Board poised to back continuing CareStar ambulance service
Ector County Hospital District board plans to approve a resolution today to extend CareStar air ambulance service based at Medical Center Hospital. The service operates in a 17 county area and has been deemed invaluable. a vote is expected to pass. A separate agenda item includes plans for a $1.4 million inpatient rehabilitation floor. Board races in May include Districts 1 3 5. Incumbent Gaddy not seeking re election.
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Ector County Hospital District Board
CareStar
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Dumas
Paul Lujan
Crane
Mary Thompson
Thompson
Virgil Trower
District 7
Trower
District 1
Judy
Hayes
Beulah Shaw
Joe Buice
Chuck Lockbee
Deretha Cartwright
Fred Martin
James Gaddy
Cisneros urges Hispanics to lead as economic power grows
Henry Cisneros telling the Mexican American Network of Odessa gathering that Hispanics are rising from income to wealth, with a duty to lead and contribute. He cites population growth to 65 million by 2050 and Hispanic spending nearing one trillion dollars by 2010, calling the trend a major force shaping America alongside globalization and technology.
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Henry Cisneros
Odessa
Cisneros
Univision Communications
Los Angeles
San Antonio
U.S
United States
Spain
Paul Zoeller
American CityVista
Holiday Inn Hotel
Cathy Herzog
Man set to work exports center in West Texas region
The 53 year old Indianapolis man appointed to the new West Texas Export Assistance Center near Odessa Midland discusses early findings. Dan Swart and Steve Recobs plan April 15 meetings with area business leaders and May 10 opening of the Business Development Center at UTPB. Recobs notes broad regional industry and aims to boost local exports and global involvement. He holds a BA from the University of Evansville and an MBA.
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Indianapolis
Ind
New West Texas US
Odessa
Midland
Permian
Steve Recobs
Recobs
Ree- Cobs
U.S
Don Evans
University of Evansville
Deep Vein Thrombosis Risks Highlighted by Local Case
A Midland patient faced a dangerous clot after chest pain led to an MRI. Medical staff explained DVT forms in leg veins and can travel to the lungs, causing pulmonary embolism and death. About 200,000 deaths annually are linked to DVT, a cited risk exceeding AIDS in some estimates.
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Jerry McCollom
Midland
McCollom
Levi Stone
Medical Center Hospital
Stone
Hormone-linked clots discussed in pregnancy and cancer cases
Doctors highlight deep vein thrombosis risks from hormones during pregnancy and after breast cancer surgery. Midland resident Christy Doenges recalls clots during pregnancy and treatment with blood thinners, while Hanover’s McCollom recounts a cancer surgery triggered clot and ongoing recovery.
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McCollum
Hanover Compressor Co
Abilene
Pacific Ocean
del Rio
Midland
Houston
Stone
McCollom
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Ronald Stephens
Stephens
Covenant Health System
Lubbock
Annalillia Urias
Pedro Urias Modesto
Mickey Price
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ers
Robert Munoz
Pew Center For Hispanic Studies
Tom McHattie
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
McHattie
Christy Doenges
Ting
Doenges
Aventis
Judy Treble
Mark
Prove Mattern
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