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Escobar, Luttrell introduce El Paso VA Medical Center Activation Readiness Act of 2026
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — As the new El Paso VA Medical Center moves closer to opening, U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar is pushing legislation aimed at ensuring the Department of Veterans Affairs is fully prepared to deliver care to veterans from the first day the facility begins operations. Escobar,...
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Prime IV celebrates opening of East El Paso location
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Prime IV Hydration and Wellness celebrated the grand opening of its new East El Paso location over the weekend. The grand opening for the new spa, located at 12210 Montwood Dr., Building A, Suite 108, included a live DJ, wellness activations, giveaways and more. The new location marks the continued […]
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UMC Power Shakeup Sees Local Insider Maria Zampini Rise to CEO Role
University Medical Center of El Paso is handing the keys to its day-to-day operations to one of its own, elevating longtime operations chief Maria Zampini to the role of chief executive officer as part of an internal restructuring. The move shifts frontline hospital leadership, while the El Paso County Hospital District retains a separate president and CEO, and the reorganization is aimed at aligning leadership across the district's hospital and affiliated entities.
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El Paso's UMC earns Level 4 epilepsy accreditation, expanding access to surgery
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — University Medical Center of El Paso is marking a major milestone in epilepsy care after earning a Level 4 Epilepsy Accreditation, a designation that now allows the hospital to perform surgeries to treat epilepsy. UMC said it is “the only, highest rated (Level 4)...
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Texas Tech, UMC named a top epilepsy center
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Texas Tech Health El Paso and its academic hospital partner University Medical Center have been certified as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center, Texas Tech said. The designation was awarded by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers on Friday, April 3. A Level 4 Epilepsy Center represents the highest level of […]
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Texas Tech Health El Paso, UMC earn level 4 epilepsy center certification
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — Epilepsy patients in El Paso will now be able to access the highest level of specialized care without leaving the region after Texas Tech Health El Paso and its academic hospital partner, University Medical Center of El Paso, earned a top national certification. The...
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Texas Tech Health El Paso designated a Level 4 Epilepsy Center
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- The Texas Tech Health El Paso, in collaboration with its academic hospital partner University Medical Center of El Paso, was certified as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers on Friday. Officials with Texas Tech Health El Paso say that a...
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Keeping El Paso patients home: Local practice endows oral surgery residency
For El Paso surgeon Dr. Vernon Burke, sending one El Paso child hundreds of miles for specialized oral surgery is too many. A major gift from High Desert Oral and Facial Surgery will help Texas Tech Health El Paso keep complex oral and maxillofacial surgery care local by training specialists in trauma, reconstructive and advanced jaw procedures to serve the region for generations.
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Emergence’s new Behavioral Health East Campus
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Emergence Health Network says it's opening the first facility in El Paso to offer children's crisis care. Emergence Health Network's school-based crisis intervention services students in EPISD, Canutillo ISD, Fabens ISD and now San Elizario ISD. With Emergence's new Behavioral Health East Campus, 11 acres...
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West El Paso plant spills over half a million gallons of wastewater near Rio Grande
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A wastewater treatment facility in West El Paso spilled enough wastewater to fill an Olympic-sized pool and some got into the Rio Grande. According to El Paso Water, around 670,000 gallons of wastewater were spilled from the John T. Hickerson Treatment Plant, located at 701 Executive Center Blvd. near the Rio Grande River and the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Samsara Healthcare Fosters Growth and Healing Through Relationships and Empathy
In the late 2010s and early 2020s, the percentage of female physicians and women-owned clinics has increased. As of 2019, 41% of clinic owners were female in comparison to the mere 29% in 2007. Experts hypothesize that most U.S. clinics will be women-owned by 2028. Samsara Healthcare, a women- and...
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New Mexico plans arsenic water meeting
Residents in Sunland Park have faced arsenic issues in drinking water. Officials will discuss health resources and possible testing programs. The utility provider has been fined and faces increased oversight. Monday, March 23, 2026 — In Sunland Park, New Mexico, concerns about drinking water have been building for several years....
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670,000 gallons of wastewater spill, contained to John T. Hickerson Treatment Facility
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - El Paso Water reports they have contained approximately 670,000 of wastewater at the John T. Hickerson Wastewater Treatment Plan. The spill was reported at 12:10 a.m. today after four contractor pumps failed, according to El Paso Water. The amount of wastewater is about the same...