Nov. 30 COVID-19 Update: 90 Active Cases, 25 in COVID Unit at CMFH-SS
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Nov. 30 COVID-19 update reported 90 active COVID-19 cases in Hopkins County and 25 patients in the COVID Unit at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs. Texas Department of State Health Services also on Monday, Nov. 30 reported the COVID-19 percentage of hospital patients in Trauma Service Area F remained above 15 percent for the third consecutive day in a...
Nov. 24 COVID-19 Update: 24 In COVID Unit, 58 Active Cases
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials’ Nov. 24 COVID-19 update showed cumulative totals with 11 additional positive COVID-19 cases and 69 additional recoveries over their last report on Nov. 20. HC/SSEM also provided some additional demographic details for recent COVID-19 cases provided by DSHS. Changes in State Reporting The HC/SSEM officials in a Zoom press conference Tuesday afternoon noted that county...
Nov. 23 COVID-19 Update: 22 In Hospital COVID Unit, Changes In Case Reporting
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Nov. 23 COVID-19 update reported a whopping 22 patients in the COVID unit at the hospital and a change in state COVID-19 case reporting. Texas Department of State Health Services, as of Sunday, Nov. 22, will no long be providing daily updates to county officials, HC/SSEM reported in the Nov. 23 COVID-19 update. No new positive cases nor new recoveries were noted by...
Hundreds Now Feared Infected With Measles in Texas
February 17, 2025 – Texas is grappling with its most severe measles outbreak in nearly three decades, with 48 confirmed cases reported. The outbreak originated in Gaines County and has since extended to neighboring Lynn, Terry, and Yoakum counties. The counties currently experiencing the outbreak are in extreme West Texas. One borders New Mexico. It’s about a 7 hour drive straight west of Hopkins County. Alarmingly, 13...
Low Vaccine Rates Blamed for West Texas Measles Surge
February 11, 2025 – In late January 2025, health officials in Gaines County, West Texas, reported an outbreak of measles, with 15 confirmed cases predominantly among school-aged children. Gaines County is noted for its high rate of vaccine exemptions; nearly 1 in 5 incoming kindergartners in the 2023-24 school year had not received the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. The initial cases were identified in unvaccinated...
Boar’s Head Recalls Ready-To-Eat Liverwurst And Other Deli Meat
Products May Be Contaminated With Listeria BOAR’S HEAD PROVISIONS CO., INC. FSIS Announcement WASHINGTON, July 26, 2024 – Boar’s Head Provisions Co., Inc., a Jarratt, Va., establishment, is recalling all liverwurst product produced by the establishment that is currently available in commerce because it may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection...
FDA Approves First Oral Treatment For COVID-19 In Adults
May 26, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the oral antiviral Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, co-packaged for oral use) for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death. Paxlovid is the fourth drug—and first oral antiviral pill—approved by the FDA to treat COVID-19 in adults....
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital News Release 4/4/2023
Sulphur Springs, Texas, April 3, 2023 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. Inpatient Rehabilitation If you have a loved one that has recently suffered a stroke, had a major fall and required hospitalization, or even has a planned joint replacement: inpatient rehabilitation might be an option. CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs provides...
Lights of Life Gala Sponsorship Opportunities
Business News — January 16, 2023: CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital -Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. Hopkins County Health Care Foundation By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] The 2023 Lights of Life Gala Sponsorships are now available. The sponsorship levels are priced the same as last...
USFDA Authorizes Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines For Children Down To 6 Months of Age
FDA NEWS RELEASE — December 8, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the updated (bivalent) Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to include use in children down to 6 months of age. “More children now have the opportunity to update their protection against COVID-19 with a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, and we encourage parents and caregivers of those eligible to...
