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MCH Center for Women & Infants/Pumpkin and Pitocin Labor & Delivery Career Fair

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Medical Center Health System recently held the Labor & Delivery Career Fair at the MCH Center for Women & Infants. The Pumpkins & Pitocin Labor and Delivery career fair is currently looking for qualified candidates to fill many open positions in the L&D Department. 

(Tiffanie Cawley, Nurse Recruiter and Retention Coordinator-Medical Center Health System/Odessa, Texas) 

On-spot interviews were held during the Pumpkins & Pitocin Labor and Delivery Career Fair event. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera. 

 

Children’s Miracle Network Reveals Balloon Logo at MCH Center for Women and Infants

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Odessa, Texas/May 16, 2023-On Tuesday, May 16th, Medical Center Health System and Children’s Miracle Network unveiled the CMN Logo on the exterior of the MCH Center for Women and Infants. The reveal has been in the making and highlights MCH being a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital since 1987. 

(Samantha Serrano, Children’s Mircale Network Program Manager-Medical Center Health System/Odessa, Texas) 

The Children’s Miracle Network, under the guidance of Medical Center Health System Foundation helps Medical Center Health System maintain a high standard for delivering outstanding care through purchasing lifesaving equipment for the NICU and pediatric unit. 

(Samantha Serrano, Children’s Mircale Network Program Manager-Medical Center Health System/Odessa, Texas) 

Children’s Miracle Network works with local and corporate partners to advocate for children’s health, and continues to bring in funds for Pediatrics and Neonatal Intensive Care. It is through CMN donations that children can be treated at Medical Center Hospital, regardless of payment. 

(Kelby Davis, Chair-Children’s Miracle Network Board/Medical Center Health System/Odessa, Texas) 

 For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera

Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center Groundbreaking Ceremony at the Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center

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Midland, Texas/April 30, 2023-On Friday, April 28th, The Texas Facilities Commission, Midland Health and Medical Center Health System along with Texas State Senator Kevin Sparks, District 31, Shelby Landgraf representing the office of State Representative Brooks Landgraf, District 81 and former State House Speaker-current State Representative Tom Craddick, District 82 joined members of the law enforcement community and invited guests to the groundbreaking ceremony of the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center. Due to poor weather conditions the special event was moved to the recital hall inside the Wagner-Noel Performing Arts Center. 

(Tom Craddick, Republican Texas State House of Representatives, District 82/Former Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives) 

Project representatives appropriated $40 million in funding during a special State Legislative session in 2020. The additional funding will be raised from private donations from Midland and Odessa. Land for the project was donated by Diamondback Energy but will retain the mineral rights. The original cost of the project was more than $80 million due to rising construction costs. 

(Tom Craddick, Republican Texas State House of Representatives, District 82/Former Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives) 

The Midland County Sheriff’s Office and the Ector County Sheriff’s Office are the only agencies that provide mental health care to inmates. The Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center will be a much-needed facility to help law enforcement ease the burden on the costs of travel time and the safety of law enforcement officers having to transport inmate/patients out of the county to a mental health facility. 

(Mike Griffis, Sheriff-Ector County Sheriff’s Office/Odessa, Texas) 

The Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center is a mental health facility located between Midland and Odessa. The Center will provide inpatient and outpatient mental health services to individuals of all ages. 

(Russell Tippin, CEO/President-Medical Center Health System-Medical Center Hospital/Odessa, Texas) 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera. 

  

Medical Center Health System Celebrates Donors in Honor of National Donate Life Month

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Odessa, Texas/April 14, 2023-Medical Center Health System hosted the 3rd annual Donor Memorial Service in honor of National Donate Life Month. Medical Center Hospital recognized several donors from the Midland/Odessa area during the special ceremony. 

(Larissa Guevara, Critical Care Educator Coordinator-Medical Center Health System/Odessa, Texas) 

Being a donor is a way to live through someone else a give someone another chance at life. 

(Larissa Guevara, Critical Care Educator Coordinator-Medical Center Health System/Odessa, Texas) 

Several families were honored at the Donor Memorial Service and recognized two employees at Medical Center Hospital who gave the gift of life to one of their family members. 

(Mary Helen Sanchez, Executive Assistant to the CNO and to the Vice President for Recruiting-Medical Center Health System) 

Ralph Sanchez is a recipient of a Kidney from his sister Mary Helen Sanchez. He explains why he was apprehensive in accepting his sister’s gift of life. 

(Ralph Sanchez, recipient of a Kidney from his sister Mary Helen Sanchez)  

The end of the ceremony featured a powder cannon release in honor of those 2022 donors. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera.  

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(080422)PERMIAN BASIN HEALTHCARE VISION CAUSING CONCERN WITH ODESSA RESIDENTS

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Odessa, Texas/August 4, 2022-A healthcare vision plan for the Permian Basin spearheaded by the Permian Strategic Partnership is causing concern with Odessa residents. The plan calls for dissolving the Medical Center Health System and repurpose Medical Center Hospital.  

(A. Garcia, Raised in Odessa, Texas, since 1960) 

On Monday, June 27th, 2022 a coordinating meeting was held at the Wagnor Noel Performing Arts Center that listed Russell Meyers, CEO of Midland Health and Russell Tippin, CEO of Medical Center Hospital as participants. The agenda included a discuss of the various components of the Permian Basin Healthcare Vision, that includes: A PREPARATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2022-23 LEGISLATIVE SESSION PROPOSALS-to promote potential public and private partnerships. 

(Renee Earls, CEO/President-Odessa Chamber of Commerce) 

The Permian Basin Healthcare Vision plan also involves bringing in Texas Tech Health Science Center into the fold. Any attempt to centralized healthcare would have a negative economic impact in Odessa and Ector County.  

(Renee Earls, CEO/President-Odessa Chamber of Commerce) 

Residents in West Odessa in Ector County would have to travel approximately thirty miles if Medical Center Hospital was repurposed as an emergency facility. 

(A. Garcia, Odessa Resident, since 1960) 

(Renee Earls, CEO/President-Odessa Chamber of Commerce) 

Midland Memorial Hospital would possibly close as a hospital and repurposed as an emergency medical facility. The Permian Basin Healthcare Vision also includes the UTPB MASTER PLAN, that shows drawings of an expansion and development, possibly on property east of 1788 near the UTPB ENGINEERING BUILDING and The Wagnor Noel Performing Arts Center in Midland County. 

For DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS, Danny Barrera 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(071322)-MCH AND OC TO ASSIST NURSING SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH TUITION

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Odessa, Texas/July 13, 2022-Medical Center Health System and Odessa college announced a partnership to assist nursing school students with tuition. On June 7th, the agreement between MCH and OC was approved by the Ector County Hospital District Board of Directors. 

(Russell Tippin, CEO/President-Medical Center Health System) 

Students who are interested in nursing school can apply through Medical Center Hospital. Existing and new students that are enrolled in the OC Nursing Program are eligible to apply for the MCH Nursing Scholarship. 

(Christin Timmons, Chief Nursing Officer-Medical Center Health System) 

Upon graduation, MCH will guarantee at least two years of employment. 

(Tyler Lowrey, LV Studying to become RN-Case Management-MCH) 

Medical Center Hospital currently has 65 nursing positions open and is ready to hire qualified nurses. 

For DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS, Danny Barrera