Diabetic Education: Know the Signs of Slow Healing Wounds

People with diabetes often experience poor circulation, putting them at increased risk for developing slow healing wounds. Our team of wound care experts can help you stay a step ahead and understand the risk factors for slow healing wounds so they don’t get worse. In addition to poor circulation, other risk factors for developing

By |2023-04-19T15:40:15+00:00April 19th, 2023|blog, public health, wellness|Comments Off on Diabetic Education: Know the Signs of Slow Healing Wounds

Delivering Acute Wound Care Close to Home

Serious or slow healing wounds can make traveling for care difficult. Fortunately, we have wound care specialists right here in Hereford. When wounds don’t heal properly, they can develop into serious acute wounds or chronic wounds that take months or longer to fully heal. Underlying conditions such as poor circulation can cause wounds to heal

By |2023-04-19T15:40:10+00:00April 19th, 2023|blog, public health, wellness|Comments Off on Delivering Acute Wound Care Close to Home

Best of Hereford Recognition features what Hereford Regional Medical Center has to offer

Rural health care comes with its own set of special challenges. It is a unique part of the industry, and organizations in urban areas don't always deal with the same challenges we do. They also don't always benefit from the same kinds of opportunities we get in rural settings. One example of that is the

By |2021-11-03T15:31:09+00:00November 3rd, 2021|blog, heart health, News, public health, wellness|Comments Off on Best of Hereford Recognition features what Hereford Regional Medical Center has to offer

Get Your Annual Flu Shot!

With all the attention on COVID-19, it would be easy to forget about the flu and how serious an illness it can be. As with COVID-19, vaccination is our best protection against the sometimes deadly flu virus. Flu shots are recommended for nearly everyone over 6 months of age. Pregnant women, young children, older adults,

By |2021-10-08T16:00:03+00:00October 8th, 2021|News, public health, wellness|Comments Off on Get Your Annual Flu Shot!

Hereford Regional Medical Center Encourages Flu Vaccination

September 17, 2020 (Hereford, TX) – This year, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, getting vaccinated against seasonal influenza is essential. The flu vaccine reduces an individual’s risk of catching the illness and helps prevent hospitalizations and deaths.  Hereford Regional Medical Center’s clinic has vaccines in stock; appointments are available now by calling the clinic at

By |2020-09-17T19:32:06+00:00September 17th, 2020|News, public health, wellness|Comments Off on Hereford Regional Medical Center Encourages Flu Vaccination

Protecting Your Access to Health Care

by Jeff Barnhart, CEO Over the course of just several weeks, our way of life has been turned upside down. I know everyone is experiencing the challenges of self isolation and social distancing in different ways. It’s unsettling for all of us to be apart from friends, family, co-workers and neighbors. We are a social

By |2020-03-25T21:28:35+00:00March 25th, 2020|wellness|Comments Off on Protecting Your Access to Health Care

Update on the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

By Candice Smith, MSN, CCRN, Chief Nursing Officer As we promised we would last month, we have new information on the coronavirus (now called COVID-19) to share with the community. The risk of infection for all Texans remains low. There are now 14 confirmed cases of the virus in the U.S. Yesterday, the Centers for

By |2020-02-25T16:42:05+00:00February 25th, 2020|public health, wellness|Comments Off on Update on the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Wound Care Close to Home

by Jeff Barnhart, CEO Our singular mission at Hereford Regional Medical Center is to provide the highest quality of health care close to home. We know that travel to Amarillo or beyond is burdensome…financially, emotionally and logistically. That’s why we invest in the services and personnel our residents need to get….and stay….healthy. One of those

By |2020-02-24T14:44:48+00:00February 24th, 2020|Medicare, wellness|Comments Off on Wound Care Close to Home

Even With Coronavirus, Washing Hands Is the Best Prevention

By Candice Smith, MSN, CCRN, Chief Nursing Officer The World Health Organization announced today that it considers the “coronavirus” a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. As of Jan. 30, there are 7,819 confirmed cases around the world, with most of these in China. There are 6 confirmed cases in the U.S., none of which

By |2020-01-31T00:04:55+00:00January 31st, 2020|News, wellness|Comments Off on Even With Coronavirus, Washing Hands Is the Best Prevention

Serving All Our Community

by Candice Smith, MSN, chief nursing officer Hereford Regional Partners With Texas Tech to Provide Free Cervical Cancer Screening This month, on Jan. 25, the Hereford Clinic in partnership with Texas Tech Physicians will host a free walk-in cervical cancer screening clinic for uninsured women. Regular Pap tests to detect abnormal cells are the best

By |2020-01-14T21:09:23+00:00January 14th, 2020|wellness|Comments Off on Serving All Our Community
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