Lights of Life Events Highlight Fall Schedule
Most people are familiar with the Health Care Foundations’ Lights of Life tree lighting and Gala that raise funds for Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. The past year or so, mini-events have been added to bring in even more funds and add to the fun. The Director of the Foundation Jackie Thornton was joined by this year’s three co-chairs for the Lights of Life and Gala campaign who discussed some mini-events coming up on...
Hopkins County EMS Receives American Heart Association Lifeline Silver Award
Hopkins County EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Silver Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks. Brent Smith, Director of EMS at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital said Hopkins County EMS is dedicated to making our EMS agency among the best in the country, and AHA’s Lifeline program is helping us accomplish...
Telemedicine Enables Endocrinologist at Multispeciality Clinic
Dr. Kavita Juneja is an endocrinologist who will be providing services for Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. Dr. Juneja will be doing most of her work by means of telemedicine. She will be a part of a new Multispecialty Clinic of Sulphur Springs located at 107 Medical Circle. Dr. Juneja lives in Austin but will be available in Sulphur Springs Monday morning and Tuesday morning each week. Diabetes, which is high in this area, creates...
Multispecialty Clinic Will Provide Neurological Services
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital’s new Multispecialty Clinic of Sulphur Springs, which opens Tuesday at 107 Medical Circle, will feature pulmonary, neurology, endocrine and allergy services. Included will be the hospital’s new neurologist Dr. Vikas Pandey. Dr. Pandey says he really likes the community and expects this to be a great place to practice. He feels that now that he is here, people will not have to travel for...
Multispecialty Clinic Features Four New Services
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital’s new Multispecialty Clinic of Sulphur Springs, which opens Tuesday at 107 Medical Circle, will feature pulmonary, neurology, endocrine and allergy services. Included will be the hospital’s new neurologist Dr. Vikas Pandey. Dr. Chris Gallagher, Chief Medical Officer at HCMH, says the telemedicine will provide medical treatment using digital technology. Charts, records, and all imaging from...
South Broadway Building to House Express Care Facility
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board of Directors voted to proceed with the lease of a building on South Broadway that once housed Radio Shack. The building will serve the hospital as an emergency express care facility. The yet to be named facility will provide express medical care for southside residents of the city and county, as well as any that desire to obtain services there. Questions regarding parking and the expansion of...
