The Herald-Dispatch Health Source RSS 2008-05-16T03:47:13.398846-04:00 urn:uuid:573cdd98-1cae-46db-a3ce-a2e68bd07475 Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported), except where noted. Nursing Education Changes to Help Community BETH HENDRICKS urn:uuid:1698a7d3-3ced-490f-a42e-d16f05efeaf1 2008-04-23T11:20:45.316578-04:00 <p>Nurses are the lifeblood of a hospital. They provide direct patient care. They manage units and programs. They serve as advocates and liaisons for patients and their families.</p> The SMART Choice for your Rehabilitation Needs BETH HENDRICKS urn:uuid:1508dfa3-a386-4cbc-99dd-24561ef41fc8 2008-04-23T11:08:44.660525-04:00 <p>The brand new Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Therapies (SMART) Center at Cabell Huntington Hospital now offers patients a more convenient option for comprehensive, state-of-the-art rehabilitation services, including helping those with total joint replacements to get back on their feet and athletes to get back in shape.</p> St. Mary’s Occupational Health Center Provides Services for Many Local Companies BETH HENDRICKS urn:uuid:b2ed9b78-7494-4d94-ad92-9c067155984e 2008-04-23T10:43:50.023009-04:00 <p>&#160;&#160;&#160; When you are applying for a job or when you&#8217;re already in the workplace, almost all employers want to make sure you are healthy and drug-free.</p> St. Mary’s Medical Center has Years of Success with Deep Brain Stimulation BETH HENDRICKS urn:uuid:e2c93bfe-e5e6-4bf6-b4be-9d886d8049ee 2008-04-23T10:33:00.776134-04:00 <p>&#160;Rick Clary has some striking examples of the effects that essential tremor &#8211; an incurable neurological condition that causes uncontrolled movements &#8211; had on his life.</p> “A St. Mary’s health fair saved our lives.” BETH HENDRICKS urn:uuid:dc9a1608-b6ea-4dae-bea3-5d77b45aa1bf 2008-04-23T10:19:20.109383-04:00 <p>When 76-year-old Virginia Keefer stopped at a St. Mary&#8217;s Medical Center health fair, the life she saved was not just her own &#8211; but her husband&#8217;s as well.</p> Minimally Invasive Surgery Produces Maximum Benefits at Cabell Huntington Hospital BETH HENDRICKS urn:uuid:f18383ea-1e6d-4c7f-a998-7128fdcf5d30 2008-04-23T10:08:38.109263-04:00 <p>Imagine a surgical procedure with an incision no bigger than a grain of rice.</p> Your partners for home health care BETH HENDRICKS urn:uuid:4174cdf6-2dc7-48d5-aac7-9e0b72285660 2008-03-03T13:58:04.105243-05:00 <p>Beyond the four walls of Cabell Huntington Hospital, the care continues.</p> A New Day in Neonatal Intensive Care BETH HENDRICKS urn:uuid:e13238f3-cdff-44b5-abcf-4bbe9c08174d 2008-02-18T08:43:47.359778-05:00 <p>Cabell Huntington Hospital&#8217;s new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit showcases not only a significant change in aesthetics and comfort, but an overall change in the way babies &#8211; and families &#8211; are cared for.</p> St. Mary’s Medical Center Celebrates Excellence in Cardiac Care BETH HENDRICKS urn:uuid:c67925c5-da0e-428b-9757-4d5a2a6d8d18 2008-02-11T13:09:55.191569-05:00 <p>Until recently, Sydney Vanderkraats had never heard of the &#8220;door-to-balloon team&#8221; at St. Mary&#8217;s Medical Center.&#160; But fortunately for Vanderkraats, the medical center had a program in place to provide the fast cardiac care that helped save her life after a heart attack.</p> Cabell Huntington Hospital to open beautiful, new Inpatient Oncology Unit BETH HENDRICKS urn:uuid:8aece337-a0b0-4823-8a0e-194caff879b9 2008-02-11T12:59:27.177863-05:00 <p>With this week&#8217;s opening of the inpatient oncology unit in the Cabell Huntington Hospital North Patient Tower, the Tri-State&#8217;s cancer patients have a new place to fight cancer close to home. The new inpatient oncology unit caters to the special needs of hospitalized cancer patients.</p>