Jeff Davis County officials are pursuing federal grant funding to build a new $6 million clinic aimed at improving healthcare access for the remote community of Fort Davis. The proposed clinic, which would offer a range of services, including dental, pediatrics, and women’s care, is part of an effort to address the area’s longstanding designation as medically underserved. This initiative follows the retirement plans of the community’s only doctor, Dr. James Luecke, and is intended to provide comprehensive healthcare options to the elderly and economically disadvantaged population. The Big Bend Sentinel first reported on the county’s push for grant funding and the project details. You can read the full article here.
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god knows we all need better healthcare out here. But it seems to me we have a hospital (BBRH) facility already but are I desperate need of more excellent specialists, doctors, nurses snd testing services. We also have the preventative health clinics so seems we need a nore comprehensive plan incorporating what we have the plan to fill the holes. We need better trsnsportation options for patients & family to get to where the specialists they need are located & where the high caliber equipment is located. Perhaps we need each city having a basic clinic with small emergent care from which to transfer patients to the right place.
BUT that being said, i wouldn’t recommend any big money fir healthcare or schools UNTIL local corruption issues are resolved in Ft David, marfa, alpine …. Presudio, …. Etc
god knows we all need better healthcare out here. But it seems to me we have a hospital (BBRH) facility already but are I desperate need of more excellent specialists, doctors, nurses snd testing services. We also have the preventative health clinics so seems we need a nore comprehensive plan incorporating what we have the plan to fill the holes. We need better trsnsportation options for patients & family to get to where the specialists they need are located & where the high caliber equipment is located. Perhaps we need each city having a basic clinic with small emergent care from which to transfer patients to the right place.
BUT that being said, i wouldn’t recommend any big money fir healthcare or schools UNTIL local corruption issues are resolved in Ft David, marfa, alpine …. Presudio, …. Etc