ER Service Ends for Commerce and Quinlan
September 23, 2025 – Hunt Regional Healthcare Announces ER Closures in Commerce and Quinlan Amid Financial Strain. Hunt Regional Healthcare and the Hunt Memorial Hospital District Board announced on September 23, 2025, a difficult but necessary decision to discontinue emergency room services in Commerce and Quinlan, effective September 30 at 7:00 p.m. The closures come as the hospital system continues to face mounting financial...
AgriLife Extension Publishes Wildlife-Focused New World Screwworm Resource
September 22, 2025 – Digital fact sheet outlines monitoring and reporting strategies to protect wildlife The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has released a new fact sheet, “Wildlife Monitoring and Management for New World Screwworm,” to help Texans protect wildlife from the threat of this potentially devastating parasite. Protect Texas wildlife Learn how to spot and report New World screwworm in free-ranging...
Car Seats Save Lives
September 16, 2025 – TxDOT is urging parents to correctly restrain child passengers amid rise in unrestrained deaths PARIS – Texas parents will do anything to protect their child – like checking under the bed for monsters at night or researching all the ingredients in baby food. But one of the most effective ways to protect children is often overlooked: properly securing them in a car seat every time they ride. We...
A Word of Thanks From the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation
September 11, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation, an IRS non-profit organization, has a message for the Hopkins County community…thank you! As one of the oldest charities in Hopkins County, we feel we can speak for all local non-profits when we express our appreciation for the generosity of our community.Since the International Day of Charity was recently celebrated, it is appropriate to share...
Governor Abbott Signs Rural Health Sustainability Legislation
September 10, 2025 | Austin, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott addressed more than 350 healthcare leaders and advocates at the Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals (TORCH) fall conference in Austin, where he ceremonially signed two major pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening healthcare in rural communities: House Bill 18 and House Bill 3000. “The hardworking people in rural Texas provide the food, fuel, and fiber...
Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group Set to Meet September 9th
September 2, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – The next meeting of the Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group sponsored by the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation will be Monday, September 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the Medical Plaza in the Joe Bob Burgin Conference Room, 113 Airport Rd. Licensed Dietitian Kim Sellers will lead a discussion about nutrition and dietary wellness. Kim is a longtime volunteer for the Hopkins County...
Foundation’s Free Mammography Clinic Now Taking Appointments
September 2, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – Scheduling for the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s free mammography clinic has just begun. Uninsured Hopkins County women age 40and older may call (903) 438-4325 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to schedule an appointment. The clinic is in its 6th year and spots fill faster each time. Appointments for 75 women to schedule are open now until all are claimed....
Foundation Announces 2026 Gala Theme
August 28, 2025 -Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is excited to announce the theme for the 20th anniversary Gala to be held on January 31, 2026. Healthcare supporters and revelers will gather under the theme of “A Celebration of Twenty Years.” Foundation Chair Pam Black said about the theme, “This year is a milestone year as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of this beloved fundraiser and...
The Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group
August 20, 2025 – Sulphur Springs – The Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group sponsored by the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation met last Monday with special guest Amy Newsom, APRN, FNP-C.Amy shared a wealth of knowledge about nutrition and vitamin deficiency and how regulating the two can improve the quality of life not only for cancer patients, but all people. “The body is like a plant. It needs the proper nutrients...
Foundation Surpasses $1M Raised in FY25 Due to Generosity of Community
August 18, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is celebrating a milestone that has been 28 years in the making. Due to the donations and support of Hopkins County residents and businesses, the Foundation raised over $1 million in the first 10 months of the fiscal year 2024-25. Board members are eager to state that this is means more dollars that will be invested in local healthcare to...
