COUNTY LIFE
Central Hospital of Bowie celebrates grand opening
Annette Williams, chief clinical officer for Central Hospital, welcomed guests along with Dr. Hasan Hashmi, chairman of the board of Texas General Hospital and Faraz Hashmi, chief executive officer for Central Hospital. (News photo by Barbara Green)
By BARBARA GREEN
A beautiful spring afternoon shone as the grand opening of the new Central Hospital of Bowie was celebrated on May 6.
A large crowd of guests enjoyed hot dogs, burgers and barbecue during the lunch opening presented by the Hashmi family that purchased and reopened the hospital after it closed 19 months ago.
Bowie Real Estate Holdings, represented by Dr. Hasan F. Hashmi bought the hospital in March 2016. Hashmi and his sons, Faraz and Suleman operate Texas General Hospitals with facilities in Grand Prairie and Grand Saline.
Faraz has been working as chief executive officer of Central Hospital. Annette Williams is the chief clinical officer Annette Williams.
The hospital’s emergency room, lab, X-ray and a small number of beds opened for service on April 6.
Faraz Hashmi welcomed the guests saying they were excited, honored and humbled to be opening in a community that had “welcomed us with open arms.”
“We feel blessed, you have given us all the support we need and the confidence for where we are going. We are a family-oriented organization and want this to be a community-centered place where every person in the city and county feel like this is their facility,” he said.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Hey kids, it’s time to get your letters ready for Santa Claus!
The Bowie News invites families to submit their letters to Santa for publication in the Dec. 21 edition. Forms are available on our Facebook page and at bowienewsonline.com.
Print out a form and drop it off in Santa’s mailbox at the News office, 200 Walnut Street or in one of the school Santa boxes across the county.
Deadline to send in a letter is Dec. 4. While this may seem early there are hundreds of letters to type and then they have to ship off to the North Pole for the Big Guy to read.
Below are a couple of forms you can print
These new flag poles were installed at the military markers located near the Bowie Senior Citizens Center in Pelham Park. They were purchased by the Bowie Parks Board. (Photo by Barbara Green)
A new mayor and two returning aldermen took the oath of office on Nov. 13 for the Saint Jo City Council.
The three races were uncontested during the recent election. Kelly Williamson will take over as mayor, as Colton Thomas and Melissa McPherson continue in their places. Thomas was elected to be mayor pro tem.
Aldermen took care of numerous organizational tasks related to its economic development boards and the council. Former Mayor Shawn Anderson and Hennessey were removed from city-related accounts, with the new mayor and mayor pro tem and McPherson were added to the city accounts.
Read the full story in your weekend Bowie News.
Pictured: New officers took the oath this week: Councilors Colton Thomas and Melissa McPherson, new Mayor Kelly Williamson and outgoing mayor Shawn Armstrong. (Courtesy photo)
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