As of Friday March 27, 2020 there have been no presumptive or positive Coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Somervell County.  However there are confirmed cases in Hood, Johnson and Erath County. Hood and Erath County have “shelter in place orders”. Glen Rose Medical Center is taking precautionary measures to protect patients, staff and the residents of Somervell County.

Glen Rose Medical Center is implementing a number of steps to try and control patient, staff and public exposure to the virus using guideline and advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Texas Department of Public Health.

Please use the Emergency Room for emergencies. If you are experiencing symptoms of the Coronavirus COVID-19, please call your primary healthcare provider or hospital. They will ask you a series of prescreen questions as to provide the best possible care plan for you.  Limiting potential exposure is the best way to slow the progression of the virus.

We are asking that social visits to patients in the hospital be limited to one family member per patient per day, no one under the age of 18 will be permitted.

Upon Entry to the hospital you will be asked a few personal questions and have your temperature taken.  This is for your protection as well as staff, patients and visitors to the hospital.

The main front entrance to the hospital will be open Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and will be locked all weekend, you must enter through the emergency room if you are visiting someone or have business in the lab.

Please be patient with us as we navigate through the next several weeks. We want to protect you, our patients as well as staff and visitors.

Coronavirus UPDATE:

As of Monday afternoon, there have been no presumptive or positive Coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Somervell or the surrounding counties, however Glen Rose Medical Center is taking precautionary measures to protect patients, staff and the residents of Somervell County.

Glen Rose Medical Center is implementing a number of steps to try and control patient, staff and public exposure to the virus using guideline and advice from the Centers for Disease Control, and Texas Department of Public Health.

Please use the Emergency Room for emergencies. If you are experiencing symptoms of the Coronavirus COVID-19, please call your primary healthcare provider or hospital. They will ask you a series of prescreen questions as to provide the best possible care plan for you.  Limiting potential exposure is the best way to slow the progression of the virus.

We are asking that social visits to patients in the hospital be limited to one family member, unless there are extenuating circumstances, such as end of life.

Beginning at 5:00 today, Monday March 16, 2020 the main entrance hospital doors will be locked. Visiting hours will be 8:00 – 5:00 until further notice.

All exterior doors to Glen Rose Medical Center will no longer be accessible to the public, all WELL patients will be required to enter through the main front door of the hospital lobby.

Beginning Wednesday March 18, 2020, you will be screened for fever and asked a quick series of questions as well as a bit of personal information.  This information is for hospital use only and will be used for notification if there is an exposure to the virus.

If you are SICK or injured please enter through the ER, if you are experiencing potential Coronavirus COVID -19 symptoms, please call ahead to limit potential exposure to staff, patients and family members waiting in the ER waiting area.

All physician clinic doors will remain open at this time. Again, we do ask if you are experiencing Coronavirus COVID-19 symptoms please call ahead, this is precautionary to protect patients in the waiting areas.

In an effort to protect patients being seen in the physician clinic Glen Rose Healthcare/Glen Rose Medical Center has established a designated area for patients to be screened for Coronavirus COVID-19. If you are feeling symptoms or have had a known exposure, please call the physician clinic for a phone assessment. At that time an appointment will be scheduled and you will be directed to the location of the clinic. Please do not “walk in” the clinic to schedule an appointment. We want to ensure that you are protected as well as general patients and staff.

We are using extreme caution, again there are no confirmed or presumptive cases in the area.

We ask for your support and patience as we all work together to stop the spread of the virus. Our team has been putting plans and processes in place for an effective response. We will continue to adapt to the ever-changing process and will continue to work together for the safety of our patients and community.

Click on the link below for the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Effective October 1st 2019, Glen Rose Medical Center is an IN-Network provider.  Thank you for choosing Glen Rose Medical Center for your healthcare needs.

Welcome Josie Lopez, M.D.

Glen Rose Healthcare Inc. welcomes Dr. Josie Lopez, 2009 graduate of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Lopez is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She has practiced medicine in inner city Chicago and rural Minnesota. Her interests are in Family Planning, Pediatrics, Diabetes, Geriatrics, Poverty Medicine, and International Health. Dr. Lopez is a member of the Physicians for Human Rights Asylum Network and volunteers in rural Guatemala, providing care for indigenous villages. Her hobbies include swimming, canoeing, and camping with her husband and four children. Dr. Lopez is fluent in Spanish.

We are excited to add Dr. Lopez to the clinic and are happy to have the entire family as Somervell County residents.

Dr. Lopez is located at 409 Glenwood St. at the Physician Clinic. Please call to schedule your appointment at 254-897-2202.

Most insurance is accepted.

Mission 95, We Did It Again!

On Friday June 15th we challenged the community to donate 95 pints of blood to Carter BloodCare . I’ll tell you we were not disappointed, we passed our goal of 95 with a total of 105 donors, some of those donors were able to donate “double” which brought our count to 113 actual units, meaning we helped put over 300 life saving components of blood on the shelves of our local hospitals.  Carter sees critically low donor numbers during the summer and holidays and this year is no exception. We are so fortunate to have the support of our community, we put the call out and we met our goal.  We would like to thank Brookshires, Sam Richards, Glen Rose Nursing and Rehab, Dairy Max, Somervell County Sheriff Department, Cherokee Rose Nursing & Rehab, Texas Health Cleburne Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic, CareFlite and Sheryl Hulsey with KingFin Entertainment for providing all the music artists for the day, we would also like to thank those artists for donating their time and blood; Brady Hulsey, Shotgun Josephine (Susie & Randal), Steve Schick, Austin Upchurch, Cory Dodd and Jimmy Wright and Ricky Russell.  What a great day!!!

Christopher Ripperda, MD                                                                                                                                                                                                               Gynecology/Urologist

Christopher Ripperda MD, completed his fellowship training in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (also known as Urogynecology) after his residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at University Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Hospital. He attended medical school at Rush Medical College in Chicago.

He offers a variety of non-surgical and surgical options and tailors his approach to the wishes and needs of each individual patient.

Dr. Ripperda will begin seeing patients in Glen Rose Wednesday May 16, 2018.  Dr. Ripperda will hold clinic the third Wednesday of every month from 1:00 5:00.  To schedule an appointment please call the main office in Ft. Worth at 817-923-5559.

Glen Rose Location

1008 N.E. Big Bed Tr.

Suite, 400

Glen Rose, Texas

Welcome Laura Hatch, NP-C

Laura Hatch is a Family Nurse Practitioner and one of the newest additions to our clinic. She is board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.  Laura is passionate about promoting health and wellness within the Glen Rose community. Working alongside Dr. Michael Davis, she hopes to build relationships and provide individualized care to each patient in her practice in the coming years.

Glen Rose Medical Center Outpatient Rehab

Is very excited to announce the addition of a Community Wellness Program!!

The program is designed for people 50 and over who are interested in working out and living an active and healthy lifestyle.

For $30 a month you will have access to the gym from 8am-5pm Monday thru Friday. If you have questions or need assistance with learning the equipment you can set up a time to meet with an employee for a run through of all the equipment.  Lockers are available!

Contact us at 254-897-3176 or stop by the Glen Rose Medical Center Outpatient Rehab located across the street from the Hospital in the Burger King parking lot.

Glen Rose Medical Center received a 5 STAR rating for 2017, an honor less than 10% of hospitals in the nation receive. Texas has 651 hospitals, Glen Rose Medical Center was 1 of the 33 that were awarded the 5 STAR rating.

The overall rating summarizes up to 57 Quality measures reflecting common conditions (heart attacks & pneumonia), timely and effective care, complications and deaths, as well as patient satisfaction scores. The overall rating ranges from 1 to 5 stars with the most common rating being 3 stars. GRMC has consistently rated 4 stars until the last comparison update where GRMC received 5 stars.

Glen Rose Medical Center is extremely proud of this rating and are even more proud of the entire staff of Glen Rose Medical Center; they are the backbone of our hospital.

To compare hospitals visit www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare, to view Glen Rose Medical Center’s current HCAHPS scores visit www.glenrosemedicalcenter.com, click on the about tab, scroll to Patient Satisfaction (click) and scroldown to HCAHPS scores.