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  • Nursing Unit Receives Vital Sign Monitors from Volunteer Auxiliary

    Nursing Unit Receives Vital Sign Monitors from Volunteer Auxiliary

    LUFKIN, TEXAS (December 8, 2016)… The Volunteer Auxiliary at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial recently donated 2 Vital Sign Monitors, each worth more than $2,900, to the K4 Nursing Floor. Volunteer Auxiliary President, Don Newland, along with Volunteer Doris Harkness presented the monitors to members of the K4 nursing team including Deidra Taylor, Jill Loftice, Arceli…

  • How To Enjoy The Holidays Despite Chronic Pain

    How To Enjoy The Holidays Despite Chronic Pain

    The holidays are a time when everyone is encouraged to be of good cheer. But this joyous time of year is a lot less merry for those suffering from chronic bad backs, migraines, arthritis and other pain-inducing ailments. “Any kind of pain can seriously affect your quality of life,” says Dr. Tom Macek, an anesthesiologist…

  • CHI St. Luke’s Health Spreads Christmas Joy to Newest Arrivals

    CHI St. Luke’s Health Spreads Christmas Joy to Newest Arrivals

    LUFKIN, TEXAS (December 9, 2016)… CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin is sending a little Christmas joy home with each new family. Thanks to the Epsilon Kappa Master Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, an international social, service and cultural organization for women, each baby born in the month of December will receive a tiny red stocking…

  • Pain Free Blood Glucose Monitoring Device Developed

    Pain Free Blood Glucose Monitoring Device Developed

    SPRINGFIELD, MA… Western New England University professors Dr. Ronny Priefer and Dr. Michael Rust have developed a hand-held breathalyzer that allows individuals to painlessly check their blood glucose levels. Instead of using the traditional finger-stick testing, patients blow into a breathalyzer to detect the acetone levels in their breath, which have been linked to high blood…

  • Multiple Donations Made by CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Volunteer Auxiliary

    Multiple Donations Made by  CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Volunteer Auxiliary

    LUFKIN, TEXAS (November 15, 2016)… The patients at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin are benefiting from the fundraising efforts of the Memorial Volunteer Auxiliary. Money raised throughout the year in the Memorial Gift Shop and various fundraisers make it possible for the Volunteer Auxiliary to donate equipment to the hospital. L&D Vital Signs Monitor: The…

  • Heart Institute of East Texas physicians use world’s smallest heart pump in procedure at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial

    Heart Institute of East Texas physicians use world’s smallest heart pump in procedure at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial

    Just in time for World Heart Day – celebrated on Thursday, September 29 – a Woodville woman is cherishing the strength of her new heart, thanks to a procedure using the world’s smallest heart pump performed for the first time at CHI St. Luke’s Health Health-Memorial this week. World Heart Day is commemorated annually in…

  • Breast Cancer is for the Birds

    Breast Cancer is for the Birds

    During October, CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin and the Volunteer Auxiliary are spreading the word about early detection and the importance of regular mammograms with some unlikely accomplices…pink flamingos! On Monday morning, these pink birds flocked together in front of the Lufkin hospital, and they are waiting for a new home. Anyone can help show…

  • When Your Peaceful Slumber Turns Into A Haunting Nightmare

    When Your Peaceful Slumber Turns Into A Haunting Nightmare

    Your eyes begin to open after a good night of sleep, but something feels weird. You try to rub the tiredness out of your face but can’t lift your arms. In a panic you try to take a deep breath but can’t draw air. You can’t sit up, and you may even see a shadow…

  • Research Highlights 7 Essential Ingredients For Health Adolescents

    Research Highlights 7 Essential Ingredients For Health Adolescents

    Adolescents need proper nutrition for bone and muscle development, recovery from sports, cognition and strong immune systems. In the August issue of Food Technology magazine published by the Institute of Food Technologists, contributing editor Linda Milo Ohr looked at new research behind seven ingredients that are essential for growing teens and tweens. Protein – Lean…

  • Volunteer Auxiliary Donates Nearly $40,000 to Memorial

    Volunteer Auxiliary Donates Nearly $40,000 to Memorial

    The Volunteer Auxiliary at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial unanimously voted on Thursday to donate nearly $40,000 in equipment to the hospital. Each quarter of the year, the departments within the hospital have the opportunity to submit requests to the Volunteer Auxiliary for needed equipment. The volunteers use the money they receive through Gift Shop proceeds…