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LHD board approves Peoples State Bank to finance project

The Lavaca Hospital District Board of Directors met Monday Nov. 17th and following executive session voted to approve Peoples State Bank to finance the project involving the Wellness/PhysicalTherapy Center.According to Lavaca Medical Center administrator Steve Bowen, the financing through the bank...

LHD board hears strategic planning report for 2026

At Monday’s meeting, the Lavaca Hospital District Board of Directors heard from Lavaca Medical Center chief diagnostic service officer Keith Kutac presented the strategic planning committee’s report for 2025.Kutac informed the board of the process the committee follows in bringing the report to the...

LHD board hears healthcare program report

The Lavaca Hospital District Board of Directors met in a regular meeting Monday evening and heard a report on the Main Street Healthcare Program, a Medicare patient advocate service utilized by Lavaca Family Clinic.Representative, Dr. Clare Hawkins, chief medical officer with Main Street...

LHD Board approves tax rate

The Lavaca Hospital Board of Directors met in a special called meeting at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 27 and set the voter-approval tax rate at .1626 cents per $100 valuation.District board members, James Fenner, Rosanne Gallia, Gene Schott and Forrest Kroschel were present for the meeting and voted...

LHD board presented 2025 tax rate

The Lavaca Hospital District Board of Directors met Monday and held two meetings.Regarding the first meeting, Lavaca Medical Center chief financial officer Tracy Green presented the 2025 no-new-revenue (NNR) and voter approval (VA) rates that were calculated by Lavaca County tax assessor-collector,...

LHD board holds regular meeting

The Lavaca Hospital Board of Directors met in its regular meeting Monday evening with a brief agenda.The board approved medical staff applications submitted by LMC assistant chief of staff Dr. Morgan Heck.Approved for advancement from provisional courtesy staff was gastroenterologist Christina...

LHD receives clean audit report

The Lavaca Hospital District Board of Directors met Monday evening, June 16 and heard the district’s annual audit/cost report for the year ending Dec. 31, 2024.Representing Forvis Mazars, Deborah Whitley displayed a power-point presentation reporting on the hospital’s history of collections,...

LHD elects officers, appoints committee members

The Lavaca Hospital District Board of Directors met Monday evening and held its annual election of officers for 2025-26.Board President James Fenner and secretary Gene Schott will continue their positions on the board, while Carl Hobbs will serve as vice-president.In addition to the officers...

YCH hosts Hospital Luncheon

The Yoakum Community Hospital (YCH) invited prominent members of Lavaca County and hosted a luncheon.

LHD board receives report on STRAC

The Lavaca Hospital District Board of Directors met in a regular meeting hearing a report regarding the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC).Regional Hospital Preparedness Coordinator with STRAC, Holly Smith, displayed a power point presentation explaining the working of the...