When Taylor Fisher, 23, experienced life-threatening health issues, bariatric surgery was her only option. “I was about to go blind due to intracranial hypertension and I needed immediate weight loss,” said Fisher. Intracranial hypertension, also known as benign intracranial hypertension and pseudotumor cerebri, occurs when the cerebrospinal fluid pressure within the skull is too high.…

The BSA Care Fair will take place on Saturday, September 21 from 7-10 a.m. in the BSA Auditorium. The fair will include a free blood pressure measurement and blood draw to test triglycerides, cholesterol and glucose. For accurate results, all participants are encouraged to fast for at least eight hours prior to having their blood…

Twelve years ago, Kerry and Rebecca Lucero met in the BSA Emergency Department. Four years later, the two were married at the BSA Chapel by BSA Spiritual Care Chaplain, Chris Caldwell. When it was time to plan the wedding, there was no question about where the two would marry, shared Rebecca. “We decided to get…

After spending eight weeks in the BSA Labor and Delivery Department, Tracy May was more than ready to give birth to her twin girls. The mother of two (now four) had spent eight weeks in the BSA Labor and Delivery Department, due to her monoamniotic pregnancy. Monoamniotic twins are identical twins that share an amniotic…

BSA Hospital has partnered with Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth to offer telemedicine in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatrics Department. The BSA NICU and Pediatrics are the first in the region and third in the nation to use telemedicine through Cook Children’s. This partnership allows specialists from Cook Children’s to…

BSA recognizes Mary Holcomb, RN, MSN, CPAN, who has dedicated 50 years of service in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit at BSA. Mary’s career began in 1967 as a part-time nurse in the recovery room at St. Anthony’s. Mary began her full-time career in 1969. Mary’s passion for nursing is humbling. “I love what I…

Two years ago, Michelle Hutton, Reimbursement Coordinator in the BSA Pharmacy and Lori Lineman, a Certified Pharmacy Technician began training for the Emergency Medical Task Force (EMTF). The EMTF is an organization of state medical teams who are rapidly mobilized in times of disaster. Following Hurricane Harvey’s landfall in South Texas, Michelle reached out to…

When Donna Morton heard from BSA Harrington Cancer Center Nurse Navigator Bobbie that she had been diagnosed with ductal carcinoma (DCIS) last July, Donna was in disbelief. “You don’t believe it at first,” she shares. “Then it starts to sink in. I had never had any pain or found a lump, so I had no…