Health care
6 health care updates from local hospitals
3 River Oaks Hospital & Clinics The Advanced Diagnostics Healthcare System hospital announced the installation of a new GE Optima 128 Slice CT Scanner at the River Oaks Hospital & Clinics in March. According to the hospital’s social media page, the cutting-edge imaging technology enhances the clinic’s ability to provide faster, more precise and high-quality diagnostic studies for patients. The scanner has advanced capabilities for CTA Coronary, which creates detailed images of the heart’s coronary arteries; Calcium Scoring, measuring the amount of calcified plaque in the coronary arteries; and Perfusion Scans, which show how well blood flows through an organ or tissue, according to the Mayo Clinic, a private American academic medical center.
1 Texas Children’s Pediatrics Heights Texas Children’s Pediatrics in the Heights recently celebrated an expansion ribbon-cutting ceremony in March. The practice now has 40 exam rooms to accommodate the growing community, hospital officials said. The practice previously had 29 rooms. In July, TCP Heights will also onboard more providers from other Texas Children’s Pediatrics locations for a total of 11 physicians and a nurse practitioner. Texas Children’s also launched virtual care kits in 2024 that help physicians virtually treat and diagnose common illnesses such as colds, allergies, minor cuts and pink eye.
2 Kinder Children’s Cancer Center The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Texas Children’s Hospital are collaborating to launch the Kinder Children’s Cancer Center in 2026, a new institution focusing on childhood cancer patients. According to a May 14 news release, the new center will include inpatient beds, ambulatory care and state-of-the-art research labs. Another focus of the joint venture will be research, which will prioritize generating more cures for cancer by accelerating drug development and clinical trial programs to address unmet needs for children, hospital officials said.
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