Karen Urban’s involvement with CHRISTUS Spohn began in 2003, soon after she and her late husband, Michael O’Connor, had spent time at the Mayo Clinic as he battled multiple myeloma. She has been involved ever since as a donor and as an organizer.
In her time with Spohn, Karen has organized fundraising efforts and helped recruit […]
Former U.S. Senator, Alan Simpson, was this year’s CHRISTUS Spohn Lyceum guest speaker at the American Bank Center in April. Senator Simpson delighted the audience with humorous tales and shared some of his unique insight on health care. He provided the audience with anecdotes, humor and cutting-edge commentary on politics, the media, Social Security, Medicare […]
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – Shoreline celebrated the final phase of the $335 million Master Facility Plan with a grand opening at the new North Tower on March 28. The Grand Opening celebration featured a special dedication and mass, a commemorative ribbon cutting ceremony, and tours.
“We are excited to provide South Texans with the […]
In December, board members, physicians, Mother & Baby Committee members and CHRISTUS Spohn Associates, along with friends of our healing ministry, came together to take part in a ceremonial demolition at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – South for the Demo Day Celebration of the Mother and Baby Floor Renovations. Everyone grabbed their safety gear […]
On December 21, 2018, The Morris L. Lichtenstein, Jr. Medical Research Foundation Trustees gathered at the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Family Health Center for the plaque installation honoring their Foundation’s generous gift to the chapel now named the Lichtenstein Chapel.
The Lichtenstein Chapel is named after Morris L. Lichtenstein, Jr., a man who was committed […]
Spending the holidays in a hospital is not easy, but it helps when Associates spread good cheer with a special ornament. Each year on Christmas Day, patients who stay at any CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital, receive a decorated ornament on their breakfast tray.
During the second week of December, CHRISTUS Spohn Volunteers set up a table outside […]
Dr. Hector P. Garcia’s spirit lives on every day at the clinic named after him. On the day that commemorated Dr. Garcia’s 105th birthday, CHRISTUS Spohn received a $50,000 gift from the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation designated to the Master Facility Plan for the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Family Health Center.
Early in […]
CHRISTUS Spohn’s Kieschnick Guest House has provided family members whose loved ones are hospitalized at CHRISTUS Spohn Corpus Christi hospitals with a special, low cost, “home-away-from-home” for over 30 years. Thanks to gifts from generous donors, family members who stay at the Kieschnick Guest House can have a safe place to rest, share a meal […]
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Kleberg Radiology Department received a new G.E. Precision 500D Digital Radiography and Fluoroscopy System thanks to South Texas Charity Weekend donors and the amazing STCW Committee. This new room will allow for quicker processing and uploading of images which will be more efficient for our physicians and our patients.
A first look of […]
Gulf Coast Growth Venture Executive, Paul J. Guilfoyle, met with Bert Ramos and Linda Arnold at the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Family Health Center in August to present ExxonMobil’s second $10,000 gift toward Our PATH Forward. After the check presentation, Mr. Guilfoyle toured the clinic and had the opportunity to learn more about the […]