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Clint, TX · Health
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Borderland Kids Stuck In Months-Long Specialist Wait
For many families across the Borderland, getting a child to see a pediatric specialist has turned into a months-long waiting game. Parents say appointments are being booked far into the future, while local hospitals struggle to recruit the highly trained doctors needed for everything from pediatric endocrinology and ear, nose, and throat care to pediatric urology. Those delays can mean later diagnoses, slower starts to treatment, and long drives out of town for families already trying to balance work, school, and childcare.
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El Paso boy reunites with EMTs and hospital team after severe asthma attack
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 9-year-old El Paso boy who survived a severe asthma attack last month was reunited this week with the first responders and health care team who helped save his life. In recognition of Emergency Medical Services Week on Monday, Jayden and his mother, Sophia...
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El Paso boy reunites with EMTs and hospital team after severe asthma attack
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 9-year-old El Paso boy who survived a severe asthma attack last month was reunited this week with the first responders and health care team who helped save his life. In recognition of Emergency Medical Services Week on Monday, Jayden and his mother, Sophia...
KTSM
New UMC CEO committed to providing healthcare access in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Last month, University Medical Center (UMC) El Paso announced Maria Zampini as their new chief executive officer in what was called an organizational restructuring. Zampini is the first female CEO in the hospital’s 111-year history. She previously served as UMC’s chief operations officer since 2013. Zampini has been a key leader […]
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El Paso’s Hospitals of Providence Sierra marks 50 years serving Borderland community
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Hospitals of Providence are marking 50 years of serving the Borderland, with a celebration on Wednesday to honor the system’s Sierra campus, which first opened in 1976. The anniversary event brought together hospital staff and community members who share personal and professional...
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El Paso faces pediatric endocrinologist shortage, mirroring a nationwide crunch
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Families in El Paso who need pediatric endocrine care are facing long waits and long drives because of a shortage of specialists, a problem doctors say is playing out nationwide. Dr. Kannan Kasturi, a pediatric endocrinologist who practices in Minnesota, said pediatric endocrinology is...
KVIA
Twin NICU babies to nurses
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)-- Las Palmas Medical Center nurses Krystal and Kristian Huizar share more than a career. The twin sisters were both born at 32 weeks and spent their first two months in a neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU. After a complicated delivery, their mother visited them every...
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El Paso pediatric endocrinologist drops private insurance, cites administrative burden
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — Facing mounting administrative burdens and a growing demand for specialized care, pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Héctor Granados is restructuring his practice in a move he says will ultimately improve access and quality of care for children in the region. Granados, a specialist in pediatric...
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El Paso families worry as local clinic stops accepting insurance; switches to cash-only
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — Some El Paso families are raising concerns after a local clinic announced it will no longer accept traditional insurance, a change that could affect children living with chronic conditions and force families to pay out of pocket or travel hours for care. For Brianna...
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El Paso families worry as local clinic stops accepting insurance; switches to cash-only
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — Some El Paso families are raising concerns after a local clinic announced it will no longer accept traditional insurance, a change that could affect children living with chronic conditions and force families to pay out of pocket or travel hours for care. For Brianna...
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Mother urges FDA chief to speed Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatments
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Pasoan Angelina Olivera has already buried two brothers after they were diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Now, she is the full-time caregiver for her teenage son, Ryu, who has the same rare and progressive condition, and she is asking federal health leaders to move faster on treatments she believes could extend lives.
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Don’t Say You’re El Paso Water – Unless You Really Are
There's been an increase in businesses and scammers trying to look like they are, (or are representing), El Paso Water. The city wants to make that illegal. A ton of ads and notices have appeared in various ways around El Paso related to things like water testing, water contamination and filtration systems that look as though they are coming from El Paso Water.