Are you an uninsured female over 40? The Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation wants to help you! The Foundation is offering free mammogram screenings to uninsured women over 40 years old. Appointments will be 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. Call 903-439-4040 to schedule your appointment (limited to the first 20 women).
SPORTS MEDICINE
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Sulphur Springs is excited to welcome Dr. Chris Meltsakos, our new orthopedic surgeon with fellowship training in sports medicine. Dr. Meltsakos is accepting new patients at 103B Medical Circle.
Our free Saturday Walk-In Clinic for school athletes is back! Our Saturday sports clinic will be held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. through Nov. 14. Athletes will get an exam and free x-ray to determine a plan of care to treat their injury. The location will be the CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Orthopedic Office at 103B Medical Circle in Sulphur Springs.
For more information about our sports medicine program or orthopedic services, please call our office at 903-885-6688.
INPATIENT REHABILITATION
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Sulphur Springs Inpatient Rehabilitation provides a comprehensive rehabilitation program of the highest quality in order to improve the functional independence of those we serve.
Some of the conditions we treat include amputations, brain injuries, knee and hip replacements, hip fractures, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injuries, and stroke. Open 24/7, we provide around-the-clock nursing care, three hours of therapy per day, physical, occupational and speech therapy, and social work/ discharge planning to return home.
If you believe you or a family member may benefit from an inpatient rehab stay, please contact us at 903-438- 4570 for more information.
DERMATOLOGY
Dermatology & Skin Cancer Surgery Center will be opening an office in Sulphur Springs and accepting patients under the care of Roxanne Swafford, FNP. She will begin seeing patients Oct. 1, at 1228 Church St. Suite D. To schedule your appointment, call 972-390-9002 and select option 1. You may also schedule online at www.mdbarrows.com.
NEUROLOGY
Access Physicians MultiSpecialty Clinic is proud to announce the addition of neurologist Dr. Devanshi Gupta to the Sulphur Springs outpatient telemedicine clinic. Dr. Gupta is fellowship-trained in neurology and neuromuscular diseases, and will begin seeing adults (18 years and older) weekly on Mondays, starting Sept. 21. To schedule an appointment, please contact their office at 105-III Medical Plaza by calling 903-919-5034.
HOSPITAL VISITATION
For the safety and health of the community and our ministry, CHRISTUS Health is screening all associates and visitors to our hospitals to help lessen the risk of infectious disease transmission among our patients, associates, and guests.
• One entrance to hospi
tal through Emergency Department 24/7,
• One visitor per patient,
• Visitors must be between the ages of 16 and 65 years old,
• All visitors are screened at the door, including a temperature taken,
• All associates are screened at each shift, including a temperature taken,
• Visiting hours are 7 a.m.-7 p.m. (subject to change), and
• All hospital visitors are required to wear a mask. Visitors should bring their own mask; homemade cloth masks are acceptable.
COVID SYMPTOMS?
If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms such as fever, shortness of breath, cough, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, chills, muscle pain or headache, or diarrhea, please call your provider for either a face-to-face appointment or a telemedicine consultation. If your provider determines you need to have a COVID-19 test, they will send you to the appropriate outpatient location for testing.
If you are experiencing an emergency, please present to the Emergency Room. At this time, we are preserving our Emergency Room COVID-19 tests for those who are experiencing an emergency. Otherwise, we would ask that you follow the steps above.
If you do not have a healthcare provider, CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic welcomes new patients. Call 903-885-3181 to talk to one of our associates about setting up an appointment.
DON’T DELAY CARE
We want to be perfectly clear—CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances remains a safe place for all to receive quality care. Go to the Emergency Department or call 9-1-1 if you are urgently ill. While COVID-19 is new, our processes and procedures in place for infection prevention and preventing the spread of illness are not. To learn more about COVID-19, go to ChristusTMF.org or www. cdc.gov.