ROCKWALL, TX (June 30, 2014) Healthgrades, a national company that compiles healthcare quality and safety ratings, recently released their list of top performers in patient safety. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall is pleased to announce, for the second year in a row, that they are included as a Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient. The hospitals […]
ROCKWALL,TX. (June 27, 2014) ‘Relationship Banker’ is printed on Dorothy Spradlin’s business cards for BB&T Bank, Rockwall Branch. The word relationship is defined as “the state of connectedness between two or more persons.” A Relationship Banker must be outgoing, professional, have good communication skills and a strong work ethic. Perfect match – Dorothy’s business cards […]
HEATH/ROCKWALL,TX. (June 27, 2014) In healthcare, we thrive on change – especially when it arrives as expanded health care offerings, new specialties, technology and other avenues of growth. Last year, Texas Health Rockwall conducted a Community Health Needs Assessment to better understand the health status and needs of our community. This assessment, which you can […]
ROCKWALL/ HEATH, TX. (June 27, 2014) For several months I walked my dog along the farm road that crosses the creek bordering our neighborhood. Barricades had closed the road to traffic while a road crew worked to replace an old, unsafe bridge with a better one. Without trucks and SUV’s whizzing by, it felt like […]
ROCKWALL,TX. (June 27, 2014) Dad shook me at 5am but I was already up; sleep being no match for excitement. I was pretty young, around six, when we went fishing, real fishing, for the first time. Until then, wetting a hook occurred in the trout tank at the Mid-South Boating Show. I had no idea […]
ROCKWALL, TX (June 27, 2014) For the last couple of weeks, the happy faces of our students have been a sure sign that summer is here. With the assurance that there is no need for math now, children officially begin the process of forgetting much of what they learned during the previous school year. In […]
A father’s level of involvement has lasting effects ROCKWALL, TX (June 5, 2014) A young man said to his mother one day, “Mom, I am not more manly because you didn’t read Wild at Heart by John Eldredge.” He continued to explain what his take on Eldredge’s book was: he was born to be a […]
ROCKWALL, TX (June 25, 2014) Summer is here and the heat is rising. The Rockwall Police Department and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would like to remind everyone to be mindful of your children and avoid leaving them alone in your vehicle. It does not take long for a child to die of a […]
WYLIE/ROCKWALL, TX (June 25, 2014) Lance Shumake wants to see students involved in missions, and more specifically, to see this generation of students living “on mission.” As President of iGo Global for 14 years, Shumake has overseen high school and college student teams travel to 21 countries to help fulfill Christ’s Great Commission to make […]
June 25, 2014- To know who our children really are, we need to observe our children at work and play. J Krishnamurti, the Indian philosopher, wrote that the highest form of human intelligence is observing without evaluating. The more I observe the more I understand Krishnamurti. Observation and evaluation serve us best as separate activities. […]