University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
He said veterans show great work performance and dedication.
As one healthcare executive said: “As an example, we have some working in prosthetics who have lost limbs themselves. Because they know and understand what recently injured military are feeling, physically, mentally and emotionally, they become role models when it comes to productive lives after recovery. These factors also allow them to work effectively with our veterans.”
Area hospitals, including world-renown University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, seek out vets. Almost all major hospitals in Greater Houston welcome them to job fairs and encourage them to apply for jobs through hospital Web sites.
The paper says, as an example, that four years ago Texas Medical Center “began an initiative called ‘Hiring Red, White and You.’ After several successful years (HRWY has connected 31,000-plus veterans with 4,700 employers), this initiative is now headed by the Texas Workforce Commission.”
