BCI

Have you called or emailed your R.S.V.P.? Don't miss our premier health event of the year. Call or email us today at 830-393-1311 or ketringer@www.connallymmc.org

Dear Friends, Happy New Year! You are probably working hard on your resolutions, and that's a great thing! Resolutions are a time-honored tradition because they signify a fresh new beginning and hope for better things to come. We hope you are focusing on your health. No matter what time of year it is, making a [...]

CMMC Donates Turkeys to Local Food Banks   Connally Memorial Medical Center celebrated Thanksgiving a little early this year. CMMC’s Thirty Minute Club purchased turkeys to be given to employees as they came in to update their employment files for emergency management purposes. Every employee was given the opportunity to either take their turkey or [...]

David Santiago, M.D., provided valuable information to members of our community concerning the effects and symptoms of diabetes. He also stresses how important it is, especially during the holidays to watch what you are eating, more so if you have been diagnosed with diabetes.   Dr. Santiago is currently seeing patients in the Family Practice [...]

Connally Memorial Medical Center was awarded a Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant in the amount of $84,935 To support the planning phase of research, development, and presentation of planning documents for a county wide health information exchange. The purpose of the heath information exchange is to integrate health information technological systems between providers in [...]

Connally Memorial Medical Center's F. R. Wade Krause, M.D. has successfully completed the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Part II Oral Certifying Examination.The ABOS certification process consists of two parts. The first part is a computer-based test, which evaluates orthopaedic surgeons’ knowledge of general orthopaedics and application of this knowledge to clinical scenarios. Part [...]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and CMMC Staff is showing their support. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the month of October are “PINK DAYS” at CMMC. Numerous employees have purchased black t-shirts with “Together We Make a Difference” printed in pink. The proceeds from the t-shirt sale will be donated to a cancer [...]

Marco Nicasio, RN, BSN, CHRN, has been named Director of Wound Care and Hyperbaric Services at Connally Memorial Medical Center. As a service of CMMC, the Wound Care Center specializes in the treatment of chronic wounds and non-responsive conditions and offers hospital-based wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. In his role as director, Marco will [...]

Connally Memorial Medical Center’s Edward Elmer, M.D. has been re-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in March of this year, effective until 2022.   The extensive re-certification process includes Board review of Dr. Elmer’s practice performance, surgical case outcomes, and regulatory compliance, as well as a knowledge-based examination. Dr. Elmer ranked in the [...]

Curtis Grote, M.D. serves as the Medical Director for Emergency and Trauma Services at Connally Memorial Medical Center. A graduate of Texas A&M University in College Station, Dr. Grote came to CMMC in August of 2011. He received his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and completed his Internal [...]