The Texas Department of State Health Services

Contact Information

Rusk State Hospital
805 North Dickinson Drive
Rusk, TX 75785

Main Number: (903) 683-3421
Admissions: (903) 683-7400

Rusk State Hospital Staff Contact Information
Brenda Slaton	Superintendent	brenda.slaton@dshs.state.tx.us	903-683-7297
Joy Hammons	Assistant to Superintendent	joy.hammons@dshs.state.tx.us	903-683-7297
Michelle Foster	Assistant Superintendent	michelle.foster@dshs.state.tx.us	903-683-7256
Frances L. Long	Financial Officer	frances.long@dshs.state.tx.us	903-683-7102
Claudia Florian	Assistant to Financial Officer	claudia.florian@dshs.state.tx.us	903-683-7100
Joe Bates, M.D.	Clinical Director	joe.bates@dshs.state.tx.us	903-683-7297
Cindy Newland	Medical Staff Coordinator	cindy.newland@dshs.state.tx.us	903-683-7256
Ed Bruce	Chief Nurse Executive	ed.bruce@dshs.state.tx.us	903-683-7230
Marlene Wilkinson	Assistant to Chief Nurse Executive	marlene.wilkinson@dshs.state.tx.us	903-683-7230
Stephanie Allred	Director, Quality Management	stephanie.allred@dshs.state.tx.us	903-683-7222
Stacey Shepperd	Assistant to Quality Management	stacey.shepperd@dshs.state.tx.us	903-683-7068
Kevin Gentry	Director, Plant Maintenance	kevin.gentry@dshs.state.tx.us	903-683-7572
Glenda Bruce	Director, Community Relations	glenda.bruce@dshs.state.tx.us	903-683-7276
Lynda Roberson	Director, Residential Services	lynda.roberson@dshs.state.tx.us	903-683-7257