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RPMH celebrates Wear Red Day
Sports
SW teams lose
pair to Graham
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Sweetwater Healthcare welcomes new therapists
Shown are Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital volunteers. From left are Irene Montemayor, Billie Diddle, Rose
Ann Elston, Barbara Williams and Johnnie Gainey. RPMH held a reception Friday to celebrate National Wear
Red Day as National Heart Month and offered free blood pressure and cholesterol checks to the public.
WASPS to Photo by Amanda Moreno
receive
Congressional
Gold Medals
BY AMANDA
MORENO
Staff Writer
Their day of recognition
-proper recognition — is
finally coming.
This past Monday,
U.S. Senator Kay
Bailey Hutchison con-
firmed that the Women
Airforce Service Pilots
(WASPs) of World War
II, will be receiving their
Congressional Gold
Medals, on Wednesday,
March 10, at n a.m., at the
U.S. Capitol.
According to Sharron
Davis, WASP museum
director, they were first
recognized as part of the
military in 1977. Berry
Goldwater presented the
legislation declaring their
• See WASPS page A3
Nolan Nursing
to offer class
on advance
directives
Advance directives are
legal documents that allow
you to convey your deci-
sion about end-of-liffe care
ahead of time. They pro-
vide a way for you to com-
municate your wishes to
family, friends and health
care professionals, and to
avoid confusion later on.
Nolan Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center is
imiting the public to learn
more about advance care
planning and advance
directive forms from 6:30-
7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb.
16, 2010 at 1901 Lamar
Street in Sweetwater.
Gina Thomley, Social
Worker with Hendrick
Hospice Care, will provide
information and answer
questions about advance
directives. There will also
be an opportunity to com-
plete advance directive
forms after the seminar.
To RSVP, or if addition-
al information is needed,
please call 325-235-5417-
BY AMANDA
MORENO
Staff Writer
Red, red, everywhere.
February is National
Heart Month and Friday,
Feb. 5, was National Wear
Red Day.
The sea of red extended
all the way to Sweetwater.
Just as pink has become
the National Breast Cancer
Awareness color; the color
red is making a bold state-
ment for heart health.
On Feb. 5, everyone was
encouraged to take part in
the movement and wear
their favorite red article
of clothing. The most rec-
ognized symbol for heart
health is the red dress.
The Rolling Plains
Memorial Hospital had
a reception, with heart
healthy snacks, such
as almonds, pistachios,
assorted fruits, dark choco-
lates and red dress shaped
cookies. The reception was
a welcoming site and an
invitation to free blood
pressure and cholesterol
checks.
The RPMH volunteer
• See RED page A3
Sweetwater Health Care Center is happy to welcome Century Rehabilitation. Pictured are Carla Brazeal,
Vince Adams and Paul Phillips with residents, Lois Street who is hoping to return home after surgery and
Pauline Heine who is 102 years old and hopes to achieve the highest functional level possible.
Photo by Amanda Moreno
BY AMANDA MORENO
Staff Writer
Sweetwater Health Care is continuing to expand
its staff.
They are now working with Century Rehabilitation
and are able to provide a full time physical therapy
staff.
Sweetwater Health Care started their contract
with Century on Dec. 28, 2009, and is looking for-
ward to the partnership. There is a staff of seven
therapists that will be working with the residents.
Carla Brazeal, COTA Rehab Director, who has
one year experience, is originally from Houston,
but has relocated to Sweetwater. Vince Adams,
PTA, has over 20 years experience and is from
Houston. Paul Phillips, PT and regional direc-
tor, has 17 years experience. Eric Gutschke, OTR,
Debbie Everett, SLP, Nikki Shiller, OTR, and
Jacob Brewer, PT will also be on hand.
According to Phillips, they are currently hiring
qualified applicants. The positions that are look-
ing to be filled are, PT/PTA, OTR, COTA, and
SLP.
Century specializes in rehab to home, if a patient
is not ready to go home after a hospital stay.
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