2018

 Tyler today announced it has once again earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement. The advanced certification is for Joint Commission-accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers seeking to elevate the quality, consistency and safety of their services and patient care.

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler announced today that plastic and reconstructive and other surgeries may now benefit from an innovative imaging technology called SPY-PHI. The use of Stryker’s SPY-PHI may help surgeons to make decisions during open surgery based on the quality of blood flow in vessels and micro vessels that provide oxygen to organs.

Patients seeking relief from gastrointestinal and liver ailment in the Sulphur Springs and Winnsboro areas will now have expert help with the addition of Mena Milad, M.D., to CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic - Sulphur Springs, the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Sulphur Springs medical staff, and the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Winnsboro medical staff.

The CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital - Tyler has been recognized as the first recipient of the HeartCARE Center: National Distinction of Excellence. CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital - Tyler was awarded this designation by the American College of Cardiology based on a demonstrated commitment to comprehensive, high-quality culture and cardiovascular care through accreditations and ongoing registry reporting. 

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler is the first facility in Northeast Texas to use the Abbott Infinity™ Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) System, an advanced treatment option recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for patients with Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor.

CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System is the first health care organization in the Tyler area to perform minimally invasive surgery using the groundbreaking robotic da Vinci Xi Surgical System.

CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System will open their newly constructed 850-space parking garage on Dawson street to improve ease of access for patients and visitors to the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler and the CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital - Tyler.