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A Closer Look at Fort Worth's Mental Health Crisis

WebThat figure spiked another 50% during the pandemic, and in October 2021, three pediatric health organizations united to declare a state of emergency in children’s mental health. According to Dr. Lee Savio Beers, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the declaration was “an urgent call to policymakers at all levels of government.”

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North Texas Area Community Health Centers Offer Flu, COVID …

WebNorth Texas Area Community Health Centers (NTACHC) will offer flu/Pfizer COVID vaccinations for those 6 months old and up at Saturday clinics. These are for current patients and new patients. NTACHC also has a limited number of Pfizer Bivalent Boosters available. Insurance is accepted. For those who do not have insurance, NTACHC …

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Meet Bianka Soria-Olmos, the Doctor Who’s Saving a Community

WebThese risk factors range from health and genetics to lifestyle and economics. “The Hispanic community has a high prevalence of some of the chronic medical conditions that puts you at high risk for severe COVID-19 disease,” Soria-Olmos says. “Some of them being diabetes, elevated BMI, cardiac issues, and lung and kidney issues …

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Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center

WebAddress 1400 8th Ave, Fort Worth, Texas. Phone (844) 279-3627. Visit Website. Email [email protected]. Hours. 24/hrs. Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth, located near downtown Fort Worth, is an award-winning, full-service hospital dedicated to providing for the health care needs of the Fort Worth

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How Good Is This Fort Worth Hospital

WebIdeally, the number of trips you make to the hospital are kept to a minimum. In reality, life happens, and there’s peace of mind in knowing Fort Worth and surrounding areas are home to some of the best facilities in the state, according to U.S. News & World Report.. U.S. News’ recently released Best Hospitals list for 2019 – 2020 had Fort Worth …

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The Doctors Are In

WebMeet three Fort Worth doctors who are healing patients, changing lives, and charting new territory in their fields. Learn how Dr. Jamye Coffman is speaking up to protect the most vulnerable patients: our children. Delve inside the mind of a cardiac surgeon with Dr. Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski and go deep-brain into the future of neurosurgery

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Miracle Man: Local Survivor of a Rare Cancer Shares His Story

WebBut 10 years after his diagnosis, Marc Semmelmann remains the only survivor of a rare and aggressive form of cancer. He now shares his story of faith and resilience to give others hope. by Mary Murphy. November 9, 2020. 12:00 AM. Expand. Olaf Growald. Ten years ago, Marc Semmelmann was enduring intensive chemotherapy.

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JPS Embarks on $800 Million Expansion, Renovation

WebPlans are in motion for a major renovation and expansion of JPS Health Network, part of the $800 million Bond Construction Program that Tarrant County voters approved in 2018. Big-picture plans include building new patient towers, an ambulatory surgery center, and a psychiatric hospital. But, before any of those projects can start, …

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Top Doctors 2021

WebTop Doctors 2021. by FWTX staff. April 2, 2021. 12:00 PM. Expand. Adobe Stock. From allergy to urology and pediatrics to psychiatry, we asked Tarrant County doctors to nominate their peers for inclusion in our annual Top Doctors list via an online ballot. With over 4,800 votes cast, the magazine staff vetted each physician through the Texas

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Anticipate Joy Offers Free Counseling Sessions After Severe …

WebAnticipate Joy is offering free therapy sessions to individuals impacted by the Interstate 35 pileup that occurred on Feb. 11, as well as last week's snowstorms. Co-founders Dr. Veronica Tetterton and Dr. Karla Evans were moved by images of the wreckage and quickly recognized the negative long-term consequences these events …

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O.D. Wyatt High School to Receive THRIVE Program

WebThe THRIVE North Texas program (Together Harnessing Resources to Give Individuals Voice and Empowerment) will be implemented this fall at O.D. Wyatt High School in the Fort Worth Independent School District, according to a press release. This expansion was made possible by the generosity of donors to the Texas Health Resources …

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UNT Health Science Center Opens Regional

WebThe University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth made history on Thursday with the opening of the first immersive virtual reality simulation center in Texas. A ribbon-cutting ceremony — featuring Dr. Michael R. Williams, chancellor of the UNT System and HSC president, as well as HSC students, faculty and staff — took place

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Healthcare Company Commits to Fort Worth for Long-Term …

WebAmerican Specialty Health will take residence at 13650 Heritage Pkwy in AllianceTexas, a multi-development community in north Fort Worth hosting 500 companies. The Indiana-based company offers benefits management services, and is moving its Texas office from Southlake to Fort Worth in order to support the persistent growth officials say …

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Mental Health Jail Diversion Center Expected to Open by October

WebThe jail diversion program would enable individuals with mental health needs who have committed non-violent, low-level crimes to receive services for psychiatric needs, homelessness, medication management, health issues, and other necessary assistance. “It allows officers to divert an individual from incarceration to treatment,” …

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New Form of Laser Eye Surgery Could Be More Effective Than …

WebA new form of laser eye surgery, SMILE, might finally convince myopic patients to throw their glasses in the trash. Woman eye and eyechart in scanning circle closeup. Ophthalmologist consultation. Glasses are geeky, contacts are cumbersome, and walking around with blurry vision is, well, just not an option. Nearsightedness is both a …

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Healthy, Wealthy and Wise

WebIn addition to health screenings, seminars and competitions, Baylor provides telephone health coaching and disease management coaching for employees who qualify. Becky Hall, vice president of health and wellness, has worked at Baylor All Saints for 14 years. She takes advantage of Baylor's monthly challenges and walking groups.

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Eastside Ministries Receives Grant From Texas Health Post Fire

WebSince 2019, Texas Health has awarded two grants – one for $215,000 and the other $954,000 – to support and expand Eastside Ministries’ Railroad Project, a program for low-income adults that provides high blood pressure and diabetes screening, food, clothing, and mental health counseling with a goal of increasing their self-efficacy.

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Actor Stephen Christopher Anthony Talks Mental Health Message …

WebWe talk about it in terms of being a mental health show that deals with depression, but it's also really suspenseful and funny. I think people are surprised to find how funny the script is. You're going to laugh a lot, have a great time, and walk away having really great conversations. "Dear Evan Hansen" runs Tuesday through Sunday.

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