Four ACU students were injured in a rollover accident on Loop 322 near Highway 36 just before 9 p.m. Sunday. The students are Philomena DeHoyos from Seguin, Kristopher Normand from Fort Knox, Kentucky, Shalina Sadruddin from Carrollton and Michelle Weidenaar from Arvada, Colorado. The students were sent to Hendrick Medical Center. Anna ... [Read More…]
ACU to lay off clinic doctor, nurses
The university will outsource ACU's medical clinic to the Hendrick Health System rather than being run by ACU staff. Dr. Ellen West, medical director of the clinic, said she was told on Friday that May 30 would be her and the staff's last day. "It has been a great pleasure to be able to take care of ACU students," West said. "We see it as ... [Read More…]
Hendrick plans on expanding hospice
Hendrick Hospice Care plans to construct a new Hospice Care Center a couple blocks away from Hendrick's primary hospital site. The announcement of the expansion came March 3, the same day the Hendrick Hospice Care celebrated its 30th anniversary. "We believe it was only fitting to announce future plans for the Hendrick Hospice Care Center at ... [Read More…]
Hendrick hospital runs low on O- blood
The Hendrick Medical Center is running low on O-negative blood. "Right now we are trying to get caught up with our O-negative blood," donor recruiter Frances Baker said. "Because of the weather, we have had to cancel several blood donations. Right now, I would say all of our blood supplies are marginal." With the weather set to get better as ... [Read More…]
Student cyclist hit by vehicle
Sophomore David Norwood was hit by a vehicle while cycling across the intersection of Campus Court and EN 16th Street, sending him to the hospital Monday morning. Around 8:00 a.m. a SUV hit Norwood, a nursing major from Rockwall, causing him to fly off the bicycle, said Sydney Wooton, eyewitness and junior social work major from Uvalde. "I was ... [Read More…]
Bloodmobile adds donors
The Meek bloodmobile saw an increase in participants during the blood drive on ACU campus Jan. 30 with the collection of 48 pints of blood from 69 donors. Most of the donated blood stays in Abilene at either Hendrick Medical Center or Abilene Regional Hospital, but Meek Blood Center also supplies blood to 17 hospitals within a 125-mile ... [Read More…]
Cherniss to undergo surgery
Rebekah Cherniss, one of the freshmen injured in the fatal accident last Friday night, will undergo surgery Friday morning on her back and jaw to repair injuries from the accident. Cherniss, freshman Ad/PR major from Katy, has been in Hendrick Medical Center since Friday night. She improved to fair condition on Tuesday, but has several fractures ... [Read More…]
HMC event to support heart health
Hendrick Medical Center will conduct its annual "A Day to Take Heart" event on Tuesday to raise awareness for heart health. February is National Heart Month, and the local hospital will offer screenings and educational information and services free to the public to encourage people to take care of their heart. "This is one of the community ... [Read More…]
ACU community floods Hendrick ER
Students, faculty, staff, friends and family poured into the waiting room in the Hendrick Medical Center trauma unit Friday night to await information about six ACU students involved in a deadly car crash. More than 250 students packed the waiting room, filled the hallway and lingered outside the ER. Groups of anxious students hugged and comforted ... [Read More…]
Miller moved to Hendrick Hospice Care
UPDATE: Pat Miller woke from the coma Saturday evening. Emmett Miller posted on Facebook at 9:30 that she was responsive and asking about people. "Still not sure what has happened," he wrote. "Keep praying." -- Pat Miller, who was involved in the Nov. 4 bus accident, has been transferred to Hendrick Hospice in Abilene from Shannon Medical Center ... [Read More…]