Hospital offers lung cancer screenings, surgical interventions to save lives

August 2, 2021 - World Lung Cancer Day Aug. 1, a time to get the word out about the need for early detection and treatment of lung cancer, which may result in a better chance of survival. More men and women in the United States die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer. An estimated 155,000 people will die from lung cancer each year in the U.S., accounting for about 25 percent of all cancer deaths. 

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Men’s health screenings should continue long after ‘Men’s Health Awareness Month’

June 30, 2021 - As Men’s Health Awareness comes to a close this June, doctors are stressing that East Texas men must continue to stay on top of their health throughout the year. Studies show that men rarely see a doctor for regular check-ups, and only 40 percent of men see the doctor when they have a serious health condition. During the height of the COVID pandemic, these numbers worsened.

Hospital honors its patient care assistants, seeks to recruit more top talent

June 23, 2021 – With new and emerging diseases such as the Delta COVID-19 variant, as well as existing diseases that continue to impact the health of East Texans, nurses and patient care techs are more important than ever to helping save lives. National Nursing Assistants Week, which runs through June 23, is a time to recognize all nursing assistants who care for patients under the direct supervision of doctors and nurses. 

April 15, 2021 – The Wound Care Center at Nacogdoches Medical Center (NMC) has earned a Center of Distinction award by Healogics•, a national provider of advanced wound care services. The award recognizes NMC’s Wound Care Center for achieving outstanding clinical outcomes for twelve consecutive months, including patient satisfaction rates higher than 92 percent and a minimum wound healing rate of at least 92 percent within 28 median days to heal. There were 555 Centers eligible for the Center of Distinction award and 278 achieved the honor.

October 28, 2020 - During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the role of our Respiratory Therapists has become more important than ever. Serving on the frontline during this most challenging of times, they have dedicated themselves – with great courage, compassion and professionalism – to saving the lives of patients who contract this highly contagious respiratory disease.