Apr 24
“We could not do it without our volunteers,” Jim Kendrick, CEO Longview Regional Medical Center. Longview Regional Medical Center recently held its annual appreciation luncheon for the hospital’s volunteers. No one looks forward to being admitted to any hospital except as a last resort. When this does happen the first step is admissions. In this …
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Apr 04
Childhood obesity has become a major problem. Children continue to get increase as the years go by. According to the National Institutes of Health, (NIH) childhood overweight and obesity has reached epidemic proportions tripling between 1970 and 2004. Children have gotten so overweight or obese that several concerned organizations like NFL PLAY 60 and …
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Feb 21
According to the gracious hosts of the recent Longview Cattle Barrons’ Ball (CBB) kick-off, Drs. Samir Germanwala, an intervention cardiologist and his wife Gana Nadiga, an Opthamologist volunteering their home was the right thing to do for a wonderful cause. Natalie Feuquay, co-chair of CBB is a Cardiac Cath Lab nurse who works with Germanwala. …
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Feb 07
Longview Regional Medical Center (LRMC) is introducing a new medical technology to treat patients of the cardiovascular disorder peripheral artery disease (PAD.) This will be the region’s first facility to employ Spectranetics’ excimer laser ablation system, which clears artery blockages and restores steady, sufficient blood flow to the legs. This is the first laser procedure …
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Jan 31
The Diagnostic Clinic of Longview (DCOL) and Longview Regional Medical Center (LRMC) have revealed their impending collaboration and how it will advance healthcare services yet further for East Texans already accustomed to expert care from both institutions. This partnership will spawn perhaps the most advanced, integrated, progressive and effective medical unit in the region. LRMC’s …
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Jan 11
It seems like yesterday when Longview Regional Medical Center started recognizing local woman who add to the quality of life in this community. This is the 12th year since the first fateful event dubbed “Stars over Longview.” Since then, the event has grown with tremendous community support netting 900 tickets this year. The recent Stars …
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Jan 05
Longview Regional Medical Center, (LRMC) has opened its brand new state-of-the-art Heart and Vascular Institute. The technologically equipped 23-bed unit offers monitored private rooms and more. Virginia Hardaway, RN, MSN is excited about the new unit. “The comfort, warm environment and privacy are some of the things we are bringing to our patients,” she said. …
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