FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Melissa Tackett
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
Little River Healthcare System
Rockdale, TX
512-446-4500
LITTLE RIVER HEALTHCARE AND ROCKDALE HIGH SCHOOL
JOIN FORCES TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS
Rockdale, Texas (January 1, 2007) – As a vital part of our community, Little River Healthcare System is combining their resources to aid in the education of our local students.
Rockdale High School’s Athletic Training class recently spent two separate days touring the facilities of LRHS Rehabilitation, which houses both physical and occupational medicine, and LRHS Family Care Center and Radiology Department. The LRHS staff enjoyed being able to provide such a service to our community. “It is a blessing to have such state-of-the-art radiology equipment in a rural community like Rockdale and we enjoy being able to share it not only as a diagnostic tool for physicians and patients, but as a learning tool for the students of our community” stated Glenda Matysiak, Director of Radiology.
Henry Hawkins’ students spent one day with Physical Therapists, Stephen Christian and Debbie Hanel and Occupational Therapist Mona Butala and their staff touring and learning about Rehabilitation Services. The students enjoyed hands-on learning and had the opportunity to ask questions regarding sports medicine. The students traveled back to LRHS shortly after, to tour the Radiology Department. Little River Healthcare System’s Radiology Department houses state-of-the-art imaging equipment, including a 64-slice CT machine. The students again had the opportunity for hands-on learning and questions with a well-qualified staff. They were able to view images from the different machines and get a fell for how the machines work and the different ways they are used for diagnosing injuries.
Athletic Training is often an elective that is not offered in schools the size of Rockdale High School and the imaging services at LRHS are rarely found in towns the size of Rockdale. Rockdale is very fortunate to have such programs and services that can join forces to better the community.
If your class or organization in interested in touring the facilities at Little River Healthcare System or having one of our trained professionals speak to your group, please contact Melissa Tackett, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, at 512.430.6453 or mtackett@lrhealthcare.com.
Little River Healthcare System formed in November 2006 when Blackhawk Healthcare merged with Richards Memorial Hospital to create a for-profit healthcare system dedicated to providing high quality, patient-centered care to the community. Little River Healthcare System is currently comprised of four facilities. These include Richards Memorial Hospital, Little River Medical Clinic – Rockdale, Little River Medical Clinic – Cameron, and Little River Medical Clinic - Hearne. Our mission is to provide excellent, personalized patient care; empower others to collaborate with us in improving community health and education, promoting a spirit of healing, and lifelong wellness.
Front Row (L-R): Nic Evans, Megan Morrow, Nathan Starr, Emma Finto, Emily Key, Angelica Cortez
Back Row(L-R): Henry ‘Doc’ Hawkins, Nick Morehead, Becky Mueller, Mona Butala, OTR/L, Chris Barker, Stephen Christian, PT, Debbie Hanel, PT
Front Row (L-R): Nic Evans, Megan Morrow, Emily Key, Angelica Cortez, Emma Finto, Nathan Starr
Back Row(L-R): Glenda Matysiak, Amy Wood, Nick Morehead, Chris Barker, Henry 'Doc' Hawkins