Short Stay Program Feeds Into Longer Rehab Network
New Vision hosts 40 to 45 patients monthly with an average three day stay aimed at stabilizing clients before referral to Desert Springs or Turning Point. Anna Garza, service coordinator, notes 17 year olds may enter with parental consent and 18 is the adult threshold. Dr. Bruce Becker cites a clear demand for the service amid a report of rising recidivism.
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New Vision
Desert Springs
Turning Point
Anna Garza
Garza
MCH
Bruce Becker
Alcoholics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous
Screening questions shape alcohol dependence tool at hospital
The Merck Manual based CAGE questions screen for dependence including urges to cut down and eye openers. Garza notes New Vision refers patients to AA and NA, tailors discharge plans, and offers after care, childcare options, private counselors, and follow ups at one six and twelve months. Internal medicine doctors from TTU Health Sciences Center assist, with plans to hire a psychiatrist. HIPAA privacy shields patient names, and patients must self-admit. New Vision serves 17 counties and beyond with contract funding of 284000 dollars for in house services, while space for indigent patients remains limited but referrals exist.
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New Vision
Garza
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Becker
Roy Mathew
Medical
Texas Panhandle
Medical Center Hospital
Special Care Hospital Management Corp
St. Louis
Medical Center
Renee Henderson Earls
County budget hearings reveal raises and cuts across offices
In Ector County, officials debated salary requests with Sheriff Mark Donaldson receiving a modest raise while others faced limits. County judge Caddel refused a precinct one justice of the peace raise, citing workload disparities, as Health Department director Gino Solla faced nurse cuts and budget constraints.
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Taylor
Mark Donaldson
Donaldson
David Austin
Sheriff’s Office
Ector County
Austin
Public Works
Pat Patton
Don Bonifay
Midland County
Gary Painter
Ed Krevit
Precinct
Justice of the Peace
Jerry Lange
Lange
J.P
Jerry Caddel
Caddel
Health Department
Gino Solla
Solla
Commissioners Court
Dogs Sought by Rescue for Ideal Homes
A local dog rescue, New Found Friends, plans frequent adoption events to find suitable homes. Volunteers like Twink Leftwich emphasize matching dogs with proper homes as intake rises while Aguirre notes dogs come from abusive, neglectful, or street backgrounds and receive vaccinations and medical care before adoption. An adoption fee of 100 dollars helps cover food, shelter, and spaying or neutering costs.
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Twink Leftwich
New Found Friends
Aguirre
Community event ties to Great American Steakout in Odessa
The Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center hosts a fundraising event tied to the 51st Great American Steakout. Lossin notes a silent auction with trips and a car drawing, aiming to raise funds after losing a $350,000 school district contract. The center, founded in 1953 to fight polio, serves about 2,300 patients yearly across 72 counties with therapy services.
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Permian Basin
Polio Foundation
Tom Snoddy
Odessa
Lossin
Library hosts Hispanic heritage art exhibit Mexico Splendors
Ector County Library celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with the exhibit Mexico Splendors of 30 Centuries running September 20 to October 8. The display features works by Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo and other artists with free admission. For details call 332-0633.
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Ector County
Mexico
Diego Rivera
Frida Kahlo
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