For years, leaders at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances and Texas Oncology met to come up with a partnership to help treat and care for cancer patients. With the new Louise Herrington Cancer Center on the fifth floor of the Bradley-Thompson Tower at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler opening, the partnership was announced.
Texas Oncology and CHRISTUS said the new outpatient treatment and research center will be called the Northeast Texas Cancer and Research Institute. A groundbreaking ceremony is expected in within four months, and the doors will open in summer of 2022.
For more information, visit www.christushealth. org/trinity/tyler.
DRIVE-THRU FLU SHOTS
Are you an existing patient of CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic? Take advantage of our drive-thru flu clinics at 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24 and Friday, Oct. 2. You do not need to call ahead but should be an existing patient. Be sure to bring your insurance card with you.
The location of the drive-thru is the circle drive under the awning, directly in front of the hospital by the main entrance.
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. Please call 903-439- 4040 to schedule your appointment. This is limited to the first 20 women.
OPTOMETRY
While no longer affiliated with CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic, Andrew Yoder, OD, Optometry is still practicing in his regular space at 1100 Mockingbird Lane as an independent provider. Dr. Yoder’s private practice is now called iFocus Vision Care, and all hours and schedule remain the same. To schedule an eye appointment with Dr. Yoder, please contact his office at 903- 439-2020.
MEDICAL RECORDS
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Sulphur Springs Medical Records Department is closed to the public. Our hours of operation are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
If you need access to your medical records, there are several options:
• MyChart: You may submit an electronic request via MyChart, and it will be processed within 24 hours during business days.
• Fax: You may fax an authorization request, and a copy of your photo ID to 903-439- 4704.
• Phone: You may call 903-439-4045, select option 3 from the menu, and one of our “release of information” specialists will be glad to assist you.
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 hospital 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.