Hospital Passes Final Medicare Inspection
Collingsworth General Hospital reported by administrator Morris Barcroft that the facility passed this year’s final Medicare inspection with no discrepancies at a June 23 meeting. Dr. Prasanna Kumar will open a Wellington medical practice July 1. The board unanimously approved a formal policy for supplying linen, cleaning, blankets, oxygen and other ambulance service needs.
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Tornado Part of Texas Tech Study
A May 29 Wellington tornado and a separate wind storm near Hollis and Altus, Oklahoma, are being studied by Texas Tech University to improve tornado damage mitigation. Dr. Richard E. Peterson seeks local eyewitness reports, films, slides, and any debris or cloud observations. Contact 806-742-3113 for details.
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Dr Prasanna Kumar to Open Wellington Clinic July 1
Dr Prasanna K N Kumar arrives in Wellington June 27 or 28 and will open a medical practice July 1. Morris Barcroft of Collingsworth General Hospital announced the date. Kumar, 42, has licenses in Texas West Virginia and Kentucky and previously practiced in Jamaica and Great Britain. His hospital contract provides $60,000 yearly, free clinic space, nurse and secretary salaries for one year and half of malpractice insurance, with second-year terms negotiable. His office is the northeast suite of the Wellington Clinic on Arlington Street.
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Arlington Street
Visitors from Ecuador Share Town Heritage in Wellington Visit
Two Ecuadorian visitors, Senora Graciela Freire and Senora Martha Cervantes, travel with Mrs. J L Wilson family to nearby Tahlequah and Amarillo after weeks in Wellington. They describe Ybarra near Colombia, its 63 000 residents, Inca and Spanish history, tourism, and the Blood Lake site Yaguar Cocha. They note friendly locals and hospitality with Mrs Wilson as interpreter. they depart June 26 after several weeks here.
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