Maverick County Hospital District First Annual Health & Wellness Expo to be held November 14, 2016 at City of Eagle Pass International Center for Trade, Free Admission & Open to Public

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016

The Maverick County Hospital District First Annual Health and Wellness Expo will be held on Monday, November 14, 2016, from 12 Noon to 7 P.M. At the City of Eagle Pass International for Center, located at 3295 Bob Rogers Drive, in Eagle Pass, Texas, featuring the largest assembly of health care services, agencies, and businesses in Maverick County.

“The public is cordially invited to attend and learn about the diverse health care services, medical services, primary care, specialty care, home health, hospice care, dental care, nutritional assistance, diabetes assistance, HIV/AIDS services, financial assistance programs, Affordable Care Act, hospital services, and many more services in our community at the Maverick County Hospital District First Annual Health and Wellness Expo on Monday, November 14th,” said Ricardo E. Calderon, Maverick County Hospital District Board of Director.

“The Health and Wellness Expo admission is free and open to the public, including adults, children, health care professionals and representatives, local residents, employees, governmental entities, and businesses,” added Calderon.

“Representatives from primary care, specialty care, dental care, hospital services, skilled nursing and rehabilitation, assisted living centers, home health, hospice care,  medical supplies, social service agencies, financial assistance, housing assistance, affordable care act, fitness and exercise services, nutritional services, and many more will be available to present their services to the public and answer any questions or issues facing any particular person in the community,” said Terri Contreras-Patlan, Chief Executive Officer of the Maverick County Hospital District.

“Our goal is to bring all the local health care and medical care service agencies under one roof to educate and teach our local Maverick County citizens about the many programs and assistance available to them or their loved ones in our community,” added Contreras-Patlan. “Please bring yourself, spouse, parents, children, family members, friends, neighbor’s, and co-workers to the Health and Wellness Expo,” said Contreras-Patlan.

The First Annual Health and Wellness Expo is sponsored by the Maverick County Hospital District, MCHD Breast and Cervical Cancer Services, MCHD Oncology (Cancer) Clinic, MCHD Medical Financial Assistance Program, Ryan White Global HIV/AIDS Program, HOPE-K, City of Eagle Pass, Texas, Office of Border Health, and Chick-Fil-A.

Refreshments will be provided to guests.