(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 31, 2017) Did you know that by the time most children attend kindergarten, they’ve watched 5,000 hours of television – enough time to earn a college degree? The average teen sends 3,000 texts per month –more than six texts per waking hour, according to the same Nielsen study. It’s easy for […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 5, 2017) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall welcomed Frederick James Davis, the first baby born in 2017. Dr. Karen Slabas delivered the 7 pound 7 ounce baby boy and second child of Emily and Eric Davis. Freddy will join his big brother Hugo at their home in Wylie. New Year’s babies […]
Market demands of millennial generation will influence Rockwall’s dining, shopping and entertainment experience (ROCKWALL, TX — Dec. 19, 2016) The Rockwall Economic Development Corporation was created 20 years ago with the strategic mission of broadening and diversifying the Rockwall tax base and creating jobs within the City of Rockwall. Since its creation, REDC has fueled […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Dec. 19, 2016) For unto us a child is born… The words proclaim a good-news message set to music that much of the Western world either welcomes or tolerates each December. This season especially, Christmas carols and concertos may serve to dispel some of the gloom and strife that plagued our nation in […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Dec. 14, 2016) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall welcomed middle school students of The Fulton School for its “Little Hands in the OR” program on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Students donned full surgical attire as they stepped into the roles of general surgeon, radiologist, anesthesiologist and more during the educational, hands-on experience. Cindy […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Dec. 14, 2016) One Christmas several years ago, we were broke. I don’t mean the we-aren’t-going-to-have-as-big-of-Christmas-broke, I mean the complete lack of any money. The no presents, no Santa, no-Christmas-kind-of-broke. I don’t remember the reason whether it was a string of medical bills or a load of untimely repairs; all I remember […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 29, 20160 Just in time for Christmas, Upper Room Books has released Missy Buchanan’s eighth book: Spirit Boosters for the Journey of Aging: 366 Days, a devotional flipbook specific to the challenges of growing older. Buchanan, a longtime resident of Rockwall, has appeared twice on Good Morning America with Robin Roberts […]
(ROCKWALL, HEATH, TX – Nov. 7, 2016) As World War II wound down, the USS Tombigbee recruited a radar operator on the Pacific island of Okinawa. The young man from Texas had to decide quickly whether to accept the assignment or wait for an expected—and preferred—aircraft carrier. With an approaching typhoon, the gasoline tanker needed […]
Safe Transitions (ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 7, 2016) In recent years efforts have been made to improve access to health care, including access to Emergency Room care for immediate, unscheduled needs. Freestanding ERs – such as the one in North Rockwall at Lakeshore and SH 205/North Goliad – are more convenient and faster. Telemedicine offers […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 3, 2016) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall is excited to announce that the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) approved the hospital’s request to expand. Texas Health Rockwall is owned by Texas Health Resources and physicians dedicated to our community. As a physician-owned hospital, it could not expand without approval from […]