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Shannon Health System (Shannon) today announced it has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all assets of Scenic Mountain Medical Center (SMMC) in Big Spring, Texas, from subsidiaries of Quorum Health. The agreement marks a key milestone in Shannon’s continued investment…

Medicare Guidance Available for Local Seniors. As more local residents become eligible for Medicare this year, Scenic Mountain Medical Center is committed to helping patients have the resources needed to transition smoothly from their current health plans….

Scenic Mountain Medical Center earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based…

Scenic Mountain Medical Center (SMMC) announced today that Mallik Chowdary Yenigella has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. With more than 16 years of healthcare experience, Yenigella has played a pivotal role in the hospital’s success…

Scenic Mountain Medical Center received an “A” in The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2024 Hospital Safety Grades, a national recognition for patient safety. The Leapfrog Group, an independent, nationally recognized organization, evaluates nearly…

Scenic Mountain Medical Center will host a re-grand opening for the Center for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine on September 7th, 2023 from 4:30 – 6:00 pm. The Big Spring Area Chamber of Commerce will be holding a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 4:50 pm. We will be holding this ceremony…

Four of Odessa Regional Medical Center’s nurses and one Scenic Mountain nurse have been recognized by the Permian Basin Great 25 Nurses. The local nonprofit organization recognizes outstanding nurses nurses in the Permian Basin. Nominations were submitted…

Scenic Mountain Medical Center is proud to share that the first baby of the New Year at SMMC was born at 10:25 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2021. The baby boy named Joel was 6 pounds pounds and 19 inches long. Joel’s parents are Leah…

Scenic Mountain Medical Center received 300 doses of the Moderna vaccine on Monday, December 21 and began administering the vaccine to healthcare workers on Tuesday. The hospital’s very first vaccine was given to Dr. Joseph Chavez, MD, who…

The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C-based organization aiming to improve health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers, today released new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide…