Memorial Hospital Announces First Baby of the New Year
First baby of the new for Hopkins County Memorial Hospital was born at 3:07 a.m. Friday, January 1. Six (6) pound 15 ounce, 20 inches long, Hazelle Lee Ny’Kole Jeffery Grigsby joins her five (5) brothers and three (3) sisters. Her parents are Charmine Jeffery and Floyd Grigsby.
Express Care Open House Monday, Opens Tuesday
An Open House and Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting are set for Express Care, 1339 South Broadway, Sulphur Springs. The Open House is from 5 until 6 p.m. The Ribbon Cutting is at 5:15 p.m. The event offers the public the opportunity to meet the staff of the Memorial Hospital clinic. The Express Care Clinic will open for business on January 5th. Express Care is owned and operated by Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. The urgent care...
Memorial Hospital Board Hears Positive Reports
At the year’s end, CHRISTUS Health and Hopkins County Memorial Hospital continue to slowly move toward an agreement. Hospital CEO Michael McAndrew says there is no significant disagreement between the two. He says a meeting will be set up to talk with some Texarkana doctors about how things work concerning Ethics and Religious Directives. Both sides are focused on a March 31 agreement date. Memorial Hospital has hired a CMS...
New Family Medicine Doctor Has Area Connections; He Arrives This Summer
Dr. Robert Cooper will be joining the Hopkins County Memorial community this summer. Dr. Cooper, a graduate of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, will practice family medicine locally. Dr. Cooper chose Sulphur Springs based on his connection to the Northeast Texas area. He was recently featured in an article published by the American Academy of Family Physicians. In October, Dr. Cooper’s father, Blake...
Memorial Hospital/Clinic Not in Blue Cross Blue Shield Advantage Care HMO Network
Tuesday, December 15 was the deadline to enroll at HealthCare.gov. Wednesday morning, an extension was given until December 17 to sign up under the Affordable Health Care Act. In Texas, the plan or plans available to those using the National Health Care program are limited according to zip code. In Sulphur Springs and most of Northeast Texas, your choice for government subsidized health care is limited to Blue Cross Blue Shield...
Express Care Open House Rescheduled
Open House and ribbon cutting at Express Care, an urgent care clinic, has been postponed until Monday, January 4th. The event was first scheduled for today. Open House is now set for 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. Monday the 4th. The Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting is set for 5:15 p.m. The Express Care Clinic will open for business on January 5th. Express Care, located at 1339 South Broadway in Sulphur Springs, is owned and operated by...
20th Annual Lights of Life at The Gardens of Memorial
The 20th Lights of Life Tree Lighting took place Thursday evening at The Gardens of Memorial. Lights on the tree represent $25 donations made in honor or in memory of someone special. Here is some of the...
Express Care Ribbon Cutting/Open House
The public is invited to attend a ribbon cutting and open house for Express Care on Thursday, December 10th, 2015 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. located at 1339 South Broadway, Sulphur Springs. A Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting will take place at 5:15 p.m. Express Care is an urgent care clinic that will treat anything ranging from cold and flu to minor injuries, allergies to x-ray, and more. The clinic will offer in-house lab to help...
Tree Lighting Thursday To Celebrate Lights of Life 20th Anniversary
The 20th Anniversary of Lights of Life Tree Lighting will take place Thursday at 6 p.m. in The Gardens of Memorial. The public is invited to attend. Funds raised go to the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Health Care Foundation that provides extras for the hospital. The lights on the tree are in honor or in memory of those who have remembered one through a donation to Lights of Life and the Memorial Hospital Foundation. The family...
Department of Labor to Be on Local Hospital Campus November 30th
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital CEO Michael McAndrew has had better Monday mornings than this week’s. He told the board Monday night about some more unwanted visitors the hospital will be having at the end of the month. McAndrew stated that someone has filed a complaint with the Department of Labor. He stated that a few disgruntled employees had left lately. McAndrew noted to the board that the DOL may find something but...
