Theresa Hood, affectionately referred to as Miss T or T by many, simply celebrated her forty fifth anniversary working at Girl’s Hospital the place she is an imaging assistant within the Breast Middle. What an unimaginable accomplishment. Throughout this Ladies’s Historical past Month, we’re excited to acknowledge her dedication and excellent work. At age 86, Hood says she doesn’t plan to cease any time quickly, “I’m not able to give up!”
Not lengthy after her eight youngsters have been off to daycare and faculty, Hood, who was not used to being dwelling alone, determined to go to work as a manner of being round different individuals. There was just one requirement: she wished one thing significant and purposeful to do. When a chance at Girl’s Hospital grew to become accessible, she instantly utilized. The day of her interview she went dwelling with a job provide and has been right here ever since!
Inside the final 4 many years, Hood has had the chance to see the hospital develop in a number of methods, together with adopting revolutionary applied sciences, relocating in 2011, and increasing our providers. Her position has modified over time. Initially, she began out doing clerical work and operating X-ray photographs to the docs. Then a chance grew to become accessible with the opening of the Breast Middle. Her favourite factor about working at Girl’s is the family-like environment. In reality, within the early days, as soon as she completed her work, she would assist in different areas. If a mattress wanted to be made, she was completely happy to help. She sees her coworkers as her youngsters as a result of as she says, “They deal with me like their mama. It’s been a great life, it actually has.”
Hood additionally enjoys that she will get to work along with her daughter, Jamie Younger, who has been at Girl’s for 32 years. Younger was on the hospital so incessantly visiting new child nieces and nephews that it started to really feel like dwelling. After highschool, and along with her mom’s encouragement, Younger volunteered within the imaging division and attended x-ray college. Now she works as an MRI technologist.
Working instantly with sufferers, Younger has discovered that ladies have began prioritizing their well being and going to needed docs’ appointments. Consequently, she is seeing a rise in most cancers screenings and prognosis in youthful sufferers at earlier levels, relatively than later in life, when the most cancers may be harder to deal with.
Consider it or not, having multiple member of a household select to work at Girl’s Hospital isn’t an anomaly. Younger and Hood are two of 4 members of the family who’ve labored at Girl’s. Not solely does this make us distinctive, however it enriches our historical past. We’re honored to not solely serve households in our neighborhood however to even be chosen as an amazing office by era after era.
