The Caring Foundation of Texas understands the hard work, dedication, and long hours physicians devote to their communities. Today, we want to give a special "thank you" to the Foundation's partner, Dr. Adrian Billings from Texas Tech University Health Science Center. The Foundation had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Billings to get to learn more ...
This month we want to spotlight a Care Van school-based site clinic and the amazing nurse, Karyn Beauchamp, MSN, MBA/HCM, RN Director of Clinic and Health Services at Irving ISD, at the helm! The Care Van has partnered with Irving Independent School District (ISD) since October 2020. These school-based clinics are independent collaborations, that ensures students have access ...
Dionne stepped up for The Caring Foundation during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and since then, has become our lead nurse. Dionne not only helps vaccinate children and adults, but she also helps train our staff and volunteers before clinical events on providing health screenings or how to properly vaccinate (for certified nurses). We ...
It's that time of year when temperatures drop and germ-charged environments spread the dreaded flu. According to the CDC, influenza, also known as the flu, is a contagious respiratory illness caused by viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. Some people, such as those 65+, young children, and people with certain health conditions, are ...
When we join forces with our medical partner Sanitas Medical Centers our impact spreads far and wide across the diverse communities of Texas. Most of the time, this means providing childhood immunizations and other preventive health care services to native Texans. However, we recently had the opportunity to reach a refugee population in the ...
Care Vans will be deployed to provide immunizations for back-to-school readiness, National Immunization Awareness Month Efforts to bridge immunization gaps caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and decreased preventative health visits is top of mind this year as the The Caring Foundation of Texas ramps up free vaccination opportunities across Texas to facilitate back-to-school readiness ...
Our mission at The Caring Foundation of Texas is centered around mobilizing health care to underserved communities across the state. Some families experience many barriers to securing the preventive health care they need including cost, lack of transportation, and time. All services provided by our signature Care Van program are at no cost to those ...
We 💙 our nurses! Meet Jessica Murad, lead Care Van nurse for the Houston area. Q: Why did you decide to become a nurse, and what do you like most about your work with the Caring Foundation of Texas? A: When I was 17 my grandmother was put into Hospice care, I saw ...
The Permian Basin is home to 2 million Texans and covers 75,000 square miles. The magnitude of this rural area makes health care delivery complicated. That’s why the Caring Foundation of Texas is launching a new Care Van to deliver immunizations to children at no cost to their families.
We are excited to announce a new partnership with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the Permian Strategic Partnership that will bring expanded access to quality, affordable health care to the Permian Basin and surrounding rural communities. This marks the launch of TTUHSC’s ‘Medicine on the Move’ initiative, which features two newly outfitted mobile ...