As the sun climbs higher every day over the East Texas plains, many will turn their attention to preventing one thing: skin cancer.
Since May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, we asked Marc Usrey, MD, a hematology/oncology specialist at UT Health East Texas HOPE Cancer Center, to answer a few questions about skin cancer.
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in America, affecting nearly one in five people during their lifetime...
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Jacksonville, Texas (May 1, 2025) — UT Health Jacksonville earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
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Henderson, Texas (May 1, 2025) — UT Health Henderson earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
“Earning a...
Tyler, Texas (May 5, 2025) — UT Health East Texas is excited to welcome Four Seasons Women’s Health, further strengthening our commitment to delivering exceptional, personalized care for women across East Texas. The practice will continue caring for patients at its current location, 2017 Rickety Lane in Tyler, and now operate as part of UT Health East Texas Women's Services, providing advanced obstetrics and gynecology care with an expanded team of experienced providers.
As part of this transition, the physicians of Four Seasons Women’s Health have partnered with...
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Tyler, Texas (April 30, 2025) — UT Health East Texas EMS has once again been nationally recognized for its excellence in emergency medical services, earning its sixth consecutive three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS). This achievement places UT Health East Texas EMS among an elite group — roughly 180 ambulance services nationwide — to voluntarily meet and exceed the Commission’s rigorous standards.
With this continued accreditation, UT Health East Texas EMS remains the only accredited ambulance service in East...
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Tyler, Texas (April 17, 2025) — UT Health East Texas is expanding access to healthcare with a state-of-the-art, more than 8,000-square-foot facility strategically positioned at Loop 323 and Earl Campbell Parkway in West Tyler. The new building, located across from Sam’s Club and adjacent to the new Chick-fil-A, will house an urgent care center, as well as pediatric and primary care clinics.
“This location is at the heart of Tyler’s rapid growth along the western corridor,” said Todd Hill, CEO of UT Health East Texas Physicians. “As our community expands, we remain...
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Choosing the best childbirth center to welcome your baby into the world is a big decision, and let's be honest—it can...
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Dr. Shaza Moussa, an internal medicine physician at UT Health Jacksonville, remembers the day 12 years ago that changed her life forever.
Moussa had been a practicing pediatrician in Syria for more than 20 years, the ongoing war increasingly affecting her family’s daily life, to the point she and her husband went to different churches to ensure their three children would have a surviving parent in case one of the churches were bombed while they attended service.
The life-changing call came...
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Henderson, Texas (February 25, 2025) — UT Health Henderson announced today that it has been recognized for outstanding improvements in clinical operations, employee satisfaction and patient experience by its parent company, Ardent Health.
UT Health Henderson received the inaugural Momentum Award for its strong performance across all aspects of operations and care delivery. This award highlights the significant progress driving the hospital's strong performance gains.
“Receiving the Momentum Award is a true reflection of the hard work and dedication of the...
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Megan Burton, PT, DPT, with UT Health East Texas, stopped by KETK's East Texas Live to discuss pelvic floor therapy and benefits. Learn more by watching this clip of the interview.