Reposted POA email
Please find attached to this email the press release from Mid Coast Health System dated April 18, 2025.
Trinity County’s only hospital, which opened just 14 months ago, will close this week as Texas continues to struggle to keep their rural hospitals afloat.
On April 18, the Mid Coast Medical Center announced it would be closing down its operations in Trinity on Friday, citing financial concerns. They gave just a week’s notice to the local hospital board, which fought to keep the hospital operating since doors opened in February 2024.
The Mid Coast hospital leadership has called on Trinity residents to contact their state and federal lawmakers to help save the Hospital.
“This is a call to action — for the Trinity community, our leaders and our nation — to recognize the unique challenges rural hospitals face and to fight for solutions that keep care close to home,” Kirkham said.
Please take time to call or email, but please remember that if you do, you will need to leave your name, address, phone number, and email address. The Hospital Board is hoping to get a Rural Emergency Hospital designation, and all that is needed is a waiver on just one of the requirements. The waiver will be for the requirement that the hospital be open in December 2020, which ours was not. The hospital meets all other requirements. This will help us get another healthcare group.
US Senator Ted Cruz
https://www.cruz.senate.gov/
Main: 202.224.5922
Russell Senate Office Bldg, 127A, Washington, DC 20510
East Texas Regional Director: Jason Wright; 903.593.5130; Jason_wright@cruz.senate.gov
Tyler office: 305 S. Broadway, Suite 501, Tyler, TX 75702
US Senator John Cornyn
https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/
517 Hart Senate Office Bldg, Washington, DC 20510
Main: 202.224.2934
Official Houston office: Jay Guerrero
5300 Memorial Drive Suite 980, Houston, TX 77007
Main: 713.572.3337
Fax: 713.572.3777
Campaign Office: 512.494.8535
US Congressman Pete Sessions (Congressional District 17 – CD17)
https://sessions.house.gov/
2204 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Office: 202.225.6105
Waco: 400 Austin Avenue, Suite 302, Waco, TX 76701-2139
Phone: (254) 633-4500 Fax: (254) 300-5736
Huntsville: 901 Normal Park Dr. Ste 208, Huntsville, TX 77320-3770
Nacogdoches: 3034 Raguet St., Nacogdoches, TX 75965-2852
Lufkin: 300 E. Shepherd Ave., Ste 210, Lufkin, TX 75902-3252
State Senator Robert Nichols (Senate District 3 – SD3)
Robert.nichols@senate.texas.
District Coordinator: Shawn Dunn; 936.699.4988; shawn.dunn@senate.texas.gov
2915 Atkinson Drive, Lufkin, TX 75901
Chief of Staff: Angus Lupton; 512.463.0103; Angus.Lupton@senate.state.tx.
P.O. Box 12068, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711
State Representative Trent Ashby (House District 9 – HD9)
trent.ashby@house.texas.gov
District Director: Linda Parker; 936.635.9983; Linda.Parker@house.texas.gov
2915 Atkinson Drive
Lufkin, TX 75901
Chief of Staff: Judd Messer; 512.463.0508; judd.messer@house.texas.gov
Joseph Seeber: Joseph.seeber@house.texas.gov
P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768
Sincerely,
Westwood Shores POA
205 Westwood Dr. E.
Trinity, TX 75862
936-594-3805 x4 ph
936-594-7062 fx
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