Financial Help For Funeral Expenses For COVID-19-Related Deaths Available In April
In early April, FEMA will begin providing financial assistance for funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020 fordeaths related to coronavirus (COVID-19) to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by thepandemic. The policy was finalized today, and FEMA is now moving rapidly to implement this funeral assistanceprogram nationwide. Eligibility To be eligible for COVID-19 funeral assistance, the policy states: The...
Appointments Still Available For COVID-19 Shots On March 25 At Sulphur Springs Hospital
For individuals in the eligible groups, COVID-19 shots are being offered Thursday, March 25, 2021, at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs. The hospital was allocated 500 first-doses of the Moderna two-dose COVID-19 vaccine to administer this week, according to Texas Department of State Health Services. At 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, there were still 150 appointment slots available for Thursday for any qualified...
Visitation Policies Updated, Masks Still Required At All CHRISTUS Facilities Per CDC Guidelines
March 23, 2021 Business News By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs, Texas, March 23, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Important Notice We are aware of the new order announced by Texas Governor Greg Abbott that would lift the statewide masking mandate for many...
Texas To Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility To All Adults Starting March 29
DSHS To Launch Website Where People Can Register For COVID-19 Shot Through Some Public Health Providers Texas Department of State Health Services and Health and Human Services at 10 a.m. Tuesday, announced that the state’s vaccination plan is expanding again at the end of next week. All adults will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Texas beginning Monday, March 29. The Texas Department of State Health Services, in the...
Name The Robot: Community Asked To Vote On MAKO’s Name
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs invites the community to help them name their newest addition, the MAKO Robot. “We invited all local students from Kindergarten through 5th grades to enter a coloring sheet and come up with a name for our new robot. Students worked with their teachers to enter their submissions,” said Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development for CHRISTUS® Mother Frances Hospitals in Sulphur...
Purdue Pharma Files Bankruptcy Plan, Establishing Trust for Nationwide Opioid Abatement Efforts
NEWS RELEASE AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that Purdue Pharma filed its estimated $7 billion bankruptcy plan, which places the value of the company into a trust set up to allocate funds toward opioid abatement efforts across the nation. Texas is a leader on an instrumental committee in this bankruptcy, negotiating these abatement dollars which includes additional amounts in excess of a billion dollars...
All CHRISTUS Facilities Continue To Require Masks, Per CDC Guidelines
By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Sulphur Springs, Texas, March 16, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Important Notice We are aware of the new order announced by Texas Governor Greg Abbott that would lift the statewide masking mandate for many...
COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic To Be Held Saturday In Sulphur Springs; Registration Required
This Saturday, March 20, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the state will be hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Sulphur Springs at the First United Methodist Church Gymnasium, Sulphur Springs Police Department Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator Jason Ricketson announced Tuesday afternoon. “At this time, we are still vaccinating under category 1B to include teachers and first responders. To register for the vaccine you can...
March 13 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 8 New Cases, 7 Recoveries, 148 Active Cases
COVID-19 numbers in Hopkins County are coming down overall as the number of residents receiving COVID-19 vaccinations increases, with more recoveries this month than new cases so far. Unfortunately, the number of COVID-19 fatalities continues to rise in Hopkins County too, according to Texas Department of State Health Services’ March 13 COVID-19 dashboards and reports. Case Counts The new confirmed cases reported so far this...
106 COVID-19 Fatalities Confirmed For Hopkins County
While many businesses were preparing to fully reopen and many people were celebrating the lifting of mask requirements Tuesday, Texas Department of State Health Services announced the 106 COVID-19 fatalities have now been confirmed for Hopkins County, including two deaths which occurred this month. Eleven additional residents were also reported to have contracted the virus this week, according to the COVID-19 Case Counts dashboard....
