FamilyTime Honors Dr. Kim Waasco - Atascocita
FamilyTime Honors Dr. Kim Waasco - Atascocita
Published: Feb 05, 2019, 10:00am
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Dr. Kim Waaso, D.O., FACEP, Kingwood Emergency Hospital physician, was
honored at FamilyTime Crisis and Counseling Center’s Hearts of Gold Gala
on Saturday, January 26, 2019. She was recognized as FamilyTime’s 2018
Woman of Achievement in the Medical category. Since 1990, FamilyTime
has served local families in crisis situations. Each year the Center
recognizes women in the community who have made a difference.
Dr.
Waaso is proud to be honored alongside the other amazing women award
recipients. “I’m humbled by the voice of the community. FamilyTime is
such an important community service and I align with the care and
concern they demonstrate for our local families. Thank you for calling
out the collective spirit of all who engage in serving.”
Dr. Waaso began her medical career as a registered nurse and
utilized her nursing foundation to launch a successful career in
medicine. After attending medical school, she completed a residency in
Emergency Medicine at Michigan State University and has been practicing
emergency medicine for 17 years. For the last 12 years she has served
with distinction as Medical Director for Atascocita Fire and EMS.
She developed the first Medical Rehab Team (MURC) for the State of
Texas dedicated solely to the treatment of first responders at disaster
scenes. Her team’s first deployment was during Hurricane Harvey and was
regarded by the State of Texas to be a tremendous asset. As a result,
the MURC’s have become a permanent unit for the State during all
disasters. Dr. Waaso was named Medical Director for one of the state’s
14 special AMBUS units that are placed strategically around Texas for
disaster deployment. This unit deploys not only to disasters in Texas
but also our neighboring states.
As a Board-Certified Emergency Medicine physician, Dr. Waaso
provides outstanding care at Kingwood Emergency Hospital. Kingwood
Emergency Hospital is proud to have Dr. Waaso as part of their caring
and committed physician team and congratulates her on this achievement
award.
About
Kingwood Emergency Hospital: Kingwood Emergency Hospital, located at
23330 Hwy 59 N., Kingwood, TX is a private hospital serving all local
communities with no wait, concierge health care. Licensed by the Texas
Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) as a specialty hospital, its
focus is to make emergency and inpatient care more convenient and to
provide personalized experiences with over-the-top service. Patient
care is delivered by Board-Certified Emergency physicians, a wide range
of physician specialists and specially trained nurses and staff.
Kingwood Emergency Hospital features a pediatric emergency suite,
private patient suites, on-site lab, diagnostic imaging, and cardiac
testing, among other services.
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