Hospital Not Damaged; Used Generators Briefly
Monday evening ended with a reminder of peace and beauty. A rainbow arched across the southeastern sky as the storm clouds continued their eastward trek across the state. Specific storm damage stretched from the Sulphur Springs Airport on Highway 19 to Joe Bob’s Convenience Store on Church Street. Hopkins County Memorial Hospital, although in the path of the storm, did not sustain damage. For a short time the Hospital did use a...
Appraisal District Mails Notices to Some Property Owners
Earlier this month, notices went out to property owners whose property had had a significant change in value. Those who disagree with the findings of the Hopkins County Appraisal District Office have a deadline approaching to register a protest and seek a change. Residents have until June 4th to question or challenge the appraisal. Notices were only sent to those whose value increased, new owners, or if the property owner had...
National Healthcare Month: EMS
This is a special week for Emergency Medical Service or EMS. Two local veterans of EMS Danny Wilburn a paramedic and shift captain and Jim Sanderson a paramedic and shift captain discussed EMS on KSST’s Good Morning Show with Enola Gay Thursday morning. Sanderson has been with EMS for 16 years. Wilburn has been with EMS since 1993. Danny Wilburn said EMS doesn’t do many outside events during National Healthcare Month due...
EMS Week at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital
May 18-24 is EMS Week at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. Our hospital employs 23 full-time paramedics and four EMS dispatchers, plus part-time and specialized workers. Director of Communications and Security Brent Smith is EMS Chief. Paramedics Danny Wilburn and Jeff Sanderson (pictured) are two of three “Shift Captains” along with April McGuffy. At Memorial Hospital, there were 6600 calls for EMS during 2014.
Eagle Scout Donates Benches to Hopkins County Memorial Hospital & Clinic
Yesterday, May 14, 2015, Eagle Scout member Drew Sant donated multiple handmade benches to the Memorial Garden at the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital & Clinic. Sant chose to craft the benches as part of his Eagle Scout requirements.
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...
