Serving Country, Serving Patients - Ahmad Hood

7/31/2025

Ahmad Hood’s career path is a powerful example of how service, grit and opportunity can shape a life. As a self-described troubled kid, Ahmed enlisted in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of sergeant after six years. He also received a Presidential Challenge Coin and a prestigious Itschner Award for his engineering work. After that, Ahmad returned to his hometown of Corsicana, Texas, ready for his next mission.

He found it at Navarro Regional Hospital, where he began working as a security guard. Over the next four years, he became a familiar and trusted presence across the hospital — known and respected by everyone from the CEO to the housekeeping team.

With the support of on-the-job training and a never-ending drive to improve, Ahmad progressed into a new role as a cath lab tech. Just six months in, he’s thriving as he brings the same steady discipline from his military service into his clinical work.

Outside of work, Ahmad is a lifelong learner. When he’s not reading or studying, he’s spending time with his two grandsons — urging them to pursue a life of meaning and purpose.

Ahmad is far from finished with his service. He has future plans on the horizon to go to school to become a nurse. He also plans to spend the rest of his career at Navarro Regional.

From soldier to security guard to caregiver, Ahmad’s journey is still unfolding. He’s lifted by the mentorship of his teammates who cheer him on and the loved ones who remind him to keep going.

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