Hospital approves contract for Odessa air ambulance service
Odessa's Hospital District board approved a Med-Trans contract to provide a permanent air ambulance with a Bell helicopter, landing pads at Medical Center Hospital, fuel and a mechanic. The unit is due for practice flights in early June and full operation by June 16, with a temporary pad at Fourth and Washington before a permanent helipad atop a new parking garage.
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Odessa
Ctor County Hospital District
Med-Trans Corporation
Bismarck
N.C
Third Street
Golder Avenue
Med- Trans
Bell
Medical Center Hospital
MCH
District 4
Bill Hetzler
Tom Rohlfs
Med-Trans
Fourth Street
Washington Avenue
Fifth Street
Chris Pipes
Steve Pollock
Carol Evans
Middle East
Taylor
American Red Cross of
Southwest Texas
Tony
Uterine Transplant Research Faces Roadblocks and Ethical Questions
Ramirez conducts pig uterus transplants to prove feasibility while awaiting FDA approval for human uterine transplants. He uses Universidad de La Salle in Bogota for extended pig surgeries with guidance from family OB GYNs. Experts suggest rhesus monkeys as next models, but regulatory funding and safety concerns slow progress.
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Ramirez
Saudi Arabia
Colombia
Bogota
Universidad de la Salle
Hugo Ramirez
Jorge Ramirez
Baldwin
FDA
United States
ECISD weighs block vs traditional class schedules
ECISD faces higher annual costs of 38.8 million with block scheduling under a 500 minute per class system. Bruce Revell notes the district must hire more teachers, while Roy Benavides says benefits such as better student performance have not appeared, prompting years of study amid budget pressures.
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Bruce Revell
Phil Fouche
Roy Benavides
Benavides
Odessa police and fire mark Child Abuse Prevention Month
The Odessa Police Department and the Odessa Hire Department will gather with Harmony Home officials at 10am Friday in front of the police department to mark Child Abuse Prevention Month. Blue ribbons will be given to officers and firefighters to show support on vehicle antennas.
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Odessa Police Department
Odessa Hire Department
Harmony Home
ECISD Votes to Eliminate Block Scheduling at Odessa District
Trustees Abalos and Gregg opposed the motion to drop block scheduling while Adders Hinson Rutherford Fouche and Salmon voted for elimination. Superintendent Benavides arrived in 2090 amid a budget driven debate. Odessa High sophomore Alexis Harper led a petition of 250 students urging retention, arguing block scheduling enables more rigorous courses and homework time.
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Ector County Independent School District
Delma Abalos
Carol Gregg
Bill Rutherford
Paula Adders
Flay Hinson
Rutherford
Phil Fouche
Tommy Salmon
Benavides
HCISD
Odessa High School
Alexis Harper
Harper
Odessa High
Jouche
Sue Kerguson
Ferguson
Abalos
Texas Education Agency
ECISD
Bartlett denies punishment, cites apology as appropriate
A doctor disputed the Texas medical board findings after cases from 1994 to 1998 alleged nontherapeutic tests and treatments for back pain, pneumonia, flulike symptoms, obesity, and sinusitis. Bartlett argued no punishment fits and criticized HMOs for manipulating the system.
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State Board
Bartlett
Medical Board
Texas Medical Association
HMO
Texas House committee approves school pledge bill
In Austin the House committee advanced a bill requiring a minute of silence followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the Texas flags in all public schools. Students would reflect or engage in silent activity, with parental exemptions possible by written request. Supporters call it timely. opponents from the ACLU argue it removes local control.
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Austin
United States
Texas
House
Dan Branch
K-Dallas
Branch
Dwayne Bohac
Houston
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St. Odessa
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N. Kansas
WTECU
Earoval
Metabolic Research Center
Les Eco Eee
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