Methodist Charlton Medical Center

11/28/2025

Sleep apnea is a significant problem for millions of Americans.

This 76-year-old North Texas man had tried mouthpieces and a cumbersome CPAP machine to silence his snoring. Nothing worked.

How he finally found a solution with an implant at Methodist Southlake. Details at Shine Online.

Sleep apnea became a job hazard for this over-the-road driver, until an implant ended his sleepless nights and even helped him lose weight.

11/27/2025

11/26/2025

Many of us will be spending a lot of tomorrow in the kitchen preparing our Thanksgiving feasts!👩‍🍳👨‍🍳🦃

Every year, our ERs see amateur chefs with significant burn injuries.

Alexander Majidian, MD, plastic and burn surgeon on the medical staff at the new Burn Center at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, has some basic tips to keep your celebrations safe.

11/24/2025

It’s been two years since this cutie spent 109 days--and her first Thanksgiving--in the NICU at Methodist Mansfield. ⁠
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She keeps giving her parents so much to be thankful for!⁠
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More precious pictures and details of her survival story at Shine Online.

This Cedar Hill family considers the Methodist Mansfield staff a second family after they kept tabs on baby Rhea's every breath for months.

11/22/2025

This Celina woman is back in the saddle again after she fell off her beloved mustang and shattered her wrist.⁠
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Luckily for her, Methodist Celina had just opened a few miles away. ⁠
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How a surgery at her new hometown hospital got her back on her horse at Shine Online. https://shineonlinehealth.com/video-back-in-the-saddle-after-catastrophic-fall-in-celina/

11/20/2025

Poppy is one of the tiniest babies ever born at Methodist Richardson, and you'd never know it. ⁠
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After 117 days of the TLC in the NICU, there's no sign of her fragile start to life.⁠
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More adorable pics of Poppy at home today at Shine Online. https://shineonlinehealth.com/video-preemie-named-poppy-weighed-a-pound-at-birth/

11/19/2025

Women in Texas now have access to the first at-home alternative to a Pap smear, the Teal Wand, billed as a more comfortable and convenient way to screen for cervical cancer.

Details on the potentially game-changing at-home test at Shine Online.

The Teal Wand is 95% effective at detecting HPV and is billed as a more comfortable and convenient way to screen for cervical cancer at home.

11/14/2025

When you turn 50, you deserve a great party... and that's exactly what Methodist Charlton got!🥳⁠
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The hospital celebrated 50 Golden Years of Service to Southwest Dallas County and beyond with the DeSoto High School Drumline, a 1970s lounge in the lobby, and a fancy anniversary dinner in the beautifully decorated auditorium.⁠
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We thank all of the mayors and other community leaders who showed up to celebrate with us. Here's to the next 50 years!💙

11/11/2025

We celebrate Veterans Day with a special story of survival!

Eric Zimmerman is a Navy vet who was in a horrendous motorcycle crash. He spent weeks in the Neuro ICU at Methodist Mansfield. That's where he met a fellow vet, a Navy doctor, who is also a trauma surgeon at the hospital.

The two bonded immediately and realized they had served in the same war zones.

Happy Veterans to all who have served and those who continue to in so many ways!🇺🇸

11/11/2025

You've heard of the common warning signs of a stroke--like slurred speech, drooping of the face, and loss of balance. ⁠
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But this woman experience a much rarer symptom: hearing loss.

How recognizing this unusual symptom could save your life when seconds count at Shine Online.

Cynthia Granados got the quick care she needed after a stroke first manifested itself in an unexpected way, with hearing loss in one ear.

11/09/2025

Methodist Midlothian opened 5 years ago today. We caught up with our very first patient. ⁠
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We're happy to report both Brock and Methodist Midlothian are thriving!💙⁠
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Thanks for the adorable birthday message!

11/06/2025

It's a big week at Methodist Midlothian!

Hospital leaders and City of Midlothian, Texas - City Hall - Government officials came together to celebrate the hospital's 5th anniversary AND to break ground on an emergency room expansion.

The ER is adding 16 new exams rooms and an additional trauma room.

This week's celebration was especially meaningful because the hospital opened during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic so we all couldn't get together for that occasion.

Happy 5th Anniversary, Methodist Midlothian!💙

05/06/2024

Happy National Nurses Week!😍

Our nurses kicked off the week with some Olympic Games at Methodist Charlton.

We celebrate our nurses--today and every day!💙

05/01/2024

This Dallas photographer says he's cancer free after robotic-assisted kidney surgery at Methodist Charlton.

It's the first time the procedure has been performed at that hospital!

How kidney stones led to the shocking cancer diagnosis at Shine Online.

Cesar Zapata was back on his feet soon after the tumor on his kidney was removed thanks to a minimally invasive robotic surgery.

02/20/2024

Uterine fibroids can make life miserable for a woman.

This mother of 3 had enough of the pain and bleeding and turned to the team at Methodist Charlton for help.

They discovered she had 3 types of fibroids--inside and outside the uterus and within the uterine lining.

A look at why these fibroids are so much more common in African Americans at Shine Online.

A hysterectomy cured this mother of three of her fibroids, but women who suffer with these benign uterine tumors have other options.

12/10/2023

This football coach put on so much weight he couldn't keep up with his kids--on or off the field.

At just 32 years old, he tipped the scales at more than 400 pounds.

After weight-loss surgery at Methodist Charlton, he lost 80 pounds in just a month! 😳

Why this coach feels like a kid again at Shine Online.

Father of two has lost over 100 pounds to get "back in the trenches" at football practice and back on this playground with his own kids.

10/27/2023

Walking the runway---what an empowering way to honor breast cancer survivors!🎀

Methodist Charlton put on a lovely fashion show in celebration of . Love it!

10/04/2023

Her workplace is the Dallas County jail so you know she's a tough cookie.

Endometrial cancer may have met its match in this Duncanville woman.

Why her gynecological oncologist at Methodist Charlton says it's far and away the most common cancer he sees in his patients at Shine Online.

Wanda Grigsby opted for a hysterectomy after she was diagnosed with endometrial cancer, the most common form of gynecological cancer.

09/21/2023

He's used to helping people at his hearing-aid office in Cedar Hill.

But one day at work, he's the one who needed serious help. He says his heart stopped for 30 minutes!

How a co-worker who knew CPR and the cardiology team at Methodist Charlton saved this "miracle man" at Shine Online.

After a cardiac arrest at work, this hearing-aid specialist was fortunate to have a co-worker who knew CPR and a well-trained cardiac team.