HCMH Continues to Refine Customer Service
It’s Hospital Week on KSST Morning Show and Anitha Sanderson, Director of Medical-Surgical Pediatric Floors at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital and Sherry Moore, Marketing Director at Memorial, were guests. Sanderson supervises approximately 70 nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants. She has worked at HCMH over 8 years. Moore says the local hospital continues to promote and refine customer services to make a patient’s stay more...
Aesthetic Services Offered by Dr. Lenington
KSST’s Good Morning Show is featuring healthcare and wellness providers during May’s Healthcare Month. Dr. Robert Lenington, who spoke with Enola Gay on her show Thursday morning, revealed that he is now offering medical aesthetic services. Dr. Robert Lenington is with with Lone Star Surgery in Sulphur Springs. He also offices in Rockwall. “The biggest obstacles to offering aesthetic services is finding the right...
Medical Marijuana Bill Considered by Texas Lawmakers
by Eva Hershaw, The Texas Tribune – April 28, 2015 A bill that that would allow epilepsy patients in Texas to use medicinal oils containing a therapeutic component found in marijuana was considered by state lawmakers in an emotional hearing on Tuesday. House Bill 892 would legalize oils containing CBD, a non-euphoric component of marijuana known to treat epilepsy and other chronic medical conditions. By 2018, the measure would...
Bowie County Skunk Bite Requires Post Exposure Prophylaxis Injections
The following is a report filed with the Texas Department of State Health Services. This information is provided here to inform the public. There can be many complications when encountering wild animals. These complication are even greater when the animal species is know to carry rabies. Please forward any questions to the contact information provided. A gentleman in Bowie County had been out for supper with his wife. They...
Memorial Hospital Board Hears Reports; Pursues Lease
Although March revenue was up, the deductions and expenses for Hopkins County Memorial Hospital created a little more than a one million dollar loss to the hospital district for the month, according to Donna Wallace, hospital CFO. She said that cash-on-hand is holding strong with 83-days of cash-on-hand. The hospital board met Monday night in the hospital plaza board room for their regular March meeting. During the meeting, the board...
Hospital Adds Neurologist
The long search for a neurologist has ended for Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. Hospital CEO Michael McAndrew told the board Monday night that Dr. Vikas Pandey had signed and sent back an agreement with the hospital. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Chris Gallagher said he expected Dr. Pandey to start work in mid-July or August 1 at the latest. He added the hospital was very lucky to have him. They have been searching for three years. In...
Hospital Board Gets Good News
CPA Deborah Whitley with BKD CPA’s and Advisers of Waco had lots of praise to present along with a 2014 Financial Audit at a meeting of the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board Thursday night. Despite suspicions of an unsuccessful year, the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital netted a clean bill of health by the auditing firm and had a much more successful year than the year before. Ms. Whitley noted hospital cash flow went from...
Memorial Hospital Board Meeting 3/05/15
Board of Directors Meeting March 5, 2015 5:30 PM Plaza Conference Room AGENDA Item/Issue Responsible Person Time Tab 1. Call to Order Board Chair I min. 2. Invocation 3. Public Forum 4. Finance A) Review/Approve Capitals 1 HOSPITAL Budgeted 1. Stretcher mattresses for ER i 2. Patient care bed mattresses for the facility Terri Bunch ii 3. Computers for the facility iii Non Budgeted-None. CLINIC Budgeted 4. 30 computers & 10 laptops...
Hospital Goes Forward with a Family Practice Residency Program
During Monday night’s regular meeting of the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board, the board is expected to review and approve an affiliation agreement with UT Northeast for a family practice residency program. The board meets at 6 p.m. in the Medical Plaza Conference Room.
