COVID-19: Visitor Restrict By CHRISTUS
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs medical professionals and associates daily exercise numerous health and safety practices for patients, workers and visitors. During the COVID-19 pandemic, additional measures have been put in place. Effective Monday, March 23, the following were implemented: All associates will be screened each shift upon arrival to work, including a temperature takenElective, non-essential...
CHRISTUS Establishes COVID-19 Hotline 1-800-458-4559
The following is a news release received by CHRISTUS Health Systems Public Relations. We continue to work in solidarity with our partners in the health care community, city and county leaders, and local health authorities to ensure our community is well prepared. Together, we stand united in our commitment to keep the people of East Texas safe. At CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Sulphur Springs, we remain vigilant in responding to...
CHRISTUS Birthing Center Expands Options for Moms
L. to R. Hanna Booth, OB Nurse and Kristi Couch, Nursery Nurse and Lactation Consultant Kristi Couch and Hanna Boone work in the OB Department at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, and both are excited about the new options now being offered to new moms. Hanna has been a nurse for three years, working at CHRISTUS in Sulphur Springs for the past two years. She shares, “I love this field. I come from Winnsboro,...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On DWI Charge After Crash
A 45-year-old Sulphur Springs man reportedly didn’t get very far after ignoring other’s attempts to prevent him from driving drunk. He was allegedly found crawling in the grass near a wrecked sport utility vehicle, according to arrest reports. A witnesses allegedly alerted police the man had left a Magnolia Street brewery “highly intoxicated,” despite people’s attempts to take his keys away from him to...
Accreditation as Primary Stroke Center Earned by Sulphur Springs CHRISTUS
Back in October 2019, following evaluation by a Joint Commission agency, the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs was accredited as a Primary Stroke Center. This is one of the highest rankings which hospital organizations may achieve in assessing and treating stroke victims. The accreditation was based on a standard of core measures and ‘best practice’ during a three-month observation process by the Joint...
Hospital District Board Approves Demolition of 3 Houses, Discusses CHHA Appointment, Election
A number of items were considered and discussed during Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors’s December meeting, including demolition of three houses, appointment of a board member to a local alliance, a May 2 board election, a board member attaining a certification and a retirement plan. House Demolition Approval was given for three houses on Airport Road owned by the hospital district to be demolished. The...
Meet CHRISTUS New ‘Family Practice Nurse Practitioner’ Lydia Amartey
The term ‘Nurse Practitioner’ may be rather new to some, but it’s the important title of a very important job in medicine today. Lydia Amartey is one of six Family Practice Nurse Practitioners now on staff in the clinics of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. The term refers to ‘a nurse who is qualified to treat certain medical conditions without the direct supervision of a doctor’. We...
CHRISTUS Rehabilitation Specialists Jeff Sant and Kerry Herman Share Information during Ntl. Physical Therapy Month
Kerry Herman and Jeff Sant Physical Therapist Jeff Sant has been performing professional rehabilitation services in Sulphur Springs for 22 years, first at the Sam Sevier Clinic and now through the hospital in Sulphur Springs. He has seen many changes and improvements in therapy treatments during that time, and has praise for the CHRISTUS Health Care System. During a KSST Good Morning Show interview, Sant stated “The Sulphur...
Sept. 17 Hospital District Board To Consider Tax Rate, Budget, Organization
Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors have called a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 17 to discuss a number of items during their regular session and at least two during executive session. Budget and Tax Rate The hospital district board are slated to review and approve the tax rate and budget for the fiscal year which will end on Sept. 30, 2020. HCHD CEO Ron Folwell in May reported the district to be “doing fairly...
CHRISTUS – Sulphur Springs Paving The Way Into Future
Workers with Area Wide Paving continue the paving project at CHRISTUS – Sulphur Springs. CHRISTUS is resurfacing most of the front public parking areas, and has been doing so for a couple of weeks. Workers are keeping as much parking open as possible as they work in stages to resurface over 130,000 sq ft of parking areas. The quick turnaround involves crews scaping and cleaning the old surface, repairing any damage of the...
