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April marks Autism Awareness Month, and it’s an important opportunity to explain its impact and dispel some misconceptions. By raising public awareness about autism and talking to your friends and family, we can end harmful stereotypes that hurt people with autism and frustrate their loved ones. Here, we debunk some of the most common myths with facts and evidence from the latest research: Vacci...
Odessa Regional Medical Center (ORMC) announced that it has been named a 5-star recipient for Women’s Care by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. This 5-star rating indicates that the hospital’s clinical outcomes are statistically significantly better than expected when treating the condition or performing the procedure being eval...
February is American Heart Month and Odessa Regional Medical Center (ORMC) wants you to know the early signs and symptoms of a heart attack for yourself, your loved ones and those around you. Over 800,000 people die in the U.S. each year from a heart attack. However, on average, 50% of these patients displayed, but ignored, the warning signs. Recognizing the warning signs and symptoms of a heart a...
February 7 2018
Preventative Care for Women: Building a Healthy Lifestyle
Each year, medical professionals treat women trying to stay committed to the usual, and often difficult, New Year’s resolutions like losing weight or cutting out sweets. As doctors, we always try to remind our patients of much easier and important ways to build a healthy lifestyle. Regardless of age, here are a few tips for all women to take better control of their health: See a gynecologist ann...
Odessa Regional Medical Center (ORMC) presented a $15,000 donation to the Odessa College health careers program on Tuesday afternoon. Odessa College will apply the donation to two areas of their health careers program. The first area will be capital expenses for additional equipment in their Health Sciences Building to provide simulated real-life experiences that span the health professions. The s...
January 23 2018
Mental Health in 2018
The start of a new year is often a time to plan for the future and embrace new goals. One of the most popular New Year’s resolutions is to focus on losing weight. But in setting health goals, it is important to consider physical and mental health - which often goes neglected, but is equally as important to overall wellbeing. At Steward, we are committed to keeping all of our patients healthy year-...
November 15 2017
Lung Cancer: Risks and Awareness
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and the second most common cancer among both men and women in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control. In fact, one out of every four cancer deaths are from lung cancer.
September 29 2017
Steward Health Completes Acquisition of Iasis Healthcare
With 36 Hospitals Nationally Including Odessa Regional Medical Center in Odessa, Steward Becomes the Largest Private Hospital Operator in the U.S.
Odessa Regional Medical Center will host its Annual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Birthday Party from 10 A.M. to Noon, Saturday, June 3rd in the Progressive Park, in front of ORMC on the corner of 7th and Tom Green Streets. Hundreds of former patients and their proud parents are expected to attend this celebration to reunite with ORMC staff that provided care for them in the unit. “This event will...
March 23 2017
Cups for a Cause
Join the Women’s Center of Odessa Regional Medical Center and Pink the Basin for a 10K/5K and Kid’s Fun run to raise breast cancer awareness for our mothers, daughters, sisters and friends. The mission of Pink the Basin, Inc. is to raise awareness of women’s health issues and foster educational and services initiatives that positively embrace women’s health. Register by July 1st to guarantee you g...
Odessa Regional Medical Center announced today that Odessa Fire/Rescue recently purchased two new ZOLL® X Series® Monitor/Defibrillators to equip two of Odessa Fire/Rescue’s eleven ambulances. The goal of Odessa Fire/Rescue is to equip all OFR ambulances with the new ZOLL® X Series® Monitor/Defibrillators to help treat the citizens of Ector County. The ZOLL X Series® brings advanced technology ...
February 9 2017
ORMC Now Offers Patients a Minimally Invasive Surgery Option
Imagine the possibility of having a major surgical procedure and being able to quickly return to normal daily activities. For many surgery patients in the Permian Basin, this isn’t just something to dream about, but a reality, thanks to robotic surgery. Odessa Regional Medical Center is proud to announce that we are now offering robotic surgery. Robotic surgery is a benefit for surgeons and pati...
February 10 2016
Go Nuts for Your Heart
Portable and tasty, nuts are a great protein-filled snack to help get you through the day. The wonder of this power food doesn’t end at protein alone. Nuts are also packed with a healthy dose of fiber, unsaturated fats, and several vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Coincidentally, all these wonderful attributes are an added plus to your heart as well, making nuts a welcome staple to any heart...
July 14 2015
South Campus ED Closing August 1, 2015
Effective August 1, 2015 at 6:00 A.M. (CST), the Emergency Department located at Odessa Regional Medical Center’s (ORMC) South Campus on 900 East 4th Street, Odessa, Texas (formerly known as Basin Healthcare Center) will be closing. This closure does not impact the existing services of ORMC’s main Emergency Department, located at 515 North Adams Street, Odessa, Texas, which will remain open and c...
ODESSA, Texas (June 12, 2015) – Odessa Regional Medical Center announced today that it has purchased the assets of Basin Healthcare Center, a fourteen-bed surgical hospital located in Odessa, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Basin Healthcare Center opened in February 2010. Under its new ownership, the facility has been renamed Odessa Regional Medical Center South Campus. The fa...
August 11 2014
School district, sponsors on board with new Ratliff feature
The new video board at Ratliff Stadium may not rival the dimensions of the behemoth at AT&T Stadium (aka JerryWorld) in Arlington, but Ector County Independent School District executive director of athletics Todd Vesely says the board will be larger than the boards of four NFL teams. Read Full Story ...
ODESSA- Odessa Regional Medical Center hosted their annual birthday party on Saturday. The event celebrates the lives of babies who were once in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and are now at home and healthy. Families were able to thank all of the members of the staff who helped their children and staff members were able to see the progress of all of their former patients. Read Full Stor...
June 12 2014
ORMC Celebrates the Gift of Life
Odessa Regional Medical Center is set to host their annual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Birthday Celebration on Saturday giving doctors and parents the chance to reconnect and share their stories. Read Full Story ...
April 7 2014
ORMC: Beaming for Beautiful Babies
You have been waiting not so patiently for 9 long months to see the face of the most precious creation of your life, and when you go into labor, you suddenly forget how to breathe. But don’t worry; it will be a beautiful experience with the amazing staff working for the Odessa Regional Medical Center’s (ORMC) Labor and Delivery Unit. Read Full Story ...
February 15 2014
ORMC Offers Angioscreen to Detect Health Problems
Friday was a day in which people shared their heart with those they love most. Now Odessa Regional Medical Center offers a program in which people may continue to share that love unabated by getting their heart and other vitals checked. People may get an integrated vascular screening in a special van resting in a parking lot at Odessa Regional Medical Center. Read Full Story ...
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