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Construction visible as Covenant Health Plainview moves forward
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he earth is starting to move, as outside construction of Plainview’s biggest recorded renovation project has started at Covenant Health Plainview.
Courtesy Photo Covenant Health Plainview CEO Clay Taylor and CFO Cassie Mogg look over the blue prints of the $40 million hospital renovation project.
Homer Marquez/Plainview Herald Construction crews move to the sunlight at Covenant Health Plainview as renovation and expansion work moves outdoors.
“Since the visible signs of demolition of the area, that will be the expansion of the James and Eva Mayer surgery center, began, the buzz has been building. You can visualize the structure, and it is exciting,â€? said Covenant Health Plainview CEO Clay Taylor as he commented on the ÂżUVW SKDVH RI H[SDQVLRQ IRU WKH 3ODLQYLHZ Hospital. Thanks to a $40 million renovation and improvement project, Plainview and the surrounding area will basically be getting a brand new hospital as the project will touch almost every piece of the facility. In the works for the past three years, the project began construction in January 2015, as crews began the initial phases of renovations in the hospital’s basement. Now work has moved outdoors with the expansion of the surgery center. “Over the past several months, much of the underground work was done, paving the way for visible signs of progress that began in late summer,â€? Taylor said. In late July, construction started on Phase one of the project which will feature the 11,000 square-feet expansion of the James and Eva Mayer Surgery Center and upgrades to the central plant. “Phase 1 (the Operation Room expansion and Central Plant upgrades) is ex-
pected to be a 14-month project to be complete late summer or early fall 2016,â€? Taylor said. Central plant renovations will also include a completely remodeled Emergency Department to go along with the new surgical suites, patient’s rooms and family areas. The surgery expansion will see a completely reorganized wing with renovated pre-operation capabilities, four additional surgical suites and an improved recovery area. Plans have been centered on new and LPSURYHG WHFKQRORJ\ HɤFLHQW SURFHGXUH Ă€RZ DQG HQKDQFHG SDWLHQW H[SHULHQFH More patient rooms have also been drawn into the new plans. “An increased bed capacity will allow us more room to grow our service lines,â€? Taylor said. Currently, Covenant Health Plainview has a 68-bed capacity. Phase 2 will begin in December/January and will likely include basement and IRXUWK Ă€RRU UHQRYDWLRQV “The basement will likely include physical therapy, a pharmacy, central supply, as well as support services such as accounting,â€? Taylor said. “Covenant Plainview is excited to enhance its existing services and prepare for the opportunity for additional ser-
vices, all while upholding its reputation for impeccable quality care. Phase 1 will include larger O.R. rooms with dedicated procedure space, allowing for a more ef¿FLHQW VXUJHU\ FHQWHU 7KLV UHQRYDWLRQ ensures that Covenant Plainview will continue to provide our community with the most advanced technology available.� Plainview Herald | 5 | 2015 Heath Guide
Covenant Health Plainview welcomes new phyisians DR. KEVIN JONES, CARDIOLOGY:
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'U .HYLQ -RQHV MRLQHG WKH VWDɣ DW Covenant Health Plainview in June 2015. Dr. Jones was raised in a small town in central Missouri and most recently practiced in Kansas City. He is %RDUG &HUWL¿HG E\ WKH $PHULFDQ %RDUG of Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of WKH $PHULFDQ &ROOHJH RI &DUGLRORJ\ +H JUDGXDWHG IURP 7KH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI Health Sciences in Kansas City, completed his residency and fellowship DW /R\ROD 8QLYHUVLW\ 0HGLFDO &HQWHU Dr. Jones and his family are excited DERXW 3ODLQYLHZ EHFDXVH RI WKH IDPLO\ centered community, quality of life, schools, and hospital community. Dr. Jones and his wife, Christina, have one son.
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What did I ever do to my gallbladder? It was Saturday, and my husband Dave and I had driven into Plainview from Kress, where we live, to do some shopping. Afterwards, we went out to lunch, and I ate normally, though I wasn’t very hungry, which is unusual. We went home and I took a nap, then woke up feeling cranky. I did some housework, but my stomach area became increasingly painful, all around my midsection and a little way XS P\ EDFN $IWHU DERXW ÂżYH hours of this, Dave drove me to the emergency room at Covenant Hospital Plainview. Someone helped me go through the sign-in forms, and I was examined in a fairly short time. On a pain scale chart, I said I was in the 9-10 range. The pain kept me from focusLQJ DQG , KDG GLɤFXOW\ VSHDNing clearly. I had a blood test and a CT scan, which showed that my JDOOEODGGHU ZDV LQĂ€DPHG DQG my potassium levels were a little low. After that, they moved me into a room and started an IV drip. I expected that the morphine would put me to sleep, but it simply reduced the pain to a manageable level, between 3 and 4, and I was more alert. I was told that antibiotics might UHGXFH WKH LQĂ€DPPDWLRQ EXW they scheduled me for an ultrasound to be sure. The following morning Dave watched the screen as the radiologist performed the abdominal ultrasound. “Looks like a gravel pit in there,â€? she said cheerfully. My husband later used the term “rock quarry.â€? I didn’t see the picture myself – but then, I never asked. The question I have been pondering since is why me? According to the National In-
stitutes of Health, about 10-15 percent of people in the United States have gallstones, but had I done anything that might have caused the attack? Web MD says the gallbladder is a small pouch that sits just under the liver. In response to signals, the gallbladder squeezes stored bile into the small intestine through a series of tubes called ducts. Bile helps digest fat, but the gallbladder itself is not essential. However, diarrhea and fat malabsorption may occur once it is removed. Being a woman has something to do with having gallstones. According to the American College of Gastroenterology, gallstones can occur in 20 percent of women over the age of 60. Women between the ages of 20 and 60 years are three times more likely to develop gallstones than men. I am 60 years old, but I know people who have had gallstones much earlier. My best friend had her gallbladder removed at age 24. Heredity has something to do with it. My father had his gallbladder removed in 1975 when he was 59. I am of Northern European heritage. A study on the Up to Date website from 2014 shows that Hispanics and Northern Europeans have a higher risk for gallstones than do people of Asian and African descent. However, studies vary, and some say that Hispanics have a higher risk for gallstones. Many websites say that Native Americans have the highest risk for gallstones in the United States population. Being overweight is a risk factor, and I have recently been dieting to move myself from the “overweight� to the “normal� range on the BMI
scale. This would seem to be a good, healthy thing to do, except that Web MD states that rapid weight loss and a very low-fat diet can also be factors in developing gallstones. My weight loss was neither rapid, nor was my diet extremely low-fat. Nevertheless, diet may have been a factor. Taking hormone replacement pills after menopause or high-dose birth control pills is another possible factor. I take hormone replacement pills. My exercise goal is 150 minutes a week, and I generally make or exceed that amount, so lack of exercise is not a problem. Also, I don’t take cholesterol-lowering medication, considered to be a factor by Web MD. Sunday morning, June 28, after the ultrasound, they removed my gallbladder using a laparoscopic procedure. The following morning I was released from the hospital. I was left with four tiny incision marks, which have now nearly disappeared. I realize how blessed I am to live in an age and a place where gallbladder surgery is less invasive than previously and mostly routine. I eat nutritiously, though not perfectly, and have resumed my walking and Zumba schedules, so that I hardly know that I’ve had my gallbladder removed. I also followed up with
my doctor to make sure everything was going well. According to the Mayo Clinic website: Gallstones may cause no signs or symptoms. If a gallstone lodges in a duct and causes a blockage, signs and symptoms may result, such as: - Sudden and rapidly in tensifying pain in the center of your abdomen, just below you breastbone - Back pain between your shoulder blades - Pain in your right shoulder Gallstone pain may last several minutes to a few hours. The website advises that you should: Make an appointment with your doctor if you have any signs or symptoms that worry you, and seek immediate care if you develop signs and symptoms of a serious gallstone complication, such as: - Abdominal pain so intense that you can’t VLW VWLOO RU ¿QG D comfortable position - Yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes - High fever with chills BY GAIL M. WILLIAMS Herald Correspondent
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Diabetes The Diabetes Education program at Covenant Hospital has been in existence for 15 years and continues to be a help for Plainview residents. The program is headed by Coralyn Dillard, manager of Wellness at Covenant +RVSLWDO ZKR DOVR LV D FHUWLÂżHG GLDEHWHV educator and a registered nurse. Those involved in the program must have a referral from a doctor. Two comprehensive classes meet all day long twice a month. The program is a comprehensive one entitled Living With Diabetes, which is recognized by the American Diabetes Association as having met the national standards of care. “It’s a comprehensive program that covHUV GLÉŁHUHQW FRQWHQW DUHDV ´ 'LOODUG VDLG Âł7KH ÂżUVW ÂżYH DUH SUHWW\ EDVLF PHDO planning, medication, monitoring, movement, motivation. We all know we need to eat healthy and exercise, but knowing it DQG GRLQJ LW DUH WZR GLÉŁHUHQW WKLQJV “We talk about the complications associated with diabetes and how to prevent WKRVH :H WDON DERXW VNLQ FDUH IRRW FDUH ´ In addition, Dillard said, the program tries to troubleshoot problems that might arise. “There are always things that get in the way of managing your health such as insurance and the amount of money it takes to buy IRRG DQG PHGLFDWLRQ ´ 'LOODUG VDLG Âł3DUW RI it is making sure you have the supplies you need at home to manage your health. We try to identify anything that might be an obstaFOH DQG UHVROYH WKRVH LVVXHV ´ Dillard said the program picks up about eight to 10 new patients per month. In ad-
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dition to the classes for which a doctor’s referral is needed, there is an ongoing diabetes forum that meets the third Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at Covenant Hospital. The forum is open to the public and a doctor’s referral is not necessary. “The monthly diabetes forum is like a VXSSRUW JURXS IRU RQJRLQJ VXSSRUW ´ 'LOlard said. “It’s open to the public and free of charge. It’s a one hour monthly forum. It’s all diabetes related. Each month we foFXV RQ D GLÉŁHUHQW WRSLF 6RPH SHRSOH FRPH to share what’s been going on in their lives. Other people come to sit and soak it all in. 7KH\ GRQÂśW ZDQW WR WDON DQG WKDWÂśV RND\ ´ Dillard said she facilitates the program DQG RIWHQ ÂżQGV D JXHVW VSHDNHU WR VSHDN about the month’s topic. Topic can range from diabetes to depression and everything in between. 6RPHWLPHV VKH ZLOO KDYH D SKDUPDFLVW or a dietician speak at the forum. In addition, topics might include some of the health issues that go along with diabetes such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol or obesity. Dillard said sometimes there is resistance from a referral who doesn’t want to attend the diabetes education classes. “There could be a denial issue going on or they don’t want someone telling them ZKDW WKH\ FDQ RU FDQÂśW GR ´ 'LOODUG VDLG “We’re an education and training program. We don’t tell them what to do. We put the management of the diabetes in the patient’s hands. We give them the tools to PDQDJH LW ´ 6RPH SHRSOH GRQÂśW ZDQW WR DWWHQG FODVV-
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What do you mean, whatever gets me moving? BY GAIL M. WILLIAMS Herald Correspondent
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West Texas Family Medicine begins primary construction for new clinic Photo By Homer Marquez Plainview Herald Removing the store front of the former Gebo’s building, West Texas Family Medicine has begun the construction of their new clinic located in the Running Water Draw Shopping Center.
onstruction is booming in Plainview.
And one of the biggest projects on the horizon is the expansion of Plainview’s West Texas Family Medicine clinic which is poised to open its second location at the beginning of 2016. “So far everything is mostly on schedule. We are still expecting the end of February or early March for completion of the entire project,â€? said Human Resources Director at West Texas Family Medicine, Phil Richards. Last year, the clinic purchased the former Gebo’s building, located at 1605 W. Fifth, in Plainview. The new location would add some much needed breathing room for the clinic’s location at 1806 Quincy St. which Richards said was “packed to the gillsâ€?. “The day to day stresses of moving this project along is worth the excitement we have about having the ability now to provide more adequate medical care for the Plainview community,â€? Richards said. In late August, architects and developers started the initial renovation phase of the SURMHFW ZKLFK LQFOXGHG WHDULQJ RÉŁ WKH VWRUH-
front of the 18,000 square-feet building. “On a daily basis, we hear about people asking or talking about the new building. The fact, now that it is obvious there is something happening, with front of the build missing, it is generating a lot of discussion.â€? 7KH ÂżUVW SKDVHV RI WKH SURMHFW ZLOO FHQWHU on plumbing as each exam room will have a sink. “So we have lots of plumbing to do. We will be working on the shell of the building, such as the roof and missing walls to enclose the space. Then we will be able to start on putting in the interior walls,â€? Richards said. Most services the clinic will provide at the new location is still undetermined as West Texas Family Medicine is continuing to negotiate with potential medical partners. +RZHYHU WZR VLJQLÂżFDQW DVSHFWV WKDW ZLOO EH RÉŁHUHG DW WKH QHZ :7)0 ORFDWLRQ will be a digital X-ray machine and a “Life Style Centerâ€?. “One upgrade will be our digital X-ray. This will allow seamless communication between all our facilities,â€? Richards said. “The biggest upgrade we have is the development of our “Life Style Centerâ€? or cosmetic medical services. This will include, but is not limited to, Botox injections, laser hair removal, sun spot treatment, tattoo removal, and many other
services. If you are not a fan of needles, we have a new system that reduces wrinkles and tightens the skin without injections.â€? WTFM is also considering possibly building an in-house pharmacy and an urgent care clinic. “Our primary care providers—the doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners—will be providing most of the VHUYLFHV WKDW ZH DOUHDG\ RÉŁHU DV ZHOO DV some of the additional services we are upgrading. As for the nursing and reception VWDÉŁ ZH ZLOO EH ORRNLQJ WR KLUH VWDÉŁ DURXQG the start of the new year,â€? Richards said. With all the improvements and additions, the doctors at WTFM are excited on how the new location will upgrade Plainview’s overall health care district. “With the increasing number of patients we have on a day to day basis, we feel the H[WUD Ă€RRU VSDFH DQG DGGLWLRQDO KRXUV ZLOO EHQHÂżW WKH FRPPXQLW\ LQ VKRUWHU ZDLW times and more services provided by the patient’s primary care physician,â€? Richards said. Since opening its doors nearly six years ago, WTFM has quickly grown to include clinics in not only Plainview, but Hale Center and Floydada.
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Texas’ new marijuana law not what expected
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Area Community Hospice helps those near end of life’s journey Courtesy Photo Helping to console and remember loved ones, Area Community Hospice holds a special butterfly bereavement ceremony.
No person should ever die alone. With a belief in that statement, Area Community Hospice was started in Plainview to help individuals and families GHDO ZLWK WKH ¿QDO GD\V RI RQHœV OLIH DQG WR provide comfort, dignity and hope during ZKDW FDQ EH D YHU\ GLɤFXOW WLPH Hospice, in general, is not a physical place. It is a philosophy of care created to help people live with dignity, comfort and compassion at the end of life. Palliative care works to bring this philosophy of care to people earlier in the course of a serious illness. There are many aspects to hospice. Most SHRSOH WKLQN LW LV DERXW G\LQJ EXW WKHUHœV much more to it. Hospice care brings comfort and support to people facing a life-limiting illness. It also reaches out to provide support for the family and friends who love and care IRU WKHP +RVSLFH FDUH KRQRUV OLIHœV ¿nal journey as it is experienced, by leaving a legacy of compassion and caring. It brings comfort, dignity and peace to help patients live each moment of their lives to the fullest, leaving loved ones with memories they can treasure. Plainview Herald | 16 | 2015 Heath Guide
Area Community Hospice strives to take care of families as if they were their own. 7KH\ GRQœW DGPLW RQO\ D SDWLHQW WKH\ DGmit a family. Their goal is to help everyone GXULQJ D GLɤFXOW DQG WU\LQJ WLPH LQ WKHLU life. $UHD &RPPXQLW\ +RVSLFHœV PLVVLRQ is to provide comfort, dignity and hope through professional teams, which are VHQVLWLYH XQGHUVWDQGLQJ DQG ¿OOHG ZLWK compassion to provide physical, social, emotional and spiritual care by enhancing the quality of life in those with life-limiting illnesses, one patient at a time. Nancy Kernell is the owner and administrator of Area Community Hospice. She LV DQ 5 1 DQG &+31 D &HUWL¿HG +RVSLFH and Palliative Nurse). In addition to Area Community HosSLFH VKH DOVR VWDUWHG WKH QRQ SUR¿W $UHD Community Hospice Foundation, which helps patients who are in need of hospice care, but have no insurance or funds to get the care they need. +RVSLFH FDUH LV DYDLODEOH DV D EHQH¿W XQder Medicare part A. It also is covered by Medicaid and most private insurances. The phone number for Area Commu-
QLW\ +RVSLFH LV 7KH VWDÉŁ is available to answer any questions about hospice. Area Community Hospice has a number RI VWDÉŁ PHPEHUV LQ DGGLWLRQ WR .HUQHOO The medical director is Dr. Sergio Lara, and physicians Dr. Kevin Stennett and Dr. .HYLQ 0D\ DOVR DUH RQ WKH VWDÉŁ Nurse practitioners include Kernell, Kim Billington and Melonie R. Sandoval, who all are R.N. and CHPN. Registered nurses are Danielle Ramirez, R.N.; Jill Moudy, R.N.; and Laurie Hall, R.N. 7KH VWDÉŁ DOVR LQFOXGHV 0DUF\ 0HGLQD L.V.N. and CHPN; Nancy Ruiz, L.V.N.; Maria Mendoza, L.V.N.; Susana Alvarez, L.V.N.; social worker Emily Crawford, LMSW; Chaplain Oscar Chavez; Bereavement Coordinator April Salazar; and cerWLÂżHG QXUVHÂśV DVVLVWDQWV 6DQGUD *LSVRQ Krisy Vela, Anita Lacy, Julia Silvas and Senaida Rivera. The alternate administrator is Mike Thompson. Laura Castillo is the admisVLRQV FRRUGLQDWRU DQG 0LFKHOOH *DLWDQ LV the payroll administrator. From staff reports
Keeping it Casseroles To Go fresh with For the past 16 years, Janet Smith’s dedication to fresh and wholesome food has provided Plainview with a healthy option during the lunch hour rush and evening dinner call. “It just makes you feel better,â€? said Smith, owner of Casseroles To Go, as she explained her commitment to using all natural ingredients in her menu. From her renowned casseroles like 6XPPHUWLPH 6WXÉŁHG %HOO 3HSSHU %URFcoli Chicken and Wild Rice and Sun Dried Tomato Chicken and Pasta, to lunch-lite menu items like grilled chicken wraps and avocado and chicken salad, Smith and her VWDÉŁ WDNH WKH H[WUD WLPH WR HQVXUH LQJUHGLents are fresh. “It’s much tastier. Everything is much better when it’s fresh,â€? Smith said. From making her casseroles’ soup bases and hot sauce from scratch, to grabbing the freshest vegetables and fruits from local farmer’s markets, Casseroles To Go’s ingredients are easy to say and easy to eat.
“It’s more work, but it makes it so good,â€? Smith said. And if it is not fresh, Smith won’t mix it in, as she refuses to use cannned or out of season ingredients. %HFDXVH RI WKLV UHDVRQ 6PLWK URWDWHV her menu twice a year, from a heartier fall and winter menu to light spring and summer menus. Though fresh makes the taste better, Smith says health is an essential added EHQHÂżW ZKLFK LV HQMR\HG E\ KHU EXV\ customers who are unable to schedule a healthy lunch or wholesome dinner. It was providing this option that brought 6PLWK LQWR WKH EXVLQHVV LQ WKH ÂżUVW SODFH “I started in 2001, while my sons (Sam and Matt Smith) owned Java the Hut,â€? Smith said. Wanting to serve breakfast at their coffee shop, the boys asked their mother to make kolaches to go along with their menu. “I got up every morning at 5 a.m. and
used the kitchen at Plainview Christian Academy,â€? Smith said. Teachers at the school loved the food, and at one point a teacher asked her if she could make two casseroles a week so she could take it home to her family. Âł%HIRUH , NQHZ LW HYHU\ERG\ ZDV DVNLQJ me, all these teachers,â€? Smith said. “It totally shocked me.â€? Needing a bigger kitchen, Smith eventually opened her 2512 W. Fifth St. location. Since then, Smith has been one of the IHZ SODFHV LQ 3ODLQYLHZ WR RÉŁHU D KHDOWK\ solution to lunch. “There’s not a lot of healthy options in town. Fast food likes to add things like hydrogenated oils, they add things you don’t need in your body,â€? Smith said. “Ultimately, good food makes people feel good,â€? Smith said. To check all Cassoroles To Go has to offer, visit www.casserolestogo.com or call 806-293-5538. By HOMER MARQUEZ hmarquez@hearstnp.com
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Not a neurotypical leader: Phyllis Wall talks about her Asperger’s diagnosis
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Not a neurotypical leader: Phyllis Wall talks about her Asperger’s diagnosis Throughout Plainview, it is hard to mention a recent community project without hearing the name of Phyllis Wall mentioned. The renovation of the Hilton Hotel, Snack Pack 4 Kids, the Skate Park and many other events and projects are associated with her name. In the past, she has served as executive director of Literacy Council as well as interim executive director of the Chamber of Commerce. Most people that know Wall agree that she has a gift for organization. However, the way that others see Wall is not necessarily the way she sees herself. Âł$OO P\ OLIH ,ÂśYH NQRZQ , ZDV GLÉŁHUHQW WKDW , SURFHVV GLÉŁHUHQWO\ ´ VKH VDLG “My dad’s family was dysfunctional, and I wondered if it might be hereditary. With God working through my life, I began doing research online, and wondered, ‘Wow, FRXOG WKDW EH PH"Âś ´ Shortly before her mother passed away, Wall asked her whether she remembered DQ\WKLQJ GLÉŁHUHQW DERXW KHU FKLOGKRRG “She said I cried a lot and didn’t want to be loved on, or hugged on, that I wanted WR EH OHIW DORQH ´ Wall said that she spoke in a monotone and that her mom worked with her intensively to teach her to speak so that others would understand heremotions. Âł4XHVWLRQ PDUN ([FODPDWLRQ SRLQW ´ Wall said. When she came home after school, Wall said, she would go to her bedroom and close the door. “We had a black-and-white 79 DQG , ZDWFKHG 79 DOO QLJKW ´ In school, Wall describes herself as “not YHU\ HQJDJHG , ZDV D & VWXGHQW ´ $QG although she loves the English language, reading and writing, she failed a high school English class, where she didn’t like or trust the teacher. “I can’t learn in an environment where
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WLRQ PHPRU\ ´ )RU H[DPSOH :DOO VD\V she watches movies from the back of the screen to the front, seeing background objects before she focuses on the action going on. Wall acknowledges this can be frustrating because she sometimes loses the point of the main dialogue or action. An accomplished photographer, Wall said that taking pictures at events also serves a social purpose in allowing her to get away from the conversation. Although she is very socially involved, Wall said she needs to balance her time with people with time for herself. Âł0\ ERG\ GHPDQGV WLPHV WR LWVHOI ´ VKH said. “Sometimes I’ll stay up till 2, 3, 4 in the morning to get back the balance. Otherwise, I get to where I can’t function from sensory overload. Also, when there’s too much talking, I tend to zone out. “People with Asperger’s learn to wear an DGDSWLYH PDVN WR ÂżW LQ ´ VKH VDLG Âł,W WDNHV D JUHDW GHDO RI HQHUJ\ WR EH ÂľQRUPDO Âś ´ Wall said that those with Asperger’s are QRW MXVW ÂłZLUHG GLÉŁHUHQWO\ ,WÂśV D ZKROH GLIIHUHQW RSHUDWLQJ V\VWHP ´ However, she adds, “We can live a full and happy life with our operating system, because there are people who are not going to turn their backs, who are not going to run from us and who we don’t have to UXQ IURP EHFDXVH ZHÂśUH GLÉŁHUHQW ,WÂśV D lonely journey, but God will grow it into VRPHWKLQJ EHDXWLIXO ´ To take the Asperger’s quiz, go to: http://www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz. php and click I Accept under Go Directly to Quiz. Eva Mendes’ website is at http://www.evmendes.com/. To contact Phyllis Wall, call 806-774-5960 or email xray550@phylliswall.com.
the treadmill helped me to step up my exercise pace. Using a computer app might PAGE 12 do the same. %HVLGHV ZDONLQJ GDQFLQJ VSHFL¿FDOO\ dog-proof. Two of my family members Zumba, is the best exercise for me. who are serious distance runners hate to Some people are uncomfortable in a be driven indoors by the weather as much dance class because they’re afraid they’ll as I do. PDNH WKH ³ZURQJ´ PRYHV ,œP QRW ZRQGHUOne summer when I was walking during ful at knowing my right from my left, but I my lunch hour, I was forced inside by the quickly found that doesn’t matter. heat for weeks at a time. When the weathA good exercise instructor will never HU ¿QDOO\ FRROHG GRZQ HQRXJK VR WKDW , single you out, unless he or she believes could go back to my walking trail, I found you’re doing something that might cause that I was easily able to pass some walk- an injury. In that case the instructor will ers that had always stayed ahead of me be- probably come and talk to you quietly or fore. By allowing me to track my progress, go over the movements with the group as
a whole. I believe that remembering dance moves is good mental exercise, and I know Zumba is great for my balance. $QRWKHU EHQH¿W RI GDQFH LV WKDW \RX FDQ do it at home. I like to play my favorite music and free-dance, but if you’re not sure you can do that for an extended period of time, check out some exercise tapes, clear VRPH ÀRRU VSDFH DQG IROORZ DORQJ What’s the best form of exercise? Well, there doesn’t have to be just one, does there? I like to walk, dance and do yoga. So far, I haven’t been great about following a weightlifting regimen – but, hey, I’m only 60. I’m young yet.
ARTHRITIS
By GAIL M. WILLIAMS Herald Correspondent
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Plainview Medical Directory HOSPITALS Covenant Health Plainview 2601 Dimmitt Road 806.296.5531 Swisher Memorial Hospital 539 SE Second Tulia 806.995.3581 W.J. Mangold Memorial Hospital 320 N. Main Lockney 806.652.3373
MEDICAL CLINICS Covenant Edgemere Medical Clinic for Adult Medicine 2606 Yonkers 291-5120 Covenant Health Care Center Plainview
West Texas Family Medicine Hale Center 315 Cleveland St. Hale Center 806.839.2100 Cogdell Clinic 320 N. Main Lockney 806.652.3373 Covenant Family Healthcare 409 Eighth St. Abernathy 806.298.5884 Family Medical Care 1208 N. I-27 806.296.2444 Olton Clinic 534 E. Eighth St. Olton 806.285.2633 Plainview Children’s Rural Health 2202 Edgemere Dr. 806.293.1555
2222 W 24th
Plainview/Hale
806.293.5113
County Health Dept. 111 E 10th 806.293.1359
West Texas Family Medicine 1806 Quincy 806-288.7891 West Texas Family Medicine Floydada 901 W. Crockett Floydada 806-402-4033
Regence Health Network 801 W. 8th 806.293.8561 Tulia Rural Health Clinic 105 Hospital Ave. Tulia 806.995-4122
HOME HEALTH Area Community Hospice 3109 Olton Rd-Ste C 806.293.2732 Area Home Care
201W. 4th 806.296.2323 Calvert Home Health Care 2101 W 24th 806.296.2767
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MENTAL HEALTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE Allegiance Behavioral Health Center 2601 Dimmitt Rd. Suite 400 866.440.2426
HOME HEALTH Accolade Home Care 6625 19th St. 1800.725.2111 Area Home Care 201 W. Fourth St. 806.296.2323
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806.296.2767 Cuidado Casero Home Health 705 W. Sixth St. 806.291.6903 Interim Healthcare 113 W. Eighth St. 806.288.0220 Hospital Home Health 216 N. Main Lockney 806.652.2895 Prairie House Home Health Services 1301 Mesa 806.293.4855 Swisher Home Health 200 N. Austin Ave. Tulia 806.995.3756 Hospice Hands of
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REHABILITATION SERVICES Covenant Health Plainview 2601 Dimmitt Rd. 806.296.4258 Mangold Memorial Hospital Fitness and Rehab 214 N. Main Lockney 806.652.2096 Plainview Healthcare Center
2510 W. 24th 806.296.5584 Prairie House Living Center 1301 Mesa 806.293.4855
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT B&I Enterprises 630 Boradway 806.291.0008 Interim Healthcare 113 W. Eighth St. 806.288.0220
Interim Health Care
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Equipment 113 W. Eighth St. 806.288.9977 Rhema Medical Equipment 4436 Olton Road 806.296.7665
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URGENT CARE Covenant Health Plainview 2601 Dimmitt Rd. 806.296.5531 Family Medical Care 1208 N. I-27 806.296.2444 West Texas Family Medicine 1806 Quincy 806-288.7891
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Unique Alternative Care 1620 Quincy 806.293.1253
RETIREMENT HOMES Christian Manor Apartment 813 W. Eighth St. 806.293.2350 Prairie House Living Center 1301 Mesa Dr. 806.293.4855
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Care Center 2510 W 24th 806.296.5584
Assisted Living 1200 Ave. I Olton 806.285.3356
Prairie House Living Center 1301 Mesa Dr. 806.293.4855 Tulia Health and Rehab Center 714 S. Austin Ave. Tulia 806.995.4310
Westridge Manor 4304 W. Second St. 806.293.1341 Shepard’s Meadow 1230 S. Ralls Hwy. Floydada 806.983.8177
DENTISTRY Wentz Orthodontics 3200 Olton Rd # C 800.794.8124 Gary Abercrombie DDS 2801 W 24th 806.293.4284 Familia Dental 1601 Kermit 806.296.5236 Oliver Rusher PLLC 3109 Olton Rd. Ste. 5012 806.293.8374 Plainview Family Dentistry 2615 W 24th 806.296.6057
Kevin Stennett, MD 320 N. Main, Lockney 806.652.3373
FAMILY PRACTICE
Jon Watkins MD 1806 Quincy St. 806.288.7891
T.Coe Branch MD Family Practice 2404 Yonkers 806.293.5161
and Rehab Center 205 W. Third St. Hale Center 806.839-2102
Cardiology 2606 Yonkers 806.291.5120
Travis King, MD 1806 Quincy St. 806.288.7891
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Chiropractic 109 W. 9th St. 806.293.4600
Gary Mangold, MD 320 N. Main Lockney 806.652.3373
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David L. Wright, DO 2222 W. 24th St. 806.291.5113 DO Family Practice 2222 W. 24th 806.291.5113
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Salaman Ahmad 1208 N. I-27 806.296.2444
Ruth Rector-Wright,
Tori Marnell, MD 105 Hospital Ave. Tulia 806.995.4122 DO 1806 Quincy St. 806.288.7891
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Cynthia Schlueter, DO 320 N. Main Lockney 806.652.3373
Kevin Jones, DO
Care Center 800 W. 13th Eighth St. 806.285.2677
Sharie Moore, MD 320 N. Main Lockney 806.652.3373
Craig Horton, MD 1806 Quincy St. 806.288.7891
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Ilhan Yildiz, MD 2502 Xenia 806.296.7881
Monte Swanson MD 1806 Quincy St. 806.288.7891
Kenneth Horton, M.D. 1806 Quincy St. 806.288.7891
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Mark McClanahan 1806 Quincy St. 806.288.7891
Doug Cummins MD 2512 Xenia 806.296.9300 Bobby Smith, DO 2502 Xenia 296-7881
Bobby Smith, DO General Surgery 2502 Xenia 806.296.7881 Ilhan Yildiz, MD General Surgery 2502 Xenia 806.296.7881
GYNECOLOGY Charles Smith DO 2222 W 24th St. 806.293.5113 Jessica Charest, MD OB/GYN 2222 W. 24th St. 291-5100
INTERNAL MEDICINE Salaman Ahmad 1208 N. I-27 806.296.2444 Richard Henderson 409 Eighth St. Abernathy 806.298.5884 Sergio Lara MD 2606 Yonkers 806.291.5120
NEPHROLOGY Joel Starnes, MD 2606 Yonkers 806-725-4134
OBSTETRICS Charles Smith DO OB/GYN 2222 W 24th 806.293.5113
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David L. Wright, DO 2222 W. 24th St. 806.291.5113
Richard Morgan OD 2201 Edgemere Dr. 806.296.7437
John R. McClanahan
Kent Webb OD 601 W 7th 806.293.1376
DO 1806 Quincy St. 806.288.7891 Mark McClanahan 1806 Quincy St. 806.288.7891
Stewart Webb OD 601 W 7th 806.293.1376
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David Close, MD 2606 Yonkers 806-725-8000
Benjamin Farr, DO 2508 Xenia 291-1570
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Joshua Rollins, DO 2508 Xenia 291-1570
Doug Kopp MD 2222 W 24th-Ste 10 806.293.5165
OPTOMETRY
PODIATRY Vincent DiPaolo,
RADIOLOGY Covenant Health Plainview 2601 Dimmitt Rd. 806.296.5531 John Garvish MD 2404 Yonkers 806.293.4231
UROLOGY Michael Graves MD 2404 Yonkers 806.293.5111
PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANTS K’Nell Engle, PA-C 1806 Quincy St. 806.288.7891 Kailey Miller, PA-C 1806 Quincy St. 806.288.7891
Greg Hogan OD 3204 Olton Rd.
MPM 2606 Yonkers 806.293.2525
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Mark A. Barinque
Tobin Holloway OD 1501 N I-27 806.288.0400
DPM 3200 Olton Rd. 806.293.3980
Lindsie Mathis OD 601 W 7th 806.293.1376
PSYCHIATRY
Cynthia Archer 105 Hospital Ave. Tulia 806.995.4122
Victor Gutierrez MD 2601 Dimmitt Rd. 806.296.5327
Samuel Jurado 2601 Dimmitt Rd. Ste. 104A
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Kristin Zuniga 1806 Quincy St. 806.288.7891
806.291.0297 Amber Kemper 320 N. Main St. Lockney 806.652.3372 Tony Ruiz 1208 N. I-27 806.296.2444 Krisann Schulz 1806 Quincy St. 806.288.7891
NURSE PRACTITIONERS Sally Bird 2221 W. 24th St. 806.291.5100
Casey Ross 1208 N. I-27 806.296.2444 Daniel Hatch 1208 N. I-27 806.296.2444 Misti Holt 320 N. Main St. Lockney 806.352.3373 Lee Whitacre 2801 W. Eighth St. 806.293.8561Medicine Salaman Ahmad 1208 N. I-27 806.296.2444
Christina Flanagan 1806 Quincy St. 806.288.7891
Richard Henderson 409 Eighth St. Abernathy 806.298.5884
Christa Moyer 524 E. Eighth St. Olton 806.285.2633
Sergio Lara MD 2606 Yonkers 806.291.5120
Kimberly George 105 Hospital Ave. Tulia 806.995.4122
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