CHRISTUS Health highlights vital role of occupational therapy in patient recovery

CHRISTUS Health highlights vital role of occupational therapy in patient recovery

Apr 15, 2026

April is Occupational Therapy Month ETR Staff Report (EAST TEXAS) – April marks Occupational Therapy Month, a time to recognize the vital role occupational therapists play in helping individuals regain independence and improve their quality of life through personal care. Throughout the month,

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CTE Opportunity Fair Connects Students to Future Careers

CTE Opportunity Fair Connects Students to Future Careers

Apr 10, 2026

ETR Staff Report Tyler, TX – Tyler ISD’s Career & Technology Center was buzzing with energy today as approximately 2,000 Career and Technical Education (CTE) juniors and seniors connected with more than 100 businesses and organizations during the district’s annual CTE Opportunity Fair.

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Heart Month: CHRISTUS Health highlights importance of cardiac rehabilitation

Heart Month: CHRISTUS Health highlights importance of cardiac rehabilitation

Feb 12, 2026

ETR Staff Report (EAST TEXAS) – During Cardiac Rehabilitation Week, celebrated annually during the second full week of February, CHRISTUS Health is shining a spotlight on one of the most underutilized yet life-saving treatments for heart disease: cardiac rehabilitation. In the United States,

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CHRISTUS Health opens new emergency care center in Mount Pleasant

CHRISTUS Health opens new emergency care center in Mount Pleasant

Feb 10, 2026

ETR Staff Report (MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas) – CHRISTUS Health celebrated the opening of its new emergency care center in Mount Pleasant with a ribbon cutting and blessing on Monday. Located at 130 Tankersley Road, the 36,000-square-foot facility features both an emergency department and

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CHRISTUS Health launches drug take back programs

CHRISTUS Health launches drug take back programs

Jan 22, 2026

ETR Staff Report (EAST TEXAS) – Unused and out-of-date prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications can now be safely disposed of at CHRISTUS Health locations in East Texas, thanks to a new drug take-back program. Located at the emergency centers at CHRISTUS Health in

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CHRISTUS Health Tyler becomes first in country to use portable MRI on pediatric patient

CHRISTUS Health Tyler becomes first in country to use portable MRI on pediatric patient

Jan 20, 2026

ETR Staff Report (TYLER, Texas) – In a groundbreaking step for pediatric and neonatal care, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital is the first in the country to use the latest version of portable MRI on a pediatric patient in the neonatal intensive care unit

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CHRISTUS Health breaks ground on multi-specialty facility in Jacksonville

CHRISTUS Health breaks ground on multi-specialty facility in Jacksonville

Dec 20, 2025

(JACKSONVILLE, Texas) – Community leaders, health care professionals and local officials gathered today to celebrate the groundbreaking of CHRISTUS Health’s new state-of-the-art facility in Jacksonville that will significantly expand access to specialty medical services across the region, particularly for patients in surrounding rural

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month:CHRISTUSHealth promotes mammograms for early detection

Breast Cancer Awareness Month:CHRISTUSHealth promotes mammograms for early detection

Oct 2, 2025

(EAST TEXAS) – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and CHRISTUS Health is emphasizing the importance of mammograms, which can lead to earlier detection of breast cancer, allowing for earlier treatments and increasing chances of survival. “Mammograms remain the gold standard for early

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CHRISTUS Health awards more than $300,000 to Longview-area nonprofits

CHRISTUS Health awards more than $300,000 to Longview-area nonprofits

Oct 1, 2025

Six nonprofit organizations in East Texas received grants totaling more than $300,000 on Tuesday for programs aimed at improving the health and well-being of their communities. The recipient organizations from the CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System region are: Each of the recipients who

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CHRISTUS Health spreads awareness for Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month in September

CHRISTUS Health spreads awareness for Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month in September

Sep 23, 2025

CHRISTUS Health encourages the community to take proactive steps for their heart health. Story by Paula Jimenez Courtesy photos by CHRISTUS Health In observance of National Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Awareness Month this September, CHRISTUS Health is dedicated to raising awareness about this serious

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