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Lufkin, Texas – Woodland Heights Medical Center has appointed Drew Emery as Chief Executive Officer effective July 15. Emery brings 13 years of hospital management experience to Lufkin, having held administrative roles at several Florida facilities: as Chief Operating Officer at Bayfront Health-Port Charlotte and Charlotte Regional Medical Center and also Chief Executive Officer at Shands Starke Regional Medical Center. Since 2016, Emery has served as CEO of Bayfront Health Punta Gorda in Punta Gorda, F... ... Read More

Lufkin, TX – Woodland Heights Medical Center is happy to welcome Brian Drake, M.D. to Lufkin. Dr. Drake is a board certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist. “My wife and I are excited to make Lufkin our home,” said Dr. Drake. “I take pride in caring for families enjoy building relationships with those couples and families. I look forward to serving the people of deep East Texas with compassionate care.” Dr. Drake attended Texas A&M University and earned his Medical Degree from Texas Tech University Healt... ... Read More

Lufkin, TX – Woodland Heights Medical Center is happy to welcome Jacob Brown, M.D. to Lufkin as the new Emergency Medical Director. “I am so happy to be a part of the Woodland Heights team,” said Dr. Brown. “I take pride in offering the best care to my patients by really listening to their needs and I look forward to building those relationships with the patients that visit the ER at Woodland Heights.” Dr. Brown earned his Medical Degree from Louisiana State University and completed his Emergency Medici... ... Read More

Woodland Heights Medical Center receives 4-star rating Lufkin Texas (February 28, 2019) – The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released updated Medicare overall hospital quality star ratings on its Hospital Compare website. Woodland Heights Medical Center was the only hospital within a 90-mile radius to receive a four-star rating. The Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings (rated from one to five) were first published in July 2016, when CMS, along with key stakeholders, deve... ... Read More

Lufkin Texas – Woodland Heights Medical Center announced that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers. The Gold Seal of Approval® and the Heart-Check mark represent symbols of quality from their respective organizations. Woodland Heights underwent a rigorous onsite review in November 2018. Joint Commission experts evaluated compliance with stroke-rel... ... Read More

Lufkin, Texas – The American College of Cardiology has recognized Woodland Heights Medical Center for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. Woodland Heights was awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI in October based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 730,000 Americans suffer a... ... Read More

Lufkin Texas (November 29, 2018) — Special honors were recently awarded to Woodland Heights Medical Center employees. Jeanette George, BSN,RN, was named 2018 Employee of the Year. Jamie Rice, Infection Control Director, was named Non-Clinical Director of the Year and Mark Hobbs, Surgical Services Director, was named Clinical Director of the Year. “Healthcare requires a special blend of great people skills, tireless energy and the ability to work well under pressure,” says Kyle Swift Chief Executive Offi... ... Read More

Insurance deductibles and unused Flexible Spending Account funds expire at the end of 2018! Understand your health plan benefits. If you have questions, access your plan provider’s resources, or talk to your plan administrator or your insurance agent. Most health insurance plans have a deductible requirement—a predetermined amount of health care expenses that must be covered before the plan begins paying the majority (if not all) of expenses related to necessary medical care. If you have put off schedul... ... Read More

Lufkin Texas (August 7, 2018) – The American College of Cardiology has recognized Woodland Heights Medical Center for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients who come to a cardiac cath lab for care, including diagnostic catheterizations and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures. Woodland Heights was awarded Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation with PCI in August (the first in the deep East Texas area to earn this award) based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ab... ... Read More

Lufkin Texas (December 20, 2017) – The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released updated Medicare overall hospital quality star ratings on its Hospital Compare website. Woodland Heights Medical Center was the only area hospital to receive a 5-star rating, the highest a facility can receive. The Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings were first published in July 2016, when CMS, along with key stakeholders, developed the methodology to calculate and display overall hospital-le... ... Read More