'Procedure chair' now at clinic

A procedure chair has been purchased for the Odessa Rural Health Clinic using "Raise the Paddle" funds obtained at last May's Wine & Microbrew Tasting and Auction event put on by the Odessa Healthcare Foundation. The chair allows for patient comfort and optimal positioning, so the medical provider can best access the region necessary for making excisions, placing stitches and similar procedures.

Each year, the event endeavors to raise money for pieces of equipment, tools, structures and whatever else might be needed by the medical community to improve patient outcomes, provide added comfort or...