Deaf Smith County Hospital District is encouraging students to pursue a career in respiratory therapy by participating in a new federal grant program providing free tuition for respiratory therapy students. As part of the new Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Program, DSCHD will serve as a clinical training site for respiratory therapy students who
Ashley Hawes, M.D. Joins Hereford Regional Medical Center Hawes offers family medicine and obstetrics expertise close to home August 29, 2022 (Hereford, TX) – Hereford Regional Medical Center welcomes Ashley Hawes, M.D, to its family practice. Dr. Hawes is a board-certified family medicine physician. She received her medical degree from Mercer University School of
Get the Facts on Monkeypox The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency in July 2022. There are approximately 990 confirmed cases in Texas. Monkeypox is preventable and treatable and rarely fatal. Monkeypox virus is transmitted from one person to another by close contact with lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets or contaminated materials,
August 8, 2022 (Hereford, TX) – Deaf Smith County Hospital District today announced expansion of its WorkSmart program to include employee wellness. The expanded program will provide employers in the region with a trusted health care partner to provide confidential, comprehensive health and medical screenings for interested employees. “The WorkSmart employee wellness program is the
Each year, we take time to celebrate national nurses week (May 6-12) and national hospital week (May 8-14). The two events overlap by a couple of days. I think this is purposeful because hospitals can’t exist without nurses. Without nurses, hospitals couldn’t operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
April 7, 2022 (Hereford, TX) – Governor Greg Abbott re-appointed Jeff Barnhart, FACHE, CEO of the Deaf Smith County Hospital District to the advisory council on trauma and emergency medical services, known as GETAC. “I’m grateful to continue my service on GETAC, to the governor, and to the state of Texas,” said Barnhart. “I’m honored
April 1, 2022 (Hereford, TX) – The Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas State Office of Rural Health awards Hereford Regional Medical Center a grant to establish a community paramedicine program. The program will equip Deaf Smith County Hospital District’s emergency medical services providers with the equipment and training to conduct in-home medical screenings and check-ups
March 17, 2022 (Hereford, TX) –Hereford Regional Medical Center is recognized by The Chartis Center of Rural Health and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) with a Performance Leadership Award in Quality. “Our team has always been dedicated to serving our community,” said Jeff Barnhart, FACHE, CEO, Deaf Smith County Hospital
December 22, 2021 -- “Hereford Regional Medical Center is experiencing an unprecedented need for emergency medical care and hospitalization. Our patients are seriously ill, including five critical patients. We have two in our intensive care unit who require mechanical ventilation. The remaining three need ICU beds. All of these patients are extremely sick with COVID-19
December 8, 2021 (Hereford, TX) – Area hospitals, including Hereford Regional Medical Center, are experiencing extremely high patient volumes. Over the last 14 days, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Deaf Smith County have increased 57 percent. Hospitals and clinics routinely manage fluctuations in patient volume, navigating upticks around cold and flu season, for example. Due to the
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