Category: Local

  • Volunteer Auxiliary Donates to Hospital’s Emergency Room

    Volunteer Auxiliary Donates to Hospital’s Emergency Room

    LUFKIN, TEXAS (June 1, 2015)…The CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Volunteer Auxiliary recently donated 18 Welch-Allyn Suretemp Thermometers to Memorial’s Emergency Department.  The gift, worth more than $2,500, is just one example of the many items the Auxiliary donates throughout the year.  Christine Hargis, RN; Randy Ward, RN; Sharon Kelley, Volunteer Coordinator; Pasty Weems, Volunteer;…

  • What Everyone Should Know about Screening for Common Cancers

    What Everyone Should Know  about Screening for Common Cancers

    Screening for common cancers is widely promoted by many health advocates. However, for adults at average-risk without symptoms, it’s important to be strategic about such testing, according to experts, who say that too much screening can be harmful and provide little benefit. “Numerous studies show that patients and many physicians overestimate the benefits of cancer…

  • CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Recognizes Nurses During National Nurses Week

    CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Recognizes Nurses During National Nurses Week

    CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial recently recognized nurses for the essential role they play in the well-being of the community and within the organization.  Each year, the nation recognizes the important work done by nurses during National Nurses Week. Memorial honored the commitment and excellence its nurses provide to Angelina County and the surrounding communities…

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    Localism

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