Board to focus on cancer services again
Ector County Hospital District Board meets at 5 30 p m in Medical Center Hospital boardroom to revisit a partnership with US Oncology provider of cancer services for indigent, Medicare and Medicaid patients. The plan relocates a bariatric clinic to allow a 4 5 million renovation and adds a stroke unit.
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Ector County Hospital District
Medical Center Hospital
US Oncology
West Texas Cancer
Bariatric Clinic
Medical Center
ECISD and health department push for student immunizations
ECISD Health Services director Laura Mathew says state law requires immunizations for school attendance and only a few exceptions exist. Children must be current on vaccines to attend ECISD schools, otherwise preparations for the first day are wasted.
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Ector County Independent School District
Laura Mathew
Ecisd Health Services
Immunization Clinics Offer Walk-In and School Sites
ECISD in partnership with Odessa Regional Hospital and the Ector County Health Department offers clinics over the next two weeks to boost immunizations. Today a 1 to 4 p.m. walk-in clinic at 221 North Texas Ave. Thursday clinics run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Odessa High School and Permian High School. Additional ECISD ORH ECCHD sessions run 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. with $5 and $10 fees and exemption rules requiring documentation for medical or religious grounds. Last year 4,280 immunizations were administered.
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Farah Daoud
AIM High School
ORH
Gloria Plattsmier
Ector County Health Department
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Permian High School
Ector County Heath Department
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Odessa Regional Hospital
Ector County Health
Mathew
Ector County
Health Department
Solla
Inside: Which shots are required when
Solla discusses required vaccination timing and emphasizes the benefits of immunizations in eradicating diseases. He notes polio and others prevalently prevented by vaccines, including Pertussis and measles, are near elimination, and stresses minimal immunization risks versus the consequences of guardians refusing.
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Solla
JFK Assassination Tape Preserved by Archivists in Dallas
Archivists work to preserve the only sound from Kennedy's assassination captured when a police radio remained on. The fragile recording, etched on dictation belts, has never been authentically released. Researchers debate whether it supports three or four shots, with no consensus. The National Archives aims to copy and safeguard the belts, untapped during the Warren Commission.
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Dallas
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Gary Mack
Dealey Plaza
Dallas Morning News
National Archives
Washington
Psychic aids in search for Balmorhea teen
Reeves County and Balmorhea involved in a missing person case for Monica Carrasco since October 2, 2003. A Little Rock psychic was hired by the family and spent days in Balmorhea using Carrasco’s photo, a Levi’s pair, and a sweatshirt to seek clues. The teen had been staying with Velma and Abel Baeza after hospital treatment for low mood and anorexia.
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Little Rock
Ark
Reeves County Sheriff’s Department
Balmorhea
Monica Carrasco
Carrasco
Reeves County
Reno Lewis
Carol Pate
Gloria Tarango
Lewis
Pate
Balmo
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