In The News
June 2023
Lufkin Daily News: EDITORIAL: Act Locally: Choose a local nonprofit for your next Facebook birthday fundraiser
Lufkin Daily News: St. Luke’s Health-Memorial introduces game-changing leadless pacemaker to East Texas
KBTX: St. Joseph doctor crosses one thousand cases on the da Vinci surgical robot
KICKS: Lufkin Cardiologist Performs Surgery With Cutting Edge Pacemaker
Woodlands Online: American Heart Association Celebrates 99 Years
May 2023
- KBTX: Brazos Valley first responders and leaders take specialized training in case of emergencies
- Community Impact: St. Luke's Health chief nursing executive: 'Don't give up on health care'
- KBTX: Say ‘thank you’ to a nurse this week
- Houston Business Journal: These are the steps experts say need to be taken to revitalize the declining nursing workforce
- Marketplace: America's rural hospitals are in the red
- Lufkin Daily News: St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin receives ACC Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and Resuscitation Accreditation
- Woodlands Online: St Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital Awarded Spring 2023 ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from Leapfrog Group
- KBTX: St. Joseph Air Med 12 hosts symposium for National EMS Week
- KAGS: Honoring Brazos Valley first responders during National EMS Week
April 2023
Lufkin Daily News: Doctor performs 2,000th robotic surgical procedure
Texas Catholic Herald: Healing Texas and beyond: New Baylor St. Luke’s hospital tower blessed
Houston Chronicle: Minimally invasive heart surgery helped a Spring resident maintain her active lifestyle
March 2023
Huntsville Item: OPINION: The Heart of the issue
Connect Media: Second Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Tower to Open in Houston
Community Impact: Baylor St. Luke's new O'Quinn Medical Tower to open in April near Texas Medical Center
KBTX: Give hope through St. Joseph Health volunteer opportunities
Becker’s Hospital Review: 20 largest medical office building projects opening in 2023
February 2023
Catholic Health World: Baylor St. Luke's transplant center ranks high in minority recipients
Catholic Health World: Transplant centers are adding organs from COVID-positive donors to supply
Houston Chronicle: Nearly 70,000 Cigna members back in-network at St. Luke's Health, after months of negotiations
Houston Business Journal: St. Luke's returns to Cigna network with new deal
Becker’s Hospital Review: Cigna, St. Luke's reach agreement bringing 66,000 beneficiaries back in network
KWTX: St. Luke's Health and Baylor College of Medicine Reach Equitable Agreement with Cigna
WTAM: St. Joseph Health Included In New In-Network Agreement With CIGNA Insurance
Lufkin Daily News: Heart Institute of East Texas recognized by ACC as Partners in Care with St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin
January 2023
Catholic Health World: St. Luke's turns cameras on health care inequities in Houston
KHOU: New Year joy as first 2023 babies born in the Houston area
Fox 26: New Year's: First babies of 2023 born in the Houston-area
Houston Chronicle: Separated by just minutes, several Houston-area babies vied to be the first born of the year
KBTX: Brazos County hospital welcomes its first baby of 2023
CW 39: The search for the New Year’s Baby in the Greater Houston area
Clute Facts: New lives of the New Year
Lufkin Daily News: First baby of 2023 born minutes after midnight on New Year’s Day
KBTX: St. Joseph Health welcomes new president with new philosophy for patient care
KBTX: St. Joseph Health prepares, educates for Heart Health Month
Lufkin Daily News: St. Luke’s Health-Memorial receives ACC heart failure accreditation with outpatient services for excellence in care
Houston Business Journal: Exclusive: Inside Baylor St. Luke’s new $426M tower near Texas Medical Center
December 2022
Gifted Life Podcast: Transplantation in multiethnic communities
Inside Edition: 2 Friends Reconnect 31 Years Later for Kidney Transplant
KBTX: Sensory bags available for first time at Texas A&M graduation ceremonies
KBTX: Tips for taking care of your mental health in the new year
KBTX: Santa & Mrs. Claus visit staff, patients at St. Joseph Health
KWTX: Santa & Mrs. Claus vist staff, patients at St. Joseph Health
November 2022
KBTX: Experts encourage patients to be diligent, get yearly mammograms
Houston Chronicle: Medical advancements have made even the most aggressive breast cancers treatable
Woodlands Online: FREE Heart Walks in Bay Area and Montgomery County Offer 2 Ways to Enjoy Cool Weather, Fun Expo, and Healthy Exercise with Friends and Family
KBTX: St. Joseph Health participates in Hospital Emergency Response Training
Houston Chronicle: Clinical trials offer hope for treatment of pancreatic cancer, the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S.
Lufkin Daily News: St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin remains tops in heart care excellence
- Woodlands Online: $2 MILLION Raised at 4 Houston-area Heart Walks; Funding to Help Entire Community
- KETK: East Texas hospitals receive fall 2022 safety ratings
October 2022
KBTX News 3: Looking to get a COVID booster? Now’s the perfect time
Lufkin Daily News: St. Luke’s Health-Memorial, Baylor College of Medicine establish new rural health residency program
Baker Institute: An Early Comparison of Prices at 3 Major Texas Medical Center Hospitals
KBTX News 3: Baby boom recorded at St. Joseph Health in College Station
Rice University News: How much is that medical procedure? In Houston, it depends on which hospital you choose
KPRC 2 News: Here's what a new report has uncovered regarding hospital's posting prices online
Houston Public Media: Comparing prices at Houston’s biggest hospitals
Houston Chronicle: Which Houston hospitals are most expensive? Some prices compared at Methodist, Hermann, St. Luke's
Lufkin Daily News: Power of Pink! Luncheon entertains, inspires, educates
Targeted Oncology: Health Derailed in Houston After Authorities Confirm Liver Cancer Cluster
September 2022
ABC 13: Hospital grants terminally ill patient's wedding wish
Houston Chronicle: Competition not a cure; St. Luke's delivers quality care at lower cost, but pricier rivals profit more
Houston Chronicle: Letter to the Editor re: hospital experience
KBTX News 3: Pediatricians staying busy as viruses spread
KBTX News 3: ‘Tis the season... for flu shots!
Insurance News Net: Negotiating lower health insurance premiums could help companies increase profits
KBTX News 3: St. Joseph Health celebrates program milestone
August 2022
Houston Public Media: Hospital price transparency
KBTX News 3: Heroes recognized for saving life of Bryan ISD student
Fox 26: Terminally ill cancer patient marries his girlfriend to fulfill dying wish
Houston Chronicle: After reluctance, Houston doctors now transplanting organs from COVID-positive donors
KPRC 2 News: Health care officials encourage more minorities to become organ donors
Houston Chronicle: Doctors told a Texas man he had days to live. For his final wish, he married his fiancée.
July 2022
KBTX News 3: Brazos County reaches COVID-19 high-risk community level, according to CDC
KBTX News 3: ‘Wall of Heroes’ unveiled at St. Joseph to honor organ donors
KBTX News 3: St. Joseph’s Cancer Center creates state-of-the-art device
Lufkin Daily News: Daisy Wadsworth Memorial Scholarship a legacy that keeps on giving
KAGS News: Heat may increase skin cancer rates in Texas
Lufkin Daily News: Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas’ externship pairs teachers with businesses
PR Newswire: U.S. News & World Report Names Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Among the Best
Becker's Hospital Review: Beyond the dollar: Hospitals embrace flexibility to retain workers