If you or other physicians in
your practice are experiencing shortages in PPE, we encourage you to reach out
to the local Regional Advisory Council (RAC). Gregg and Upshur counties
belong to the Piney Woods RAC (TSA-G). Please fill out their PPE resource request form. If you have questions,
please view the TSA-G PPE request form instructions.
TMA Resources
The
Texas Medical Association also has many resources regarding the COVID-19
crisis.
For
additional questions about COVID-19, you can also reach out to the TMA
Knowledge Center at (800) 880-7955 or knowledge@texmed.org.
For information about the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, please visit TMA’s COVID-19 Resource Center.
For questions or concerns, please contact the TMA Knowledge Center at (800) 880-7955 or knowledge@texmed.org.
After careful consideration of the evolving COVID-19 situation in Texas, with input from local and state health officials and TMA’s Coronavirus Task Force, the Texas Medical Association Board of Trustees has determined that TexMed 2020 will not take place in Fort Worth on May 1-2. (Be sure to cancel your housing or travel arrangements.) The health and safety of our members is paramount as you are on the front lines of the fight to control the spread of the virus and treat infected patients.
However, the TMA House of Delegates will convene in a virtual format. Delegates, alternates, and county medical society staff can expect additional information over the coming weeks. Please keep May 1 and May 2 open on your calendars.
You do not need to cancel your registration for TexMed 2020. However, you will need to cancel any travel or housing arrangements you have made. If you have a hotel reservation at the Omni Fort Worth or the Sheraton Fort Worth, you can reach out to the hotel directly to cancel your reservation. You also can cancel your reservation online via the TexMed Housing and Travel page.
For information about the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, please visit TMA’s COVID-19 Resource Center.
For questions or concerns, please contact the TMA Knowledge Center at (800) 880-7955 or knowledge@texmed.org.
Welcome
Welcome to the Gregg-Upshur County Medical Society web site, which is dedicated to keeping both local physicians and the local communities aware of important health care issues.
If you are a physician member of the Gregg-Upshur County Medical Society, areas of interest might include Texas medical legislative issues, current CME opportunities or physician links.
If you are a physician who has not had an opportunity to join the Gregg-Upshur County Medical Society, you may request an application here or by calling us at (512) 370-1454 or email us at sara.regalado@texmed.org. If you are a community member, the patient information pages provide areas of interest such as the physician locator tool, primary care prevention articles and available health care resources in Gregg-Upshur counties.
Events
Membership
Interested in becoming a GUCMS member?
If you are not currently a member of the Gregg-Upshur County Medical Society, we encourage you to join your local physicians’ professional organization. Benefits of local membership include:
Information and advice from experienced local physicians
Continuing Medical Education opportunities
Public Relation and public awareness events (Annual Health Fair)
Mediation of patient/physician problems
Collegial activities (Dinner meetings, public relations projects)
Access to TMA & AMA resources
Physician referrals
Political involvement
Commitment to the greater community
If you would like an application or further information, please contact the Gregg-Upshur County Medical Society at (512) 370-1454 or email us at sara.regalado@texmed.org.
Officers
Board of Directors
President: Brad G. Butler, MD
President Elect: Kristene Gugliuzza, M.D.
Secretary/Treasurer: Roger W. Kiser, MD
Past President: John M. McKenzie, MD
Board of Censors
Jimmy M. Chamness, II, MD
Timothy W. Howes, MD
Shobha Shakamuri, MD
Texas Medical Association Delegates
Jimmy M. Chamness, II, MD
Francis J. Tibiletti, MD
Robert M. Wheeler, MD
Texas Medical Association Board of Councilors
Craig K. King, MD Councilor
Louis J. Kirk, III, MD Vice Councilor
Texas Medical Association Committees
Brad G. Butler, MD Committee on Professional Liability
Brad G. Butler, MD Young Physician Section, Chair and Delegate to the AMA
Oscar Wharton Brown, III MD Council on Socioeconomics
Wendy J. Burke, MD Council on Scientific Affairs
Michael C. Leath, MD Committee on Physician Health and Rehabilitation
Robert M. Wheeler, MD Committee on Maternal and Perinatal Health
Community Resources
Hospitals
Good Shepherd Medical Center
700 E. Marshall Avenue
Longview, Texas 75601
903.315.2000
Longview Regional Medical Center
2901 N. 4th Street
Longview, Texas 75605
903.758.1818
Laird Hospital
1612 S. Henderson Blvd.
Kilgore, Texas
903.984.3505
Government-Sponsored Health Clinics
Gregg County Health Clinic
405 E. Marshall Ave.
Longview, Texas 75601
903.237.2620
Upshur County Indigent Health
100 Tyler
Gilmer, Texas 75644
903.843.4022