2014-15 Lights of Life Campaign Funds Increase Services at Memorial Hospital!
A new EMS 1st Response Vehicle Has Arrived, Additional Telemedicine Units Increase Patient Services & Flex Coils Improve Imaging! Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 11:45am, Memorial Hospital Main Entrance, – The Health Care Foundation board of directors, Brian & Leesa Toliver, 2014-2015 Lights of Life Chairs, Michael McAndrew, CEO Memorial Hospital and Brent Smith, EMS Director celebrate the arrival of the new first response...
Saltillo, Sulphur Bluff Schools Make Big Gains in Taxable Values
Last Thursday the Hopkins County Appraisal District Office sent out certified net taxable values to 15 government entitles with property in the county. The entities use these figures to prepare budgets. For schools, they got two sets of figures. Voters are expected to increase the homestead exemption in school districts from $15,000 to $25,000 in November. Unless the state steps in, Sulphur Springs ISD will see a 1.19% decrease in...
Dr. Miller Celebrates 50 Years as Licensed Physician
Dr. William Mark Miller, a Physician at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital, celebrated his 50th Anniversary as a Licensed Physician today, July 27, 2015. He earned his medical degree in 1965 and began working at the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital at the age of 27, where he has been ever since. “I graduated from medical school about 50 years ago, and then I started an internship and residency in Fort Worth at a charity hospital...
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...
