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Faith Community Health System opens Bowie ER for patients today

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Shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday the new Faith Community Health System Bowie emergency room went “live” and began accepting patients.

That announcement was greeted with loud applause as a reverential dedication ceremony for employees, families and community leaders came to an end. Frank Beaman, chief executive officer for Faith Community, turned to the ER director and said it was a go everything was ready.

The return of emergency medical care in Bowie has been a major concern for businesses and citizens who have been without immediate ER care in the city since Feb. 4, 2020 when Central Hospital closed its doors. The property was in an out of the bank’s hands many times and up for sale on the courthouse steps before it landed with investors who worked with Faith Community to establish a new ER in the former hospital. Bowie has been without a fully operational hospital since Nov. 16, 2015 when Bowie Memorial Hospital closed after nearly 50 years of service to the community. BMH was purchased and reopened as Central Hospital in May 2017, but it never really got its footing and closed in early 2020. Bowie emergency care has relied on Nocona General Hospital and Wise Health Care in Decatur.

It was a major undertaking as the building had been left to waste after it closed. Rain, freezing weather, thieves and neglect took a drastic toll by the time Faith launched the renovation and announced its intention to open an ER in August 2021. The last two years have been fraught with delays and unexpected costs many caused by the pandemic and post-pandemic business environment.

Top photo – Faith Community Rural Health System Medical Director Shawn White welcomed guests to Sunday’s ceremony.

(Left) Frank Beamon, chief executive officer of Faith Community Health System, shows Toni Cunningham, Mayor Gaylynn Burris and State Rep. David Spiller around the new ER after it opened Sunday. (News photo by Barbara Green)
(Left) Bowie Fire Chief and EMS Director Doug Page talks with Dr. Matt Whitaker, ER director at the new Faith Community Bowie ER Sunday. (News photo by Barbara Green)
Bowie EMS crew members got their first look at the renovated and reopened emergency room at the former Bowie hospital Sunday when the ER went live for patients. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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ERCOT issues weather watch for Feb. 19-21

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ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch for February 19-21 due to extreme cold weather across the ERCOT region, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves. Grid conditions are expected to be normal. For more information, visit our TXANS webpage.

What is an ERCOT Weather Watch?
An ERCOT Weather Watch is an advance notification of forecasted significant weather with higher electrical demand and the potential for lower reserves. At this time, grid conditions are expected to be normal, and there is not a current expectation of an energy emergency. Texans should continue to monitor real-time and extended grid conditions at ercot.com.

What do I need to do?
No action is needed. You can monitor current and extended grid conditions on ercot.com.

Did you know?
Reducing electric use during peak demand times can help you save and lower demand on the grid. Energy-saving tips can be found at ercot.com/txans.

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Upper Trinity Board of Directors meets Feb. 20

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The board of directors for the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District will meet at 5 p.m. on Feb. 20 at the Springtown office.
The agenda opens with a public hearing on an operating permit for Northwest ISD for a location in Rhome. The district wants a permit to drill and operate a new commercial water well with well volume of 536,000 gallons a year.
The regular meeting agenda opens with consent items of minutes, reports, bills and other monthly items. General Manager Doug Shaw will report on administrative and operational issues that includes the GM’s monthly report, delinquent customers of the district, education and outreach activities, report on injection well applications filed with the Texas Railroad Commission and well registration and groundwater production reports.
The board will review line item expenditures and adopt budget amendments, receive the district’s legal counsel report and consider any new business for the next meeting.
Visit uppertrinitygcd.com for additional information on the agenda and district activities.

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Freezing temperatures coming this week

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The arrival of our next arctic front on Tuesday will bring a low chance for freezing rain or freezing drizzle across parts of our region. The main window for any frozen precipitation will be from sunset Tuesday through very early Wednesday morning. Temperatures and wind chills will plummet Wednesday with many locations remaining below freezing through Friday. As you prepare for our next cold blast, keep in mind the 4 P’s. (Information from the National Weather Service Fort Worth office.

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