Texas Begins Screening Newborns For Spinal Muscular Atrophy
HHS/DSHS News Release – June 1, 2021 The Texas Department of State Health Services today adds testing for spinal muscular atrophy to the health screening done for every baby born in Texas. About 1 in 10,000 babies are affected by SMA, and this new screening can detect about 95 percent of all SMA cases before symptoms occur. SMA is an inherited condition that affects the cells in the spinal cord that signal the muscles to work....
CHRISTUS Facilities Offer COVID-19 Vaccine, Dermatology and Primary Care
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News, May 25, 2021 By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs, Texas – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. COVID Vaccine Clinic CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs will host a COVID Vaccine Clinic at the...
CHRISTUS Facilities Offer COVID Vaccines, Wound Care, Women’s Health Services
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News, May 20, 2021 By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs, Texas – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. National EMS Week 2021 Since 1983, Hopkins County Hospital District has operated the Emergency Medical Service...
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital To Hold Walk-In COVID Vaccine Clinic May 19
Hospital, Cody Drug, Many Local Pharmacies Now Offering Pfizer Vaccines For Ages 12 And Up CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs will hold a Walk-In Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic in the front lobby (accessible from the main entrance) Wednesday for individuals who have yet to receive even one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The first dose of the vaccine will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 19. Those receiving...
Thank Hospital and Health System Workers During National Hospital Week, May 9-15
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Sulphur Springs, Texas, May 11, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Inspiring Hope through Healing National Hospital Week is May 9-15, and is an...
AG’s Consumer Alert: Be Cautious When Purchasing Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids
News Release, May 7, 2021 AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned Texans to be cautious when considering buying from companies selling over-the-counter hearing aids, particularly online or by mail order. Many hearing devices sold this way are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are deceptively marketed as medical hearing devices when they contain low-quality amplifiers. Texans should remember...
Paxton Intervenes in CDC’s Shut-Down of the Cruise Industry
AG NEWS RELEASE, May 6, 2021 AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a motion to intervene in Florida’s case against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for their series of unlawful orders that brought the cruise industry to a halt. The CDC issued a series of “no-sailing” or “conditional-sailing” orders that crippled the...
Centers for Kidney Care Now Open In Sulphur Springs
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News May 4, 2021 By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS® Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs/Winnsboro Sulphur Springs, Texas – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Inspiring Hope through Healing National Hospital Week is May 9-15, and is an opportunity to highlight...
Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Purchases Panda Warmers For The Labor And Delivery Unit
Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation News Panda Warmer By Shannon Barker, Executive Director, Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation Sulphur Springs, Texas, May 3, 2021 – It’s 6 weeks post Gala Unmasked and the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is delighted to announce the purchase of 5 new iRes Bedded Panda Warmers for the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs Labor and Delivery Unit. Members of the Health Care...
Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over Dictating Texas Tax Policy In Federal COVID-19 Relief Law
PRESS RELEASE May 4, 2021 AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration over a provision in the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act. Though the Act generally assists Texans recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, one provision — the Tax Mandate — specifically demands that Texas not use funds received through the Act to “directly or indirectly” offset tax revenue reduction caused by...
