If You Suspect Your Child is Having Developmental Issues, Your School Can Help
April 12, 2024 – If you suspect an infant, child, or young adult, of having a developmental delay or disability, your school can help Identify, Locate, and Evaluate. Services at no cost to the family are available. Reach out to your local school for more information. Child Find All Schools
Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Announces Individual Tickets for Mingo on Sale
Sulphur Springs, TX – April 4, 2024 – Individual tickets for Mingo are on sale for $60 at Mingo2024.GiveSmart.com. The bingo event will be held on Thursday, April 18. Mingo tickets include a packet of bingo cards (one for each of the ten rounds of regular play), water, a drink ticket, an entry card for door prizes, and a Slaughter’s BBQ sandwich with chips. Also available for purchase at the event are additional complete...
CHRISTUS Health: Prioritize Eye Safety During April Solar Eclipse
March 28, 2024 – (IRVING, Texas) – With so many people looking to the skies on April 8 to view a rare total solar eclipse, the potential for eye injuries is real. Clinicians caution that eclipse viewers should prioritize eye safety and take steps to ensure their eyes are protected. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” said Dr. Damon Smith, an ophthalmologist with CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. “We want people to enjoy...
CHRISTUS Health: Spring is Here and so is Allergy Season
March 19, 2024 – (EAST TEXAS) – This week marks the official start to spring, and as warmer begins to settle in, the season brings with it an unwanted guest: allergies. More than 25% of Americans – approximately 80 million people — suffer from seasonal allergies, which can range from a mild nuisance to a near-debilitating issue, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “Allergy symptoms can last for...
Christus Health: Importance of Pulmonary Rehab for Lung Patients
March 15, 2024 – (SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas) – CHRISTUS Health is championing the importance of rehabilitation programs for lung patients in recognition of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week. Initiated by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week aims to educate the community about the role of pulmonary rehabilitation in enhancing the quality of life of individuals with...
Sponsorships for the First Man Bingo Sought
February 27, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – Plans for Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Man Bingo, known as Mingo, are underway. Sponsorships are now available for this event which will be held on Thursday, April 18. A Big Daddy Sponsorship runs $2,500 and includes a front-row reserved table with 8 bingo packets. Sponsors’ names and logos will be displayed next to the prize sponsored, and the sponsors’...
Plans Underway for the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s First MAN Bingo
February 15, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care (HCHC) Foundation is planning the first Man Bingo, to be called Mingo, featuring prizes that guys (and gals) will be excited to win. The big night will happen on Thursday, April 18. Sponsorships are available now with reserved tables for 8 going on sale on March 23, and individual tickets, if seats are available, will be available on...
CHRISTUS Health Partners with Texas A&M in Sulphur Springs for Rural Medicine Program
February 8, 2024 – (SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas) – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs is partnering with Texas A&M University School of Medicine on a rural health initiative that will expose medical students to practicing health care in rural areas and show them opportunities available. “This is a tremendous opportunity for both our hospital and our community and when Texas A&M approached us, we jumped at the...
Free Mental Health App Available for A&M-Commerce Students
February 6, 2024 – COMMERCE, TX—Students at Texas A&M University-Commerce now have access to TELUS Health Student Support, a free and confidential mental healthcare app available to the more than 153,000 students in The Texas A&M University System. “At A&M-Commerce, we are committed to eliminating barriers to student success,” said Jayson Douglas, executive director for Student Access and Success. “The TELUS...
Project Talk: Conversations that Matter, a Discussion About End-of-Life Care to be Held February 17th
January 30, 2024 – Conversation Project event, talking about our wishes for our end-of-life care, with the Hospice Foundation of America and Penn State University Medical Center, will be held February 17th, 2024, from 10:00am to 1:00pm in the Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church. The community is welcome to join Pastor C. J. Duffey and Reverend Peter McNabb for this important conversation. Refreshments and a light...
