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April 27, 2023 • Clinical Practice Group, Pediatrics free health clinic, mobile clinic, mobile health clinic, vaccines,
The HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic is preparing to roll out its summer programming across DFW. With a full-sized van equipped with everything a provider needs for well-child visits, acute visits and vaccinations, this mobile care center travels all over the Tarrant County area to provide meaningful care for uninsured or low-income families. Pediatric Mobile Clinic…
April 25, 2023 • Clinical Practice Group, Pediatrics, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Catch one, pediatric mobile clinic, TCU Audiology, TCU School of Nursing, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine students, Texas Wesleyan Dental Hygienist.,
The Catch One program is primed for expansion under the leadership of NP Mandy Mendez and the HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic. The program currently partners with Morningside Elementary School to provide full health screenings, including dental and vision, to students with their parent’s permission. This collaborative event is coordinated by the PMC with assistance from…
March 15, 2023 • Banner feature, College of Health Professions, Physical Therapy cancer survivors, Cuisine for Healing, Dr. J. Glenn Forister, exercise therapy to cancer patients, FitSteps for Life, Misti Zablosky, oncology massage, Shine Therapy,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Health Professions has opened HSC Physical Health, an expansion of FitSteps for Life, the only location in Fort Worth offering free individualized exercise therapy to cancer patients and survivors. HSC Physical Health’s new 3,751-square-foot location, 6913 Camp Bowie Blvd., sits within the…
December 6, 2022 • TCOM Certified Professional in Patient SafetyTM, CPPS, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Forum, National Patient Safety Foundation, patient safety,
The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s innovative patient safety course and how to incorporate it into an academic curriculum was on display at the 2022 Institute for Healthcare Improvement Forum in Orlando, Florida. Frank Filipetto, DO, CPPS, FACOFP, dean of TCOM, and Lillee Gelinas DNP, RN, CPPS, FAAN, and TCOM assistant professor and patient safety…
October 25, 2022 • Banner feature, Editor's Picks free health care, health care clinic, pop-up clinic, RAM, Remote Area Medical,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and Remote Area Medical – RAM® — a nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics that delivers free quality dental, vision and medical care to those in need — are bringing the free clinic to Dallas on Dec. 3 and 4. After a successful clinic in…
August 3, 2022 • Clinical Practice Group, Safercare Texas HSC health, Janice Knebl, Julie Pedlar Dinneen, Katie McKinley, Patient Safety Organization, Riskonnect, SaferCare Texas, Tracy Chamblee,
HSC Health, in partnership with SaferCare Texas, is building out a custom risk reporting solution with a data reporting company called Riskonnect that just launched for clinic use. Riskonnect serves seven out of the 10 largest U.S. health systems and more than 170 health care and life sciences organizations, including 1400 acute care hospitals globally.…
July 29, 2022 • Clinical Practice Group, HSC News African American nurses, Donald “Donny” Freeman, HSC Health Correctional Medicine, HSC Health GI department, Kristi Wright, male nurses,
Donald “Donny” Freeman, clinical operations coordinator of HSC Health Correctional Medicine, knows hard work. For more than 20 years, he was a transportation worker before deciding to leave everything he knew to start a career in health care. Freeman is constantly bettering himself, progressing from medical assistant to licensed vocational nurse, and is on track…
July 8, 2022 • Clinical Practice Group, College of Pharmacy, Institute for Healthy Aging, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Dante Paredes, HSC health, James Aston, Maria Crompton, Megan Wesling,
Dante Paredes, DO, looked his patient straight in the eye and with a stern tone told him he simply had two choices. He could either make a course correction now or sign the papers for hospice. “So, is there a way to fix this?” the patient asked. Dr. Paredes told him if he is…
October 20, 2021 • Clinical Practice Group
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) has expanded clinical services provided by HSC Health, the clinical practice of HSC, to serve UNT Dallas’ students, staff, and faculty. Since December of 2019, HSC Health has operated UNT Dallas’ Student Health Clinic utilizing telehealth appointments. Students would schedule an appointment online,…
July 13, 2021 • College of Public Health, Community, Public Health, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Diane Smith-Pinckney When experts delve into data on infant and maternal mortality, they find troubling trends. In Texas, Non-Hispanic Black mothers and infants “have significantly higher rates in infant mortality preterm birth, low birth weight, pregnancy-related depression and severe maternal morbidity than do other racial or ethnic groups,” according to the Texas Health and Human Services’ 2020 data on mothers and babies. This is…
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