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In a medical emergency, time is of the essence and you most likely won’t have the chance to investigate where you can find the best emergency care, nor research hospitals. This is why it’s essential to be prepared – it’s important to know where you will go during a ...

Even with today’s medical advances and readily-available information about chest pain and heart attack, some people are still left confused. This is mainly because the symptoms of heart attack are sometimes intermittent, and different people experience various symptoms. Sometimes the symptoms aren’t very obvious, like shortness of breath, chest ...

May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month, as announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At Physicians Premier, your Portland, Texas emergency room, we are focusing our attention to the prevention and education of high blood pressure in the Portland community. Here are some facts ...

Freestanding emergency rooms are vital to Texans. Its presence in the local communities ensures that families receive the medical care they need as fast as possible. However, families in Texas are having their access to emergency care delayed, or worse, their coverage for care denied by insurance companies. This ...

Did you know that Texas has the highest incidences of surprise bills in the U.S.? This is because insurance companies are misleading patients, and as a result, they pass on a huge amount of emergency room costs to patients, keeping more of the profits to themselves.  The public policies ...