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Diversion Center to benefit struggling Waco-area residents

WEBThe $9.7 million, 27,500-square-foot facility sits next to the network’s administrative campus on Imperial Drive and will serve as a haven for people struggling …

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Medical Mission at Home to offer free care for McLennan County …

WEBAbout 18% of McLennan County residents live without health insurance. Alongside the uninsured rate, the county has a 17% poverty rate. The community has a need for …

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How and where to get COVID-19 vaccinations in the Waco area

WEBThe Waco-McLennan County Public Health District is distributing COVID-19 vaccines to the public as they become available. You can sign up for a vaccine appointment at …

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$8M to boost Waco-area behavioral health crisis diversion

WEB$8 million in state funding will support Waco-area efforts to keep people experiencing a behavioral health crisis from being jailed for lack of better options, and free up other …

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New Waco-area team to help youth facing mental health crises

WEBA $1.75 million grant will fund a Youth Crisis Outreach Team of five people responding almost exclusively to mental health crises involving people age 3 to 18. …

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Waco Family Medicine to take over two Ascension clinics

WEBArroyo said the partnership between Waco Family Medicine and Providence goes all the way back to 1969, when Waco Family Medicine was founded in the …

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Waco Family Medicine: New building on track for June opening

WEBMedical, dental and related services are scheduled to move in from other facilities on the campus starting June 24. Officials expect the new Waco Family …

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Under new name, HOT Behavioral Health Network adjusts to …

WEBDaniel Thompson, executive director of the HOT Behavioral Health Network, said a multi-service Crisis Hub planned for 6400 Imperial Drive will better connect clients to the help …

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Syphilis grant to boost Waco health district prevention work

WEBThe Waco-McLennan County Public Health District will put a newly approved $150,000 grant for syphilis education toward efforts to slow the spread of the disease among …

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Waco-McLennan County health district updating agreement

WEBMcLennan County will contribute $2.25 per resident, with a 30-cent annual increase pushing the contribution to $3.75 per person in five years. The health district now has a staff of …

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Doctor studies liver disease with cutting-edge trials in Waco

WEBDr. Gunn is the medical director and president of Impact Research Institute, which has a reputation excellence for liver disease evaluation and connecting eligible …

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40-room rehab hospital in Robinson to see 1st patients next month

WEBThe new Encompass Health rehab hospital off Loop 340 in Robinson has 40 private patient rooms, a therapy gym, a four-chair dialysis suite, courtyard, dining room and dayroom …

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Waco-area COVID-19 hospital counts rebound as new strain gains …

WEBThe tally of McLennan County patients hospitalized for COVID-19 rebounded to a four-month high Monday after a weekend dip in admissions, while the BA.5 variant continued …

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New ENT clinic to fill gap left by Ascension Providence

WEBDr. Andrew de Jong will head the new clinic in the Six West Medical Center, 601 W. Highway 6, Suite 106, which will provide ENT services, audiology, and allergy …

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Whizzbang's owner buys Health Camp with eye to preserving …

WEBNeumann made it abundantly clear in an interview that Health Camp will keep its name, as well as nearly all menu items that locals, students and travelers have come to love since …

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Ascension Providence becomes new official name of Providence

WEBJun 6, 2019. The Providence name has been linked to health care in Waco 115 years, and it will remain so going forward, with a twist, officials have announced. Providence …

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COVID, flu, RSV cases may grow over winter, Waco experts say

WEBWaco-area health officials are urging residents to take precautions as COVID-19 cases begin to tick up again statewide and a spike of respiratory diseases over the …

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Ascension Providence to close Lacy Lakeview clinic

WEBThe letter says family medicine physician Dr. Roshan Patel and nurse practitioner Jean Herzog will be moving from the Lacy Lakeview clinic at 1130 North …

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