{"id":26367,"date":"2024-07-12T13:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T13:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthwatchminute.com\/?p=26367"},"modified":"2024-07-12T13:55:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T13:55:00","slug":"courage-and-vision-ribbon-cut-on-kilgores-torrence-health-science-education-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthwatchminute.com\/?p=26367","title":{"rendered":"Courage and Vision: Ribbon cut on Kilgore&#8217;s Torrence Health Science Education Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/kdhnews.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/0\/db\/0dbf6258-006a-5656-964c-b1743726f32f\/66919284c2854.image.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><meta itemprop=\"isAccessibleForFree\" content=\"false\"> <\/p>\n<style>#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"inform-container inform-video-player-1\"> <\/div>\n<style>#inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"inform-container inform-video-player-2\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>KILGORE \u2014 After years of work and waiting, the ribbon was finally cut on the Torrence Health Science Education Center at a ceremony in Kilgore and guests were given a first look inside the building, which will educate and train the next generation of healthcare professionals right here in East Texas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>The Torrence Center is the educational wing of the Roy H. 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