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| December 26, 2007 | CHS Vice President of Mission Integration
On behalf of St. Joseph Health System and Covenant Health System, we are pleased to announce Clarke E. Cochran, PhD, as the new Vice President of Mission Integration of CHS. Clarke will begin at Covenant on or before February 4, 2008.
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| December 5, 2007 | Covenant to partner with the Larry King Cardiac Foundation at the Isom Heart Center
LUBBOCK - A newly formed partnership between Covenant Health System and the Larry King Cardiac Foundation will continue to bring excellent pediatric heart care to our patients in . To celebrate the occasion, Larry King will headline a dinner honoring O. Wayne Isom, M.D., Idalou native and renowned heart surgeon, on Saturday, Dec. 8.
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| November 19, 2007 | School of Surgical Technology is Now Accredited
Covenant School of Surgical Technology is pleased to announce that we have been awarded accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in cooperation with the Accreditation Review Committee in Surgical Technology (ARC-ST). Graduates are now eligible to sit for the National Certifying Exam administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.
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| October 22, 2007 | Covenant Hospital in Plainview Needs Help to Win MRI
Plainview, TX — Covenant could be the big winner in an MRI system give-away sponsored by Siemens Medical Solutions. Siemens is giving away its newest MRI system to a deserving hospital that secures the most votes for a video posted to www.winanmri.com . Staff at Covenant Hospital in Plainview have submitted a video showcasing why it deserves to win.
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| September 12, 2007 | Cardiac Screening Bus
Covenant Heart and Vascular Institute and Well Heart Services are proud to announce the arrival of our new cardiac screening bus and the introduction of the most advanced screening in the nation!
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| September 12, 2007 | Free Health Screenings - September 2007
Join us for the Covenant Community Health Screening! It will be held on Saturday, September 15th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Vandelia Church of Christ (2002 60th Street). Covenant will provide dozens of free screenings to members of our community.
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| August 24, 2007 | Free Injury Clinic for Student Athletes
Covenant Sports Medicine will offer an injury clinic for student athletes every Saturday beginning Aug. 25 through Nov. 17. A Covenant orthopedic surgeon and family medicine physician will conduct all exams at no charge. Charges may be incurred for X-rays and will be billed to the patient's insurance or school insurance.
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| August 7, 2007 | Covenant Health System Names Dr. Scott Robins as New Chief Medical Officer
After a year long, nation-wide search, Covenant Health System is pleased to announce Scott Robins, M.D., as chief medical officer for Covenant Health System, effective August 2007. He has practiced medicine in Lubbock since 1981, and has served in numerous leadership roles at Covenant throughout the years, most recently as Chief Medical Officer of Covenant for Covenant Specialty Hospital and Interim Chief Medical Officer of Covenant Medical Group.
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| July 26, 2007 | ANNOUNCEMENT of President of Lubbock Hospitals and COO of Covenant Health System
Covenant Health System and Melinda Clark, President and CEO, are pleased to announce Brett Esrock as the new President of Lubbock Hospitals and Chief Operating Officer of CHS.
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| June 20, 2007 | Covenant Health System Board Announces new CEO
Covenant Health System board of directors announced today that Melinda Clark has been selected president and chief executive officer of Covenant Health System.
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| January 26, 2007 | Chamber Employer Health Plan Wins Award
The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce this week received top honors in a statewide Chamber of Commerce competition held by the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE).
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| January 26, 2007 | SJHS Ranked in Top 100 for Technology
For the fourth consecutive year, St Joseph Health System has been ranked in the Top 100 of the Information Week 500.
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| April 10, 2006 | Colon Cancer Facts and Figures
Behind deaths due to complications from smoking, colon cancer is the most preventable type of cancer in the United States.
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| June 27, 2005 | Aphasia and Its Effects on Communication
According to the National Aphasia Association it is estimated that approximately 1 million people in the United States currently have aphasia, a language disorder resulting from damage to portions of the brain that control language.
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