Get to Know our Staff: Ron Prater, Security
What is your role at the hospital?Â
I am a security officer and work to provide a safe environment for our patients, families and staff.
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What led you to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children? How long have you worked here?
After being discharged from the U.S. Marines, I learned about an opportunity to join the security team at the hospital. I’ve been here for 18 years.Â
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What do you enjoy most about Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children?
I love that I am able to have interactions with people from all over. As a security guard, I am usually the first person a patient or family sees, so I feel kind of like an ambassador.
I am a security officer and work to provide a safe environment for our patients, families and staff.
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What led you to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children? How long have you worked here?
After being discharged from the U.S. Marines, I learned about an opportunity to join the security team at the hospital. I’ve been here for 18 years.Â
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What do you enjoy most about Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children?
I love that I am able to have interactions with people from all over. As a security guard, I am usually the first person a patient or family sees, so I feel kind of like an ambassador.
What was your first job? What path did you take to get here?
My first job was in the car prep department for Toyota. I went from college to the Marines (for eight years) and then to the hospital.
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What do you like to do in your spare time?
Anything with sports – especially football. I also enjoy track & field and fishing.
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Three words to best describe you:
A big deal.
My first job was in the car prep department for Toyota. I went from college to the Marines (for eight years) and then to the hospital.
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What do you like to do in your spare time?
Anything with sports – especially football. I also enjoy track & field and fishing.
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Three words to best describe you:
A big deal.
What would you do (for a career) if you weren’t doing this?
I would be either a football or track coach.Â
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What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done?
When I was in the Marines, I jumped out of airplanes.
I would be either a football or track coach.Â
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What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done?
When I was in the Marines, I jumped out of airplanes.