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Seton Medical Center Harker Heights (SMCHH) has named Mandy Shaiffer, RN, BSN as Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), effective September 27, 2021. “Mandy is an accomplished clinical leader with many years of experience, and I am excited to welcome her to our team,” said SMCHH Chief Executive Officer Patrick Swindle. “As CNO, Mandy will focus on…

Seton Medical Center Harker Heights was named to Newsweek’s 2021 list of Best Maternity Care Hospitals. The distinction recognizes facilities that have excelled in providing care to mothers, newborns and their families, as verified by the 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Survey. Best Maternity Care Hospitals is part of Newsweek’s Best Health Care series, powered by data…

HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS (January 1, 2021) – Seton Medical Center Harker Heights (SMCHH) is proud to welcome the first baby born at SMCHH in 2021. Jasper Dean Byington was born at 2:43 a.m. on Jan. 1 to Shannon and James Byington. He weighed 8 lbs 8 oz, and measured 21.5 inches long. The parents received a…

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Harker Heights, TX (August 18, 2020) –Seton Medical Center Harker Heights has been recognized for excellence in stroke care. Seton Medical Center Harker Heights received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Bronze Plus Quality Achievement Award for 2020. Facilities that receive this prestigious recognition are top-performers in stroke care and prevention.…

HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS (April 29, 2020) – George Fayer, chief financial officer at Seton Medical Center Harker Heights (SMCHH), has announced his upcoming retirement in June after more than five years of service to the hospital. “George’s contributions have been instrumental in facilitating the growth of SMCHH. Through his leadership of our revenue cycle and accounting…

Harker Heights, Texas: Seton Medical Center Harker Heights (SMCHH) has announced that CEO Zach Dietze has accepted a position within Ardent Health Services as chief operating officer (COO) of Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. “Zach has made a tremendous impact on SMCHH during the past eight years, the last three of which he served as…

HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS (March 14, 2019) – Seton Medical Center Harker Heights was named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health. This annual study spotlights the best-performing hospitals in the U.S. based on a balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction metrics and data. The study has been conducted…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information: Carolina Numan, Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Phone: 254-680-6377 (office) carolina.numan@smchh.org HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS (January 1, 2018) Seton Medical Center Harker Heights and Wellstone Health Partners are now accepting Scott and White Health Plan insurance products. “This is exciting news for our hospital and the medical staff as we…

As the new Director of Physical Therapy for Seton Medical Harker Heights (SMCHH), Christopher Egizio, PT, MPT, was very excited to return to Texas. “I am originally from Joliet, Illinois but am connected to Texas because I attended Hardin-Simmons University for physical therapy in Abilene, Texas,” he shares. “After completing PT school, I moved back…