September is Prostate Cancer Awareness month. The Medical Center of Southeast Texas will provide $10.00 prostate screenings on Wednesday – September 7th from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. in the auditorium of The Medical Center. No fasting necessary.

West Monroe, LA – Glenwood Regional Medical Center has received the 2010 Louisiana Hospital Capstone Quality Award, presented by eQHealth Solutions, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Louisiana. This award recognizes Glenwood as one of only 38 hospitals in the state for achieving certain improvements in the quality of health care given to their patients.

Odessa Regional Medical Center announces that it has received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC), an international organization dedicated to eliminating heart disease as the number one cause of death worldwide.

PORT ARTHUR, Texas.  Monday– April 11, 2011.  The Medical Center of Southeast Texas will offer patients a powerful new diagnostic imaging system known as PET/CT.  This hybrid technology combines the strengths of two well-established imaging modalities in one imaging session to more accurately diagnose and locate cancers while increasing patient comfort.

Web‐based System from Physio‐Control Will Help Improve Care for Heart Attack Patients in Northeast Louisiana

Breast Cancer Awareness “Think Pink Tea”

Glenwood Regional Medical Center, has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

By awarding facilities the status of a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, the ACR recognizes breast imaging centers that have earned accreditation in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, and breast ultrasound (including ultrasound-guided breast biopsy).

Glenwood Regional Medical Center will dedicate a newly renovated playroom provided by Shelby’s Wish Foundation on Friday, July 30, 2010 at 10am in Pediatrics (2nd floor east).

Medical technology is always improving. Even in the area of pregnancy, science has come a long way in just the last 10 years so that doctors can learn more about the unborn and act to save them.

“Ninety-nine percent of the time, we can tell the pregnant woman that everything is going to be fine,” Dr. Joseph Bruner of the Regional Perinatal Center of West Texas said of the tests they do.

A new center may mean successful healing for those with chronic or non-healing wounds in the Odessa area.

Odessa Regional Medical Center hosted an open house Monday to show off its new Wound Care Center on the west campus.

West Monroe, Louisiana – Glenwood Regional Medical Center will hold a dedication ceremony for our newly built helipad on Thursday, April 9 th at 2:00pm. The helipad is located adjacent to the ED/Education Complex Parking Lot. Pafford Air One will land their Air Medical Helicopter at 2:00pm. The dedication ceremony along with an opportunity to meet the flight crew of Pafford Air One will follow the landing. The newly constructed helipad was completed in March and is the only healthcare facility helipad in the twin cities.