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UTMB Health Clear Lake earns reaccreditation from American College of Cardiology as a Chest Pain Center

February 18, 2025 • 2:35 p.m. by Community Impact Storytelling team

UTMB Health Clear Lake has once again demonstrated its commitment to top-tier cardiovascular care, earning reaccreditation as a Chest Pain Center by the American College of Cardiology. This reaccreditation, first achieved in 2021 and renewed in 2024, highlights the hospital’s dedication to meeting and exceeding stringent quality standards for treating patients experiencing chest pain and cardiac emergencies.

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UTMB recognized with specialty excellence clinical achievements from Healthgrades

October 22, 2024 • 1:16 p.m.

UTMB receives Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards, placing the hospital among the nation’s top 10% for pulmonary care, gastrointestinal surgery and critical care.

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Learn how to treat seven summer medical situations and other common misconceptions

July 22, 2024 • 11:14 a.m. by Sierra Rozen, Senior Multiplatform Journalist with Community Impact

Dr. Urvashi Barua-Nath, medical director with the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department at the UTMB Health Clear Lake Campus, busts myths and shares advice for how to handle summer-related medical incidents.

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Medical advice for common summer scenarios

July 2, 2024 • 11:46 a.m.

From firework burns to jellyfish stings, Dr. Urvashi Barua-Nath, medical director with the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department at the UTMB Health Clear Lake Campus shared how to respond in these situations during a recent interview with Houston Moms.

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Student athletes and sports injuries

October 4, 2023 • 5:54 a.m.

From concussions to injuries that may require surgery, Dr. Stacy Leung covers what to do if your student athlete is injured playing or practicing their favorite sport.

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UTMB heals patient; gains a grateful team member

October 2, 2023 • 11:34 a.m.

Nearly two years after a head-on collision forced her to learn how to walk again, Tara Williams is able to help other UTMB patients as a patient service specialist in Angleton. “I’m so grateful to be here with UTMB,”

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Firework Safety Tips

June 30, 2023 • 3:42 p.m.

The 4th of July is a festive and fun time of the year. However, when fireworks are involved things can go wrong quickly. Here are some tips to ensure your celebration is safe and enjoyable.

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UTMB Emergency Medicine Residency Program gains accreditation

February 28, 2023 • 11:45 a.m.

An accredited and approved Emergency Medicine Residency Program is now official at the University of Texas Medical Branch.

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Staying safe this holiday season

December 12, 2022 • 12:00 a.m. by Dr. Bindi Naik-Mathuria and Houston Moms

During a recent chat with Meagan Clanahan of Houston Moms, Dr. Bindi Naik-Mathuria covered some common seasonal safety tips to help everyone have a happy, healthy, uneventful holiday season.

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Avoid flesh-eating bacteria, but keep saltwater fishing

September 21, 2022 • 3:02 p.m. by UTMB Health Medical Students

As medical students who like to fish, one of our favorite pastimes is trying our own luck in the Galveston waters when we aren’t busy hitting the books or working in the hospital. Fish these waters long enough, chances are you might hear the term “flesh-eating bacteria” tossed around by fellow fishermen.

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Emergency & Urgent Care provide life-saving services for the Houston community

July 13, 2022 • 2:51 p.m. by Community Impact's Storytelling team

League City resident credits UTMB Health Clear Lake Emergency team with saving his life. Patients like him are why UTMB Health works so hard to have hospitals and clinics, including Urgent Care locations across the region.

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UTMB League City reaches Level lll trauma center designation

May 2, 2022 • 11:43 a.m.

The Texas Department of State Health Services has named the University of Texas Medical Branch’s League City Campus as an Advanced Level III Trauma Facility.

We get it to help #fightflu/ National Influenza Vaccination Week: December 5-11

5 Myths About the Flu Vaccine

December 6, 2021 • 9:00 a.m.

This week (Dec. 5-11) is National Influenza Vaccination Week, which is an annual observance to remind everyone six months of age and older to get their annual flu vaccine. We hear many myths about the flu vaccine, and we’re here to bust them.

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Get the Flu Shot and Fight Flu

October 13, 2021 • 9:26 a.m.

It’s that time of year again—flu season. Getting the annual flu vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and your family from the flu.

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Primary Care, Urgent Care or Emergency Care?

July 28, 2021 • 8:00 a.m.

A guide to choosing the right care at the right time.

UTMB's Clear Lake Campus earns Level 3 designation

February 25, 2021 • 1:12 p.m.

UTMB Health is working to develop one of the largest, most comprehensive trauma networks in the region, and recent developments at Clear Lake Campus are bringing the institution closer to that goal.

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UTMB re-certified as a Level I Trauma Center

June 27, 2017 • 10:00 a.m.

UTMB has been recertified as a Level I Trauma Center by the Verification Review Committee of the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons. This achievement recognizes UTMB’s dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients.

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UTMB's Blocker Burn Unit Re-verified by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma

October 15, 2014 • 9:00 a.m.

American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma re-verified UTMB’s Blocker Burn Unit for its commitment to providing quality burn care to its patients. UTMB’s Blocker Burn Unit specializes in the treatment of thermal, chemical and radiation burns, as well as research related to burns, trauma, sepsis and tissue repair.

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