Author: Misty Boggs

  • 4 Simple Tips for Blending a Better-For-You Smoothie

    4 Simple Tips for Blending a Better-For-You Smoothie

    There’s no better time than a new year to embrace healthy habits. And it’s easier to embrace a “new me” mentality by fueling your body with the goodness it needs now. You can incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your daily regimen with one simple snack hack: smoothies! Smoothies are convenient, fast and easy to…

  • Longtime CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Chaplain Dies at 92

    Longtime CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Chaplain Dies at 92

    Longtime chaplain and spiritual counselor at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial died at the age of 92. Serving as a member of the hospital’s Board of Directors and Board of Trustees, Brother Billy Jackson became part of the Memorial family while he was the Chairman and CEO of Perry Brothers, a national retailer headquartered in…

  • Woodland Heights Recognizes Directors Of The Year

    Woodland Heights Medical Center recently awarded Clinical Director of the Year and Non-clinical Director of the year award to two outstanding department managers. Maria Rojas Maria Rojas, Nursing Director for the Medical/Telemetry Unit, was awarded the Clinical Director of the Year Award.  Maria graduated from Angelina College in 1996 as Registered Nurse and began working…

  • Health Kits Donated to CISC by CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial

    Health Kits Donated to CISC by CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial

    LUFKIN, TEXAS – For its 2015 Leadership Christmas Project, CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin donated more than 100 health kits to Christian Information & Services Center (CISC) to promote healthier communities and support those in need during the holiday season. Each department in the hospital was assigned to bring items needed for the kits.…

  • Lufkin Urologist Performs First-of-its-kind Surgery

    Lufkin Urologist Performs First-of-its-kind Surgery

    Through a first-of-its-kind surgical procedure, a Lufkin urologist has given quality of life back to an Angelina County woman and hopes to provide others with the same kind of relief. Using an innovative procedure, an amniotic membrane and robotic technology at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial, Dr. David Price, a board certified urologist, successfully repaired…

  • Woodland Heights Welcomes Dr. Kindrell Tucker

    Woodland Heights Welcomes Dr. Kindrell Tucker

    Woodland Heights Medical Center is happy to welcome Kindrell Tucker, M.D., back to East Texas. Dr. Tucker, a board certified Family Practice Physician, is dedicated to personalized family care. “It is an honor to care for my friends, family and neighbors in Lufkin and the surrounding area,” said Tucker. “I am thrilled to have the…

  • AC Phlebotomy Students On Hand For Hudson Health Fair

    AC Phlebotomy Students On Hand For Hudson Health Fair

    Students from Angelina College’s Phlebotomy program will be on-hand for the Hudson Health Fair scheduled for 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1 at Hornet Gymnasium in Hudson. The students will perform checks for blood pressure and glucose levels while also giving flu shots. There will be door prizes available for those in attendance. AC’s Phlebotomy…

  • CHI St. Luke’s Announces Four Retiring Board Members

    CHI St. Luke’s Announces Four Retiring Board Members

    A quality organization is marked by its leadership – men and women, who create, envision, motivate and inspire. For many years, CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial has operated under the skillful guidance of four such leaders who today announced their retirement from the Board of Directors. Ray Baldwin, Dr. Patricia McKenzie, Dr. Sid Roberts, and…

  • Memorial Clinics Welcomes Family Medicine Staff

    Memorial Clinics Welcomes Family Medicine Staff

    CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Clinics, a division of CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial, welcomes longtime Lufkin family medicine physician Dr. Andrew Fercowicz and his staff to the Lufkin Care Team. Dr. Fercowicz has served the Lufkin community for the past 20 years as a Family Medicine Physician and Obstetrician. He attended the Medical College…

  • CHI St. Luke’s Memorial Specialty Hospital Recognizes Board Members

    CHI St. Luke’s Memorial Specialty Hospital Recognizes Board Members

    LUFKIN – CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Specialty Hospital recently recognized two long term board members whose terms have expired.  Les Leach, Administrator for CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Specialty Hospital (right) presented Terry Morgan (left) and David Perkins (center) with Resolutions of Appreciation for their service to Memorial Specialty Hospital.  Mr. Morgan has served…