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March 5, 2024

5 Ways to Decrease Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer

.no-wrap { white-space: nowrap; } Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women; it is also the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a month set asid...

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January 18, 2024

Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Earns 2023 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety

.paragraph-break { text-align: center; font-style: italic; } .field-name-body h3 { margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; } .bullets { list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 25px; } HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas (January 17, 2024) – Hi...

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November 10, 2023

Seton Medical Center Harker Heights earns an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group

.paragraph-break { text-align: center; font-style: italic; } .field-name-body h3 { margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; } HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas (Nov. 6, 2023) – Seton Medical Center Harker Heights earned an “A” Hospital Sa...

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November 9, 2023

Thrive in your golden years with a healthy lifestyle

People over the age of 65 tend to face more health concerns than earlier in life. However, ailments resulting from an active lifestyle could become more than just a nuisance. For example, individuals who had physically demanding jobs, played sports or partici...

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June 29, 2023

Seton Medical Center Harker Heights and Wellstone Health Partners Announce Plans to Discontinue Labor and Delivery Services

HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas (June 29, 2023) – Seton Medical Center Harker Heights (SMCHH) and Wellstone Health Partners today announced plans to close the hospital's maternity care unit. The hospital will begin phasing out deliveries and The Women's Ce...

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June 27, 2023

Hip surgery ends grandmother's 18 months of debilitating pain

After a distinguished 45-year career as an ER nurse at a northern Illinois hospital, Kathy Haggard decided to move to Belton to be closer to her son and his family. At 75, she couldn’t wait to take day trips and visit area attractions with her family, es...

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May 10, 2023

Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Awarded ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from Leapfrog Group

Grade reflects top national performance on patient safety through COVID-19 pandemic    HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS (May 3, 2023) – Seton Medical Center Harker Heights (SMCHH) received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The L...

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February 23, 2023

Quick care, cardiac stent puts patient on road to better health

It was 7:30 in the evening and for Scott Roberts, age 50, it was time to go to bed. Scott owns a local trucking company in Kemper, where he lives with his wife Amber. His work day usually starts between 3-4 am, so this was his normal bedtime. Amber, 43, a vet...

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February 16, 2023

5 common pediatric ENT conditions that may affect your child

With an increased demand for common ENT (ears, nose and throat) services in our community, especially with the rise of infections due to the “Triple-demic (RSV, flu and COVID-19), we want to update parents and guardians on the most common ENT ailments th...

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November 23, 2022

Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Awarded ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from Leapfrog Group

Seton Medical Center Harker Heights (SMCHH) received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This national distinction celebrates Seton Harker Heights’ achievements in protecting hospital patients from preventable harm and error...

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