amarillo chamber of commerce - HPN Books

The Coffee Memorial Blood Center is a vital part of the medicalservices offered to the people of the Texas Panhandle.Key employers in Amarillo are BSAHealthcare System, Northwest TexasHealthcare System, and Thomas E. CreekDepartment of Veterans Affairs HealthcareSystem. In addition to employing thousandsof area residents, the Amarillo medical communityis a premier location for state-of-theartmedical care. Patients in the TexasPanhandle and neighboring states depend onthe medical care provided by the three hospitalsmentioned, approximately thirty otherfacilities who are members of the HarringtonRegional Medical Center, and numerous otherproviders throughout the city. The MedicalCenter’s affiliated members offer acute care,long-term care to the aged, cancer treatment,rehabilitative services, and speech and hearingtreatment. Mental health, research, bloodbank, and veterinary research facilities arelocated in the Medical Center as well.Chapter 289