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Welcome to Wellness Wednesday with Dr. Kristine Isaacson of Kitch Pharmacy and Trends and Friends

LUBBOCK, Texas—Welcome to Wellness Wednesday with Dr. Kristine Isaacson of Kitch Pharmacy on Trends and Friends. Today we learn the deep West Texas roots of Kitch Pharmacy and how Dr. Isaacson and her team want to know you and hear your health needs. Learn more every third Wednesday on Trends and Friends. Visit Kitch Pharmacy […]

Lubbock, TX · 03-20

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Covenant Hospital employee marks 50 years answering calls on 8th floor

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - If you’ve ever called the eighth floor at Covenant Hospital, there’s a good chance you’ve heard a greeting from Virginia McCutcheon. “Blessings from Mercy 8, this is Virginia, secretary speaking,” McCutcheon said. For five decades, McCutcheon has been the person on the...

Lubbock, TX · 03-24

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30K West Texas patients may lose coverage as Texas Tech considers cutting UnitedHealthcare ties

30-thousand patients in West Texas and the Permian Basin are at risk of losing healthcare coverage by the end of the month. On Monday, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech Physicians announced they issued a notice of termination to insurance provider, UnitedHealthcare, over an agreement on coverage options for patients in the region.

Lubbock, TX · 03-24

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Covenant Hospital employee marks 50 years answering calls on 8th floor

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - If you’ve ever called the eighth floor at Covenant Hospital, there’s a good chance you’ve heard a greeting from Virginia McCutcheon. “Blessings from Mercy 8, this is Virginia, secretary speaking,” McCutcheon said. For five decades, McCutcheon has been the person on the...

Lubbock, TX · 03-24

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Billie Caviel, half of first Black couple to own a pharmacy, dies at 90

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Billie Caviel, a woman who helped break barriers in health care and made sure everyone in her community was cared for, died on Monday at the age of 90. Her legacy lives on in the Caviel Museum of African American History in East Lubbock, housed in the same building where she spent decades serving families.

Lubbock, TX · 03-20

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Covenant Children’s unveils new Small Baby NICU

On Wednesday, March 11th, Covenant Children's hospital revealed their newest addition, the special Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), specifically made for babies that are born less than 30 weeks gestation.

Lubbock, TX · 03-12

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Covenant Children’s opens new Small Baby Neonatal ICU for infants born before 30 weeks

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Giving care to the region’s smallest patients requires a lot of effort and time. In order to help achieve that goal, Covenant Children’s is opening its new small baby neonatal intensive care unit. Courtney McPherson, Covenant Children’s NICU nurse manager, says this space, intended...

Lubbock, TX · 03-11

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Lubbock Hospitals Deserve Recognition for Their Abundance of Care

Sometimes it takes a personal crisis to truly appreciate the heroes in our hospitals. Here's a story that highlights their incredible work.

Lubbock, TX · 03-04

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Rising costs and increased closures put pressure on West Texas rural hospitals to do more with less

As of December, Texas is home to 154 rural inpatient hospitals, the most of any state in the country. In the past decade, 14 of Texas' rural hospitals have closed and another 82 are at risk of closure, according to a recent report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.

Texas · 02-23

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Rising costs and increased closures put pressure on West Texas rural hospitals to do more with less

As of December, Texas is home to 154 rural inpatient hospitals, the most of any state in the country. In the past decade, 14 of Texas' rural hospitals have closed and another 82 are at risk of closure, according to a recent report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.

Texas · 02-20