believes that optimal health and personal care model lead patient care, and within this care model includes patient a family centered care. The nursing care delivery system is based on a caring model, combining the beliefs of nursing theorists, and engrained in the three A’s – authority,…

some people are compared to me. I have volunteered in bake sales, libraries and even a food bank trying to help people who were dealing with physical limitations. Just last year I sold chocolate for HOSA to help donate money to Susan G. Komen. Memorial Hermann-TMC will be able to give me an experience that will have a significant impact in my life, and with my experience and interest in the medical field, I should be chosen over other potential applicants for the summer program. Being chosen…

has remained a significant piece of our lives, something we as a society have seen done since as long as we can remember. The need to commemorate events and people can be complex in the sense that there are various reasons to create monuments and memorials, whether it be to recognize accomplishments or show respect to deep sacrifice. No matter what the central reason to create a monument is, it's imperative that it remains meaningful. In order to create a meaningful and significant monument,…

The formation of a Monument is based on certain elements within that structure. A well known memorial would be Mount Rushmore. A certain number of the population believe Mount Rushmore is not built correctly. “Mount Rushmore bothers me. To me, it's too close to graffiti.” (Source C, Downes) One should consider all aspects in relation to Mount Rushmore…

When people think of a monument, they automatically think of the location. If the location is somewhere "... with no historical significance." (Source A) why is even there? " The site of the Lincoln memorial, for instance, did not even exist in Lincoln's life time." (Source A) The whole point of a memorial is to remember something that happened there that affiliated with whatever the monument is representing. The location really does matter. If the location is bad then people are taking away…

engagement into the plans of any future memorial. When it comes to considering the memorialization of an event or person, a group or agency should consider its location, meaning, material, and its controversial elements. Without a doubt, the significance and message of a memorial is a primary factor that a group or agency should consider. Today's memoriales highlight important individuals and important events and places in history; therefore, any future memorial…

environment of such a significant object. The environment surrounding a memorial is largely comprised of the physical location and human community that the memorial will be around. This can raise issues for an organization who want to memorialize a certain person or event, who must consider the implications that installing a memorial has on the surrounding environment. Such an issue brought to question…