For this week's Member Monday, we are proud to feature Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons (CTVS)! Hilary Ross, the Director of Marketing and Community Relations for CTVS explains the value they receive for their membership with the Kyle Chamber:
"We are proud to support the healthcare needs of Kyle residents. The Chamber has given us the opportunity to expand and share our message by connecting like-minded businesses through their monthly luncheons and networking opportunities.
For over five decades, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons (CTVS) has been proud to offer Central Texas the most specialized and innovative cardiothoracic, vascular, and pediatric surgical care available. The most sophisticated diagnostic and surgical techniques are provided by 22 CTVS surgeons from offices in Hays County, Central Austin, Williamson County, and all area hospitals. Individually and collectively, CTVS surgeons have amassed a record of medical "firsts" in Central Texas, including performing the first open heart surgery in the area as well as the first heart and kidney transplants in Austin. Since 1958, the surgeons along with the clinical team of physician assistants, nurses, and technicians, have shared a commitment to patients, their health and the community."
To learn more about Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, please contact:
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons
5103 Kyle Center Drive
Suite 104
Kyle, Texas 78640
512-651-8420
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The 21 day challenge - no phone in the company of others
As I sat in the back of a taxi rushing from one appointment to another this week... quick to check my phone for messages as soon as I jumped in the cab, the taxi driver asked "And how's your day going?" I stopped and chatted and found out what he thought of the troubles with the state of the nation. The taxi driver lamented that most people were to busy on their mobile phones to chat any more. As I said goodbye and thanked the cab driver- I noted how great it was to have a chat and hear someone else's point of view. It made me wonder "what do I miss out on because I am often not 'present' as I focus on what my iPhone presents to me. Perhaps it is pretty lonely being a cab driver now - if customers no longer 'havachat'. Read more. |
