Sierra Providence Health Network (SPHN) and the YWCA of the El Paso Del Norte Region are pleased to announce that they will collaborate in their efforts to promote Health and Wellness in El Paso.

In conjunction with this announcement the YWCA will have an open house at the Shirley Leavell Branch located at 10712 Sam Snead on January 6th. Please join us as the YWCA assumes the management of the eastside YWCA Fitness Center thus, giving access to all members. SPHN will participate in the health fair from 10 a.m. – 1p.m. with glucose and cholesterol screenings. A formal announcement with additional details of the partnership will be made at 10:30 a.m.

Both organizations believe that through this partnership they will be able to improve their commitment to the health of El Pasoans by making it easier for people to access information and health programs.

“Both entities have a long standing presence in El Paso, making this a natural progression to improve the quality of life for the residents in the Borderplex,” said John Harris, President and CEO of Sierra Providence Health Network.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled about formalizing our partnership. Sierra Providence Health
Network has been a long-time supporter of the YWCA and its services to improve the wellness of teens, adults and seniors in our region,” stated Dr. Sandra Braham, CEO of the YWCA El Paso del Norte Region.

ABOUT SIERRA PROVIDENCE HEALTH NETWORK
Sierra Providence Health Network, part of Tenet Texas, consists of three hospitals located in El Paso: 351-bed Sierra Medical Center, located at 1625 Medical Center Drive; 508-bed Providence Memorial Hospital, which also houses the 106-bed Children’s Hospital at Providence, located at 2001 N. Oregon; and a 78-bed physical rehabilitation hospital, Sierra Providence Physical Rehabilitation Hospital, located at 1740 Curie. The network is in the process of building a fourth hospital, Sierra Providence Eastside Hospital, a 100-bed acute care facility scheduled to open in 2008.

Sierra Medical Center, Providence Memorial Hospital and the Children’s Hospital at Providence are acute care hospitals that offer a broad spectrum of medical and surgical services for adults and children, including cardiac care and rehabilitation, cancer care and support services, women’s services and emergency care. Other network clinical specialties include a dedicated children’s emergency room, kidney transplant, gamma knife radiosurgery, a hospice, a bariatrics center and health care services for chronically ill children. Sierra Providence Physical Rehabilitation Hospital provides a broad spectrum of rehabilitation services and is equipped to handle brain injuries and other serious disorders and is accredited by both the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Sierra Medical Center and Providence Memorial Hospital are accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.