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Dr. Robert Carroll Retires After 31 Years at NMC
Nacogdoches, TX…June 15, 2006 – Family practitioner Dr. Robert Carroll, Jr., M.D., is retiring from Nacogdoches Medical Center’s (NMC) medical staff after 31 years of valued service to the facility.Dr. Carroll has been a member of the Nacogdoches Med...

NMC Laboratory Receives Accreditation
Nacogdoches, TX…. January 30, 2006 Nacogdoches Medical Center’s (NMC) main laboratory has been awarded an accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a recent on-s...

Dr. Archie McDonald Named to Governing Board of Nacogdoches Medical Center
Nacogdoches, TX…. January 25, 2006 Archie McDonald, Ph.D., Regents Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University, Department of History, has been appointed to the Governing Board of Nacogdoches Medical Center (NMC). Part of McDonald’s Governing...

Ron G. Collins Named Chairman of the Nacogdoches Medical Center Governing Board
Nacogdoches, TX…January 30, 2006 – Ron G. Collins, president and chief executive officer of Regions Bank, has been named as chairman of the governing board for Nacogdoches Medical Center (NMC). Collins has been a member of the governing board since ...

Diabetes Support Group to Meet
Nacogdoches, TX… October 24, 2005: The Diabetes Center at Nacogdoches Medical Center will host a seminar presented by Rachel Raines, RD, LD, on November 3rd from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the third floor classroom of The Women’s Center located at 4...

Nacogdoches Medical Center and Piney Woods AHEC Host the 5th Annual Neurological Conference
Nacogdoches, TX... October 1, 2005: Nacogdoches Medical Center and Piney Woods AHEC will be hosting the 5th annual Neurological Conference on October 21 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Fredonia Hotel in Nacogdoches. The Neurological Conference ...

Nacogdoches Medical Center Joins National Campaign to Save 100,000 Lives through Quality Initiatives
Nacogdoches, TX – August 10, 2005 – Nacogdoches Medical Center announced today that it has joined the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) “100,000 Lives Campaign” as part of the hospital’s overall Commitment to Quality initiative. The goal ...

Nacogdoches Medical Center Welcomes Radiologist, Richard M. Avery D.O.
Nacogdoches, TX... August 8, 2005: Richard M. Avery, D.O., specializing in diagnostic radiology, has joined the medical staff at Nacogdoches Medical Center (NMC). Dr. Avery comes to NMC from Tulsa, Oklahoma where he completed his diagnostic ima...

A1C CHAMPION IS SET TO SPEAK TO THOSE WITH DIABETES
Nacogdoches, TX… July 26, 2005: The Diabetes Center at Nacogdoches Medical Center will host a seminar presented by Frank Atherton, A1C Champion, on August 4 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the third floor classroom of The Women’s Center located at 4...

Tenet Healthcare Foundation and Nacogdoches Medical Center Award Employee's Child with Scholarship
Nacogdoches, TX – August 18, 2005– Tenet Healthcare Foundation, a charitable foundation sponsored by Tenet Healthcare Corporation, has awarded a college scholarship to a local student who is a child of a Nacogdoches Medical Center employee. Tenet H...

Nacogdoches Medical Center Welcomes Pediatrician
Nacogdoches, TX... September, 2005: Kimberly Procell, M.D., pediatrician, has joined the medical staff at Nacogdoches Medical Center (NMC). Dr. Procell comes to NMC from Louisiana State University Health Science Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. ...

Tom Mars Appointed to the Position of Director of Quality and Resource Utilization
Nacogdoches, TX... August 1, 2005: Nacogdoches Medical Center (NMC) is pleased to announce that Tom Mars, R.N., M.S.N. has accepted the position of director of quality and performance improvement. Mars holds a BSN and masters degree in nursing, wit...

August 4, 2005
Nacogdoches Medical Center Offers New MRI System
Nacogdoches Medical Center recently purchased a new GE 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system housed within its Laird Imaging Center at the main hospital campus. The technology benefits patients by providing advanced diagnostic informatio...

June 9, 2005
Nacogdoches Medical Center and The Surgery Center of Nacogdoches Award 16 Scholarships
Nacogdoches, TX...June 9, 2005: Nacogdoches Medical Center and The Surgery Center of Nacogdoches awarded a total of $16,000 in scholarships to 16 Nacogdoches County high school seniors to encourage their pursuit of a college education. Two seniors ...

July 26, 2005
Nacogdoches Medical Center Welcomes Plant Operations Director
Nacogdoches, TX... July 26, 2005: Dennis G. Wilie, Jr. has joined the staff at Nacogdoches Medical Center (NMC) as the plant operations and engineering director. Wilie has more than 22 years of experience working in the healthcare industry includ...

July 26, 2005
Nacogdoches Medical Center Appoints Chief Nursing Officer
Nacogdoches, TX... July 26, 2005: Nacogdoches Medical Center (NMC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rhonda Tubbe, RN to the position of chief nursing officer. Tubbe has been serving as the interim chief nursing officer for over a year a...

May 31, 2005
Nacogdoches Medical Center Welcomes Radiologist
David S. Archie M.D., specializing in diagnostic radiology, has joined the medical staff at Nacogdoches Medical Center (NMC). Dr. Archie, a native of Tennessee, comes to NMC from Livingston, Texas where he was a member of Angelina Diagnostic Radio...

April 26, 2005
Nacogdoches Medical Center Pays Tribute to Health Care Workers
Nacogdoches Medical Center Pays Tribute to Health Care Workers Community Invited To Join In Saying “Thanks” During National Nurses Week and National Hospital & Healthcare Week Nacogdoches, TX – April 26, 2005 – Nacogdoches Medical Center (NM...

April 26, 3005
Nacogdoches Medical Center and ThinkFirst Host Bicycle Safety Fair for Children
Nacogdoches Medical Center and ThinkFirst HostBicycle Safety Fair for Children Nacogdoches, TX – April 26, 2005 – Nacogdoches Medical Center (NMC) and ThinkFirst Pineywoods Chapter are joining forces to host a bicycle safety fair for children o...

January 28, 2005
Nacogdoches Medical Center Donates Money To Local Organizations
Nacogdoches, TX…January 28, 2005—Nacogdoches Medical Center , in conjunction with the Tenet Healthcare Foundation, donated close to $24,000 to eleven local charities and schools whose missions support health care causes, education, or mentoring progr...

March 10, 2005
THE SURGERY CENTER OF NACOGDOCHES OFFERS LATEST TREATMENT FOR WOMEN SUFFERING FROM EXCESSIVE MENSTRUAL BLEEDING
Nacogdoches, TX—March 10, 2005— The Surgery Center of Nacogdoches announced the availability of an outpatient treatment for women suffering from excessive menstrual bleeding, also called menorrhagia. Excessive menstrual bleeding is a debilitating co...

March 16, 2005
Gary Stokes Named CEO of Tenet’s East Texas Facilities
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – March 16, 2005 – Tenet’s Texas-Gulf Coast Region today announced that Gary Stokes will assume the position of chief executive officer for its three East Texas facilities effective April 11. They are: Nacogdoches Medical Center...

March 16, 2005
The Diabetes Center Receives Accreditation
Nacogdoches, TX…March 16, 2005—Nacogdoches Medical Center announced that its Diabetes Center recently became accredited by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to be recognized as offering patients a diabetes self management program set at high na...

February 25, 2005
NMC Teams up with Local Colleges
Nacogdoches, TX…February 25, 2005—Nacogdoches Medical Center has teamed up with the East Texas Nursing Education Consortium to provide renovated building space for educators to teach laboratory exercises to nursing students. The Consortium is newly ...

July, 2004
Foundation Awards Scholarships
Tenet Healthcare Foundation, Nacogdoches Medical Center Award College Scholarships to Children of Employees Tenet Healthcare Foundation, a charitable foundation sponsored by Tenet Healthcare Corporation, has awarded college scholarships to four ...

Janeen Browning
Janeen Browning has been named director of business development at Nacogdoches Medical Center (NMC) and will be responsible for internal and external marketing efforts for NMC and The Surgery Center of Nacogdoches. In her new role, Ms. Browning will...

May 13, 2004
Nacogdoches Medical Center Announces New Urologist
Nacogdoches Medical Center announced that Natania Piper, M.D. has joined its medical staff. Dr. Piper attended medical school at The University of New England before moving to San Antonio to complete specialty training at Brooke Army and Wilfor...

May 13, 2004
NMC Announces New Governing Board Members
Ron G. Collins, Chief Executive Officer of Regions Bank, and M.S. (Bud) Wright, III, Chief Executive Officer of Texas Farm Products Company, have been appointed to the Governing Board of Nacogdoches Medical Center (NMC). Part of Collins’ and Wr...


Dr. David Sanderson Performs New Hip Replacement Procedure At NMC
(Nacogdoches Texas, March 31, 2003) – Area arthritis hip pan sufferers now have a minimally invasive alternative to traditional hip replacement that is making surgery, recovery and rehabilitation faster and easier on patients. The new procedure is be...

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