March 20, 2019
Medical students began the Lubbock City Lights tradition in 1997. Since then, more than $1 million has been raised and helped numerous local charities and organizations in the West Texas community.
March 20, 2019
It is interesting that now, with talk of Medicare for All and single-payer health care system being bantered about, a good number of doctors, hospital leaders, pharmaceutical companies executives, and CEOs of insurance companies are banning together to kill these proposals, according to recent news reports. These groups are organizing a massive campaign, they call the Partnership for America's Health Care Future, to provide "counter-messaging" against Medicare for All and to thwart any effort that moves away from the status quo of private insurance and toward a big new public program.
February 18, 2019
Former Gov. Preston Smith had a vision of providing more physicians to the West Texas area. Now 50 years later, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) celebrates the milestone beginning with a 50th Anniversary announcement.
February 18, 2019
In 1969, the 61st Texas Legislature passed a bill creating the Texas Tech University School of Medicine that was signed by Gov. Preston Smith. The establishment of this institution was not without its challenges and controversies.
February 18, 2019
CEO of Texas Tech Physicians, Brent Magers, spoke to members of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Lone Star Chapter during their road show series stop in Lubbock. The theme was “Navigating Healthcare Finance.”
February 18, 2019
Richard Branson, CEO and founder of Virgin Group, manages his company based on the motto “Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.” This statement fosters the thought that if your staff are treated well, they will return that positive treatment to customers.
February 18, 2019
January 18, 2019
The year of 2019 is off to a great start for our team here at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in terms of patient collections. As we mark four months into this fiscal year, there are multiple positive trends to highlight
January 17, 2019
