CTMC adds less invasive weight loss surgery to specialties
Central Texas Medical Center for the first time is deploying its da Vinci surgery robot to assist in performing weight loss procedures on clinically and morbidly obese patients.
View ArticleCTMC to rejoin Blue Cross provider network under new contract
Adventist Health System and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas have resolved their months-long contract dispute with an agreement under which Central Texas Medical Center and two other hospitals will...
View ArticleMcCoys give $1.2 million to Central Texas Medical Center
Largest gift in hospital’s history to pay for second da Vinci robotic surgery system.
View ArticleTwo more physicians sign on with CTMC’s Live Oak Health Partners
Live Oak Health Partners, a physicians network owned by Central Texas Medical Center, has added new two family practitioners to its roster. The group’s 20 primary care doctors and specialists staff...
View ArticleCTMC, St. David’s reach agreement on Ebola treatment
FULL ACCESS FOR PRO MEMBERS | Under an arrangement made public late last week, Central Texas Medical Center will automatically transfer people potentially stricken with the Ebola virus to one of St....
View ArticleCTMC opens in-patient hospice unit at hospital’s main campus
Central Texas Medical Center has opened its new in-patient hospice center at the hospital’s main campus in San Marcos. According to hospital executives, the facility is the first in-patient hospice...
View ArticleSenior healthcare provider converting former gym into psychiatric hospital
Oceans Healthcare, a Lake Charles, La.-based owner and operator of adult and geriatric mental health facilities, plans to build a 24-bed acute psychiatric care hospital in San Marcos, company...
View Article11 Central Texas assisted living facilities rebranded following merger
Emeritus San Marcos and nearly a dozen other Central Texas assisted living facilities have been renamed following a merger between Brentwood, Tenn.-based Brookdale Senior Living and Seattle-based...
View ArticleEbola task force’s report calls for new facility
In a new report, the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response called for the establishment of a treatment facility specifically for children, among other recommendations.
View ArticleER doctor appointed chief medical officer at CTMC
Emergency room physician Lee Johannsen has been named chief medical officer at Central Texas Medical Center, a newly created position charged with “provid[ing] oversight for clinical performance and...
View ArticleWith hospital funds in question, Abbott holds firm against Medicaid expansion
Following news that billions of federal dollars for hospitals could be in jeopardy if the state does not expand its public health insurance program to cover more low-income Texans, Gov. Greg Abbott...
View ArticleCTMC names in-patient hospice unit in memory of one of its first patients
Central Texas Medical Center has named its in-patient hospice unit for the late Douglas E. Holcomb, a San Marcos man whose family donated $300,000 in his memory.
View ArticleTetanus shots still offered free to flood victims, volunteers
Free tetanus shots are being offered this week to flood victims and relief workers by Central Texas Medical Center and other local healthcare providers
View ArticleBoyle to return as interim chief executive at CTMC
The Adventist Health System has named veteran hospital executive Jim Boyle as interim chief executive officer of Central Texas Medical Center. Effective July 6, he replaces Sam Huenergardt who last...
View ArticleSt. David’s contributes $5M to new building at Texas State’s Round Rock campus
St. David’s Foundation has donated $5 million to Texas State University to help fund construction of a new Health Professions Building at the university's Round Rock Campus.
View ArticleOceans Healthcare opens its first Central Texas mental health hospital
Oceans Behavioral Hospital San Marcos, a 24-bed senior psychiatric facility, began accepting patients last week in a renovated former gym at 1106 N. Interstate 35.
View ArticleFlorida hospital administrator named CTMC chief
Anthony Stahl, who administers an Adventist Health System hospital in Florida, has been named chief executive officer of Central Texas Medical Center beginning Oct. 5.
View ArticleCTMC Foundation gala to honor the Ingrams, prominent Central Texas...
In its 28th year, the Stars of Texas Gala will feature live music from venerable country music band Diamond Rio.
View ArticleCTMC acquires new MRI machine
Central Texas Medical Center has invested in a new magnetic resonance imaging machine with a larger, 28-inch bore designed to be more comfortable for patients who suffer from claustrophobia.
View ArticleDespite bipartisan support, medical marijuana bill likely won’t reach House...
House Bill 2107 would expand the “Compassionate Use Act” and allow the use of medical marijuana for qualifying patients with debilitating medical conditions, such as terminal cancer or post-traumatic...
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