The Foundation at Mission Regional Medical Center
(Mission, TX) The PARTY IN THE PARKING LOT, featuring The Real Men Who Zumba, will be held at Mission Regional Medical Center, Saturday, April 28th. This very special event is open to everyone, whether you Zumba® or just want to see what all the buzz is about! All proceeds from this Zumbathon will go to support services for adult and child victims of sexual assault and rape at Hidalgo County’s only 24/7 acute, medical forensic unit, known as The S.A.F.E. Place.
A $10 donation gets participants two hours of dance …
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(Mission, TX) The Rotary Club of Mission recently granted $5,000 to The Foundation at Mission Regional Medical Center for the purchase of a mobile scale for use in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Expanded in 2007, the NICU at MRMC now contains 20 tiny beds and provides state-of-the-art care to fragile, premature and ill infants.
“Rotary Club has a long-standing tradition of supporting initiatives that improve the health of children and communities, from our worldwide polio eradication campaign to clean drinking water and disaster relief,” states Aida Lerma, president …
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(Mission, TX) The Foundation at Mission Regional Medical Center has been selected to receive a Community Assistance Fund grant from Junior League of McAllen. This grant, intended to develop and expand significant services to our community, will be used to purchase and install a digital Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) for use in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mission Regional Medical Center (MRMC).
“Our mission at Junior League is to improve the lives of children throughout Hidalgo County,” explains Denise Garcia Thieme, president of the McAllen nonprofit …
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(Mission, TX) The Foundation at Mission Regional Medical Center has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Pacific Life Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Pacific Life Insurance Company. As part of their “Community Partners” program, these funds have been awarded for general operating support of the hospital’s remarkable Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
“Each year, our twenty-bed Level II & III NICU cares for more than 400 premature and critically-ill infants,” states Marianna Treviño-Wright, director of The Foundation. “At Mission Regional, we refer to them as our ‘Little Miracles’, …
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(Mission, TX) The Foundation at Mission Regional Medical Center (MRMC) is pleased to announce the MRMC Neonatal & Pediatric Transport Team has been selected Leadership’s Mission’s annual service project for Class XXVIII (Twenty-eight). As the class project, the Transport Team will be the beneficiary of fundraising efforts conducted by this civic-minded group of professionals.
“Leadership Mission participants have two things in common,” states Kristina Salinas, president, “The first is dedication to their community; and the second is belief that the quality of our leadership will determine the future of the Greater Mission area. Our members work in service to the community, …
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(Mission, TX) The Foundation at Mission Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce board certified physician, researcher, and instructor Maria Cabanillas, M.D., will be the keynote speaker at the 4th Annual ‘Ladies First’ Luncheon, to be held at Cimarron, Thursday, October 14.
“At last year’s luncheon, we surveyed the ladies in attendance and asked them what topics they would like to learn more about,” explains Marianna Treviño Wright, Director of The Foundation. “I don’t think anyone was surprised to see women want to learn more about hormones. These mysterious chemicals affect virtually …
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(Mission, TX) The Junior League of McAllen, Inc. (JLM) recently awarded a Community Assistance Grant to The S.A.F.E. Place at Mission Regional Medical Center, to enhance services to pediatric victims of sexual abuse and assault.
“Our mission, at Junior League of McAllen, is to meet critical needs of the community by collaborating with educational and charitable organizations that significantly improve the lives of children,” states Denise Garcia, president of JLM. “We are delighted to support The S.A.F.E. Place at Mission Regional Medical Center, and believe our contribution will benefit each child receiving …
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(Mission, TX) Transport Teddy, official mascot of Mission Regional Medical Center’s Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Team, wishes to thank the Kiwanis Club of McAllen for their 5-Year, $5000 sponsorship commitment.
“Our mission is to improve the lives of children,” states Terry Wilson, Kiwanis Club president. “So, when we look for organizations and projects to support, we look for the ones that share our purpose. Mission Regional’s Transport Team is the only dedicated, hospital-based transport team in the Rio Grande Valley, and the work of this special Team is the ‘life or death’ sort. The members of this special team are making a …
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(Mission, TX) If you are enrolled in Group Communications at UTPA, you will be assigned a fundraising project; then you have to decide what you want to do, and who will benefit…. This was a no-brainer for the “Diamond Dolls,” as these five young ladies came to be known to their class.
“This year, I secured a paid internship in office of The Foundation at Mission Regional Medical Center,” states Vanessa Escobedo, a sophomore at UTPA, and leader of the Diamond Dolls. “Here I learned about all the wonderful things the hospital does to help the community and how different …
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(Mission, TX) April is national Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In order to promote awareness of the impact sexual assault has on our community and to support efforts to eradicate sexual assault and abuse, Mission Regional Medical Center is hosting two separate professional trainings.
Texas law enforcement agencies reported an average of 339 violent crimes per day in 2008. This daily average accounts for 4 Murders, 22 Forcible Rapes, and 209 Aggravated Assaults in the Lone Star State. Statistically, about 10 of these violent crimes occur in Hidalgo County—and that’s …
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(Mission, TX) The Foundation at Mission Regional Medical Center announced today that Colonial Life is the $10,000 ‘Inspired Original’ sponsor of the 3rd Annual Legacy Gala. Mrs. Yvonne Salinas, President of the Board of Trustees, graciously accepted this donation from licensed independent agent, Mr. Joe Salazar of Colonial Life.
“On behalf of Colonial Life, I am honored to support The Foundation, and the Legacy Gala,” stated Salazar. “Collaborating with local nonprofits to provide access to healthcare for the uninsured and underinsured, and helping ensure that major medical facilities can offer premier services, is a priority for me personally, as …
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(Mission, TX) The Foundation at Mission Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce artist, activist and cancer-survivor Christine Baze will be the keynote speaker at the 3rd Annual ‘Ladies First’ Luncheon. The topic of this year’s event is cervical cancer and the human papilloma virus, or HPV, one of the known causes of cervical cancer.
“According to the US Centers for Disease Control, more than 80% of American women will be infected with HPV over their lifetimes,” explained Marianna Treviño Wright, Director of The Foundation. “As shocking as this statistic is, we now have a vaccine against HPV that could …
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(Mission, TX-August 19, 2009) Mayor Norberto Salinas, The City of Mission, and the Mission Police Department presented a check today for $25,000 to The Foundation at Mission Regional Medical Center, to benefit the hospital’s Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) Program.
Funds appropriated today will go specifically to the SAFE Program, toward the purchase of a Secure Digital Forensic Imaging (SDFI) Camera. This specialized piece of equipment is used to document the injuries inflicted on victims of abuse, assault and neglect, as part of the evidence collection performed by a certifed Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE). Acquisition of the SDFI camera …
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(Mission, TX-July 27, 2009) The Foundation at Mission Regional Medical Center is hosting ClayMasters® Trap Shooting Competition at the private 4E Ranch, Saturday, August 29, 2009. In addition to the 5-member team shooting competition, this fundraising event features four-time Olympian, World and National Champion Bret Erickson, who will be conducting skills clinics and a shooting exhibition for sporting enthusiasts as part of the day’s activities.
“The Foundation is excited to present this special event which offers sportsmen and women an opportunity to have fun and do good,” states Marianna Treviño Wright, Director. “We’ve deliberately chosen the weekend before dove season …
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©The Monitor
By Sara Perkins
March 24, 2009 - 12:08AM
Eddie Longoria's first 13 days of life - difficult days for the premature infant - were set to a soft, soothing soundtrack of jazz and classical music.
Above his warming table/crib at Mission Regional Medical Center's neo-natal intensive care unit, a high-end speaker piped in tunes that doctors say help the hospital's youngest patients thrive and their caretakers relax.
"The NICU by default is a very stressful environment," said Dr. Anatoliy Ilizarov, the unit's medical director. "The music helps to pacify the situation."
The walls of the NICU are cheerful …
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Mission, TX (June 30, 2008) – For the fourth consecutive year, Mission Regional Medical Center announced today that it has been recognized with a Five-Star rating for clinical excellence in maternity care, based on a study issued by HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent healthcare ratings company. The HealthGrades Fifth Annual Report on Women’s Health Outcomes in U.S. Hospitals found that best-performing hospitals had almost 51 percent fewer maternal complications among women who had vaginal births compared to poor-performing hospitals, and 76 percent fewer complications for women undergoing cesarean section births.
The HealthGrades study ranked Mission Regional Medical Center in the …
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