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Gulf Coast
Is your teen ‘juuling’? Here’s what you should know.
It’s easy to hide. It’s addictive. It’s the new, viral trend to hit schools and raise health concern for medical professionals across the country. What is juuling? Juul is a type of electronic cigarette – one of the more popular brands – and inhaling it is known as “juuling.” The maker of Juul has claimed…
HCA March for Babies: Why We Walk
As one of the nation’s leading providers of care to women and babies, HCA Healthcare is proud to serve as a national sponsor for the March for Babies walks through the March of Dimes. We are hosting more than 40 walks across the country, including events in Houston, Miami and San Antonio, where three of…
Symbolic bedside wedding performed at Kingwood Medical Center
Love was in the air at Kingwood Medical Center. So, the hospital’s caregivers united a couple in marriage before the bride’s ailing father. Jacob Auerbach-Muller, a patient in the HCA Healthcare affiliate in Texas, had been diagnosed with brain cancer that had metastasized. He was heartbroken because his only daughter, Joyce, who lives in Florida,…
Doctor says: Flu vaccine recommended for pregnant women
As you may have heard, the United States is experiencing a severe and deadly flu outbreak this winter. With widespread illness and a high rate of contagion, experts at HCA Healthcare affiliate The Woman’s Hospital of Texas are suggesting that everyone receive a flu vaccine, especially one of the most vulnerable populations – pregnant women.…
“Homeless, but not hopeless.”
Learn more about how HCA Healthcare employees across the country are living out the HCA mission in response to these events and how they are relying on preparedness, emergency response and recovery response tactics to exhibit that above all else we are committed to the care and improvement of human life. The commitment and dedication…
Two HCA Gulf Coast Hospitals Share Bright Spots From Hurricane Harvey
More than a week after the strongest hurricane (Harvey) to hit the U.S. outside of a decade made landfall in Texas, two affiliated hospitals in the HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division shared a pair of bright spots – a new life and a relieved one – left in the wake of the catastrophic storm. Last…