The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Announces Interim CNO
June 26, 2019The Medical Center of Southeast Texas is pleased to announce that Sarah Humme, DNP, RN, NEA-BC has returned to Southeast Texas and has been named Interim Chief Nursing Officer for The Medical Center of Southeast Texas and The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Beaumont Campus. Dr. Humme’s professional experience covers a broad range of nursing leadership positions, including Senior Nursing Leadersh...
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Announces Inaugural "EMS Stewards of the Community" Awards
April 1, 2019In celebration of National Emergency Medical Service (EMS) week, May 19-24th, Steward Health Care System will host its 1st annual “EMS Stewards of the Community” Awards Ceremony on May 23rd at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Port Arthur Hospital. The Medical Center of Southeast Texas, a Steward family hospital, will recognize selected Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers for going “a...
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Joins Innovative Effort to Solve America's Drug Shortage Crisis
January 16, 2019The Medical Center of Southeast Texas, a Steward family hospital, will be a part of Civica Rx, a new, innovative effort to ensure essential generic medications are available, affordable and accessible to all. Civica Rx is a highly-collaborative not-for-profit generic drug company whose mission is to drive down costs and increase supply of life-saving medicines. The Medical Center of Southeast Texa...
Southeast Texas Medical Associates Joins Steward Medical Group
January 3, 2019BEAUMONT – (Jan. 3, 2019) – Southeast Texas Medical Associates, which has deep roots in the Beaumont and Port Arthur communities, has joined Steward Medical Group, the entities announced today. The medical group is a part of Steward Health Care, which is the largest private health care network in the United States. The move expands access to high-quality health care for thousands of patients. So...
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Receives an ‘A’ for Patient Safety in Fall 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
November 8, 2018The Medical Center of Southeast Texas – a Steward family hospital – was awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade.
TMCSET to Launch New Animal Assisted Interaction Program
June 13, 2018The Medical Center of Southeast Texas will launch a new PAWsitive Encounter Therapy (P.E.T.) Program on June 18 and welcome the public to this Kick-Off event (Port Arthur, Texas: June 13, 2018) On June 18, The Medical Center of Southeast Texas will launch a new hospital-wide pet therapy program called P.E.T. (PAWsitive Encounter Therapy) Program. This program will feature handlers and their ani...
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Volunteers Distribute $12K in College Scholarships to SETX Students
June 4, 2018The Medical Center of Southeast Texas (TMCSET) Volunteers have recently distributed $12,000 in college scholarships to high school seniors in Southeast Texas. The $12,000, which is fundraised throughout the year in events such as popcorn sales, hospital gift shop sales, and jewelry and retail sales, was recently given to six graduating high school seniors interested in a future in healthcare. E...
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas to Host Heart Kids Art Gallery
May 16, 2018The Medical Center of Southeast Texas invites the public to visit their Port Arthur Hospital Lobby while they host the Heart Kids travelling art show from Monday, May 14 – Friday, May 31. This is a program of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Their goal is to help raise awareness for the children who are living in foster care, many for extended periods of time, and are waiti...
84 Year Old Stroke Patient Saved by Telemedicine
May 16, 2018One year ago, 84-year-old Betty Ozen presented to The Medical Center of Southeast Texas with stroke symptoms. As a part of the hospital’s telemedicine program, she was examined by a neurologist 100 miles away in Houston. She has now made a full recovery. Betty Ozen’s morning began just like any other. An active and independent grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of six, Ozen had just finishe...
Steward Health Completes Acquisition of Iasis Healthcare
September 29, 2017With 36 Hospitals Nationally Including the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur and the Victory Campus in Beaumont, Steward Becomes the Largest Private Hospital Operator in the U.S.
TMCSET Expands Diagnostic Sleep Services into Beaumont
June 21, 2016Port Arthur, Texas (June 21, 2016) – Getting a good night’s sleep just became easier with the expansion of The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Diagnostic Sleep Center at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Victory Campus located at 6025 Metropolitan Drive, off Dowlen Road in Beaumont, Texas. Conveniently located on the first floor of the Beaumont hospital, the new sleep center includes four b...
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Earns “A” Grade for Patient Safety
November 4, 2015Port Arthur, Texas (November 2, 2015) – An announcement released nationally this week by the independent hospital watchdog The Leapfrog Group, shows key shifts among many hospitals on the A, B, C, D and F grades rating them on errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. The Medical Center of Southeast Texas earned an A in this elite national ratings program, recognizing its strong commitment to ...
TMCSET Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire the Assets of Victory Medical Center Beaumont
August 10, 2015Port Arthur, Texas (August 10, 2015) – The Medical Center of Southeast Texas announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Victory Medical Center Beaumont. The transaction is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2015, and is subject to certain closing conditions and requirements. Victory Medical Center Beaumont opened in May of 2013. The facili...
TMC Celebrates 10th Anniversary
May 13, 2015PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS – May 13, 2015. The Medical Center of Southeast Texas is pleased to announce that it is celebrating its 10th Anniversary of serving Mid and South Jefferson County. A complimentary Barbeque Reception will be hosted in the Auditorium of The Medical Center of Southeast Texas on Friday, May 15th at 11:00am to celebrate this occasion. In April 2005, two long-standing community healt...
TMC Receives DNV-GL Accreditation
April 27, 2015Port Arthur, TX —April 27, 2015: The Medical Center of Southeast Texas announces the successful completion of its new accreditation process from DNV GL – Healthcare. By earning accreditation, The Medical Center of Southeast Texas has demonstrated it meets or exceeds patient safety standards (Conditions of Participation) set forth by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. DNV GL’s ac...
Diabetes Education Program Merits ADA Recognition
March 20, 2015PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS – In March 20, 2015 The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Diabetes Self-Management Education Program has been awarded continued Recognition from the American Diabetes Association. The program was originally recognized in 2002. This program offers high-quality education services to the patients we serve. The prestigious ADA Education Recognition Certificate is a voluntary proces...
First in Southeast Texas Highly Specialized Cardiac Lead Extraction Procedure Performed at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas
February 20, 2015PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS – In February, 2015 Dr. Anil K. Goli, Cardiac Electrophysiologist at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas, performed the second highly specialized comprehensive cardiac arrhythmia procedure, known as a Cardiac Lead Extraction in Southeast Texas. This procedure is only being performed by a handful of physicians in the nation. The procedure involves those individuals who have ha...
Introducing AngioScreen
February 18, 2014A ten-minute, non-invasive preventative screening that can save lives and reduce health care cost. Port Arthur, Texas – The Medical of Southeast Texas will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, February 18th for the new customized mobile AngioScreen coach. The mobile coach will be parked outside the Heart Center entrance for the ribbon cutting event. Everyone is invited to attend. The Medica...
Hold your place online with the free InQuicker online waiting room
October 16, 2012Port Arthur, Texas – Tired of spending hours in a stuffy, overcrowded ER waiting room? The Medical Center of Southeast Texas has the solution – it’s called InQuicker, and it’s reinventing the way we access ER care. Beginning October 16, 2012 you can hold your place in the emergency room line at InQuicker.com, arrive at your projected treatment time at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas, and b...
Surgery without Incisions for Chronic Heartburn and Reflux Now Available
August 27, 2012Tens of millions of Americans suffer with daily heartburn or other symptoms of reflux such as regurgitation, chronic cough, hoarseness and dental erosions. Until recently these people faced either a lifetime of daily medications, and often incomplete resolution of their symptoms, or the risks of invasive surgery. Now they have a better option. The new Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication procedu...