A longtime physician in the community will be appointed to the Mrs. J. Avery "Janie" Rush Endowed Chair of Excellence in Women's Health and Oncology.
Dr. William "Rusty" Robinson has been offered the position and, pending signing a final contract, will be officially appointed to the endowed chair, Regional Dean Richard Jordan confirmed Tuesday.
The endowment is the result of a $1.3 million gift from the Rush family and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, which contributed $300,000 toward the total endowment.
— George Schwarz
Funds available for military families
The Iraq-Afghanistan Deployment Impact Fund at the Los Angeles-based California Community Foundation has awarded a grant of $288,545 to support the efforts of nonprofit organizations that provide needed services in Texas to active and former military personnel.
Eligible clients are all military personnel who have served or are serving in Afghanistan and/or Iraq and their impacted family members.
Families with members serving in Iraq or Afghanistan can connect to available resources by calling 2-1-1 for initial information and the scheduling of an assessment appointment.
Have you had trouble getting care?
Have you had trouble getting emergency medical care? Have you been turned away from a health care facility or hospital in an emergency because you didn't have insurance or didn't have the right insurance? Has an emergency room turned you away or transferred you to another facility for financial reasons? Please contact George Schwarz at 331-5066.
