By Josh Havard, Editor Published in the Lufkin Daily News, September 13, 2024 Burke, a nonprofit organization, has been a part of the East Texas community by providing mental health services dating back to 1974. On Thursday afternoon, it celebrated its 50th anniversary by inviting members of various organizations to a luncheon at the Pitser […]
Mission Possible “Making a Leap Forward,” Conference to be held in Lufkin on March 20
The 27th Annual Mission Possible conference will be held on Wednesday, March 20, at the Pitser Garrison Convention Center in Lufkin, TX. It is an education and networking event that brings together behavioral health providers, community organizations, and interested individuals. This year’s conference theme, “Making a Leap Forward,” aims to inspire participants to push themselves […]
Balakrishna, M.D. Departing Burke Integrated Care Clinic
As of February 29, 2024, Savitha Balakrishna, M.D., will no longer be a Burke Integrated Care Clinic provider, effective February 29, 2024. Dr. Balakrishna has accepted a position with another facility. Burke will arrange for another primary care provider to take her place, which will take some time. Dr. Balakrishna will be able to provide […]
Cozadd Leads Burke Board After Lengthy Career in Mental Health
By Josh Edwards, Staff Writer Published in The Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, October 21, 2023 David Cozadd was selected this spring as chairman of Burke’s board of directors, bringing full circle a career in mental health care that almost never began. Burke — the region’s mental health system — is guided by a nine-member board led […]
$200 million renovation complete at Rusk State Hospital
By Josh Edwards, Staff Writer Published in The Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, June 8, 2023 RUSK — Texas celebrated the grand opening of a $200 million patient complex and administration building at Rusk State Hospital Wednesday as part of a $4 billion effort to overhaul the state’s mental health care system. Appropriately, the celebration began and […]
HHSC Urges All Medicaid Recipients to Update Their Contact Information As Continuous Medicaid Coverage Requirement Ends
As the federal government ends the continuous Medicaid coverage requirement on March 31, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is notifying Medicaid recipients that they will need to have their eligibility redetermined. HHSC is urging all recipients to make sure their contact information is correct at YourTexasBenefits.com. “We have been working on several fronts […]
