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Posted: 08/09/2019
At 6:11 am, the Midland Fire Department responded to a roof fire at Midland Memorial Hospital. Immediate action was taken to insure patient safety. The campus was secured and patients were evacuated. Due to the coordinated efforts from MFD, MPD and Midland Memorial Hospital no injuries have been reported to patients due to the fire. Three employees did seek medical attention. Currently, patients have been returned to rooms and operations are returning to normal as quickly as possible. If you are se...
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Posted: 08/01/2019
Dr. Bob Dent, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating/Chief Nursing Officer, has announced that he has accepted a position with Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia, and will serve as Chief Nursing Officer for three hospitals. "Midland Memorial Hospital's Integrated clinical operations have made great strides under Dr. Dent's transformative leadership," said Russell Meyers, President and Chief Executive Officer. "He will be terribly missed, but the high-quality leadership team and shared governance str...
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Posted: 07/08/2019
Join us for the fifth annual Wellness Tour, taking place Tuesday, July 30th through Saturday, August 3rd. This cross-city health and wellness week is produced in part by Midland Health, the City of Midland, Midland College and Midland ISD. Here is a brief overview of events: calories with free workouts at local gyms and studios Young Lions Ninja Warrior Obstacle course at Scharbauer Sports Complex for kids ages 5-17 Blood drive, farmers market, free plant-based food samples and education at Midlan...
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Posted: 04/19/2019
On Thursday, May 2nd, Midland Memorial Hospital and several local partners will conduct a disaster drill outside the hospital. Multiple people will role-play as injured victims and may be visible to local eye-witnesses. Please do not be alarmed. The majority of this event will take place outside the hospital, near the parking garage and Emergency Department. The 5th floor of the parking garage and the far Northeast parking lot will be CLOSED beginning on May 1st, in preparation for the disaster drill. T...
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Posted: 12/14/2018
In 2018, we continued on our path to make Midland the healthiest community in Texas. Our Lifestyle Medicine Center expanded their program offerings to include yoga sessions, Community CHIP (Complete Health Improvement Program), weekly educational classes on various lifestyle medicine topics, and a special Eat to Beat Cancer class series. The center is also the only facility in Texas to offer the Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease —a noninvasive and scientifically-proven program shown to reverse ...
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Posted: 12/13/2018
On December 15th, Midland Memorial Hospital in collaboration with Championship Hearts Foundation, will be providing free heart screenings to students between the ages of 14 and 18. The event will be held from 9 AM to 1:30 PM inside the Aqua Entrance off Illinois. Athletes, cheerleaders, marching band students, drill team members and those who participate in vigorous exercise are encouraged to get their hearts screened for possible deadly genetic heart conditions such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)...
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Posted: 11/01/2018
The Lifestyle Medicine Center is offering a new class, Eat to Beat Cancer, taught by Dr. Padmaja Patel. The class will be based on published research and will explain how simple lifestyle changes can have profound health benefits when it comes to cancer, based on our understanding of new scientific discoveries. It is not be used as an alternative therapy, but to complement conventional cancer treatment and using food as a preventative therapy. This class is $5 and online registration is required. WHEN: ...
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Posted: 10/15/2018
The Midland Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will host a Grand Opening of our Expanded Gift Shop on Monday, October 22 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. President Donna Newsom will present a check to Mr. Russell Meyers, CEO of Midland Health, in the amount of $322,233 for construction expenses of the new area. This is the single largest donation the Auxiliary has ever made to Midland Memorial Hospital. It brings the total amount in equipment and other projects to over $4.5 million since 1950. Following remarks by Mrs. N...
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Posted: 10/08/2018
Midland Memorial Hospital recently installed a consumer drug take-back receptacle for easy and safe disposal of leftover, unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications. Did you know that unwanted over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs contaminate waterways and potentially local drinking water when flushed, put down the drain, or placed in the trash? Drugs in the home can be even more dangerous, as they can find their way into the hands of children or potential addicts. Ove...
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Posted: 09/21/2018
Midland Health in collaboration with Midland County Public Library Foundation (MCPL) and the Permian Basin Area Foundation (PBAF) has launched the Born to Read initiative to encourage parents to read to their newborn. This program also encourages parents to use public libraries for storytime and other library programs. “Born to Read” is an initiative to provide a new book to every baby born at Midland Memorial Hospital. That means more than 3,000 books will be provided to newborns each year. On Tuesday,...