ORH to Acquire Alliance Hospital in Odessa merger planned
Odessa Regional Hospital owned by Iasis Healthcare will buy neighboring Alliance Hospital for 65.5 million dollars. The two facilities will merge operations with ORH controlling, adding Alliance’s cardiovascular and orthopedic strengths to Odessa Regional’s women’s services. No employment changes announced. formal consolidation details to follow.
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Odessa Regional Hospital
Franklin, Tenn
ORH Control
Alliance
Tim Parker
Tasa ‘Watts
Galin
Sudhir Srivastava
Odessa
ORH
OA File Phot Lasis Healthcare
Alliance Hospital
Texas donors push FutureGen bid with $1 million gift
TXU Corp and Texas Energy Future Holdings donate one million dollars to Texas for the FutureGen project. Funds will buy rights to inject carbon dioxide near Jewett site as Illinois sites compete for the project with a final site decision due in October.
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Dallas
TXU Corp
Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited
of Texas
Texas
Tom Baker
Jewett
Illinois
Jewitt
Penwell
Wwtexasenergyfuture.com
Midland receives $1 million for airport upgrades
The City of Midland will obtain a $1 million grant from the U S Department of Transportation, routed through the FAA, to upgrade Midland International Airport. Funds will repair the terminal building, rehabilitate runways, and acquire equipment including a runway sweeper and canoes.
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Midland International Airport
Midland
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Odessa Parks Ready Water Centers Ahead of Memorial Day
Odessa parks and recreation teams prepare Sherwood and Woodson centers and Floyd Gwin pool for a strong swimming season. Director Steve Patton notes a week of chemical treatment before opening with extensive cleanup and dedicated crews to restore facilities. Admission costs vary by center and age, with daily hours 1 PM to 7 PM. Memorial Day weekend expected to draw large crowds.
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Odessa
Sherwood and
Woodson Parks
Floyd Gwin Park
Steve Patton
City of Odessa
Parks and Recreation Department
Patton
Scott Anderson
Anderson
Sherwood and Woodson
Floyd Gwin
Health advisory council evaluates sex education in ECISD
The School Health Advisory Council debated an abstinence education grant for the Ector County Independent School District and voted 9-1 to support sending the proposal to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of the Permian Basin for approval. The $2 million study would compare abstinence, no intervention, and sex education with contraception information, to see which yields higher abstinence.
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Ector County Independent School District
School Health Advisory Council
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Permian Basin
SHAC
Kris Howard
Howard
Jean Colls
Health Sciences Center
Colls
ECISD
Wendell Sollis
Life Center
Sollis
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Kermit High School
Ogea.com
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Oapa.com
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George Rodriguez
City of Odessa Parks and Recreation Department
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