Health & Fitness

CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has been officially accredited as a Level III NICU by the Texas Department of State Health Services – the only Level III NICU in the region. This three-year designation acts as official recognition of the facility's commitment to meeting the requirements of national and state standards for Level III neonatal ICUs.

LifeShare’s largest annual blood drive event is going on right now. It started yesterday and will go on today and tomorrow.

Pasture Raised Foods, LLC, doing business as Greener Pastures Chicken, a grower/non-inspected processor located in Elgin, Texas, is recalling an undetermined amount of frozen raw whole poultry products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

You can be a part of something big going on in Hot Springs! Thursday, June 20 at  Magic Springs Theme and Water Park they will join in on the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™ (WLSL). Beginning at 10AM  in Crystal Lagoon.

Who's ready to have some fun, win some prizes and get up to date on all things Senior? This is it, this Friday, June 7 from 9 AM until noon, it's the 2019 Senior Expo at the Texarkana Texas Convention Center. You can't miss this.

LifeShare Blood Center is continuing its emergency appeal as inventory levels are at historic lows levels. This is the second emergency appeal due to critical low levels.  LifeShare is in desperate need of all types of blood and the community is needed to reach the demand for hospitals.

Stroke is becoming more common in the United States, and recent statistics reveal that close to 3-percent of the population has had one. Unfortunately, incidences of stroke, along with cancer and heart disease, are leading causes of mortality across the nation but more so in the region including Texarkana and surrounding counties.

Who's ready to have some fun, win some prizes and get up to date on all things Senior? Mark it on your calendar, June 7 from 9 AM until noon, it's the 2019 Senior Expo at the Texarkana Texas Convention Center. You can't miss this.

LifeShare Blood Center, with the support of several of its hospital partners, is issuing an emergency appeal. Patient care is severely threatened by the inadequate blood supply that the region has been experiencing for several weeks.

This week is it, you know the kids want to go, make your plans now to head to the Splash Pad in Spring Lake Park this Friday!

Gym Box is planning something fun for Saturday morning, May 25, Zumba at Spring Lake Park.

If you're looking for a summer camp, TISD has two locations to serve your kids this summer.