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Nursing Education Changes to Help CommunityBETH HENDRICKSurn:uuid:1698a7d3-3ced-490f-a42e-d16f05efeaf12008-04-23T11:20:45.316578-04:00
<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 NeedsBETH HENDRICKSurn:uuid:1508dfa3-a386-4cbc-99dd-24561ef41fc82008-04-23T11:08:44.660525-04:00
<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 CompaniesBETH HENDRICKSurn:uuid:b2ed9b78-7494-4d94-ad92-9c067155984e2008-04-23T10:43:50.023009-04:00
<p>    When you are applying for a job or when you’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 StimulationBETH HENDRICKSurn:uuid:e2c93bfe-e5e6-4bf6-b4be-9d886d8049ee2008-04-23T10:33:00.776134-04:00
<p> Rick Clary has some striking examples of the effects that essential tremor – an incurable neurological condition that causes uncontrolled movements – had on his life.</p>
“A St. Mary’s health fair saved our lives.”BETH HENDRICKSurn:uuid:dc9a1608-b6ea-4dae-bea3-5d77b45aa1bf2008-04-23T10:19:20.109383-04:00
<p>When 76-year-old Virginia Keefer stopped at a St. Mary’s Medical Center health fair, the life she saved was not just her own – but her husband’s as well.</p>
Minimally Invasive Surgery Produces Maximum Benefits at Cabell Huntington HospitalBETH HENDRICKSurn:uuid:f18383ea-1e6d-4c7f-a998-7128fdcf5d302008-04-23T10:08:38.109263-04:00
<p>Imagine a surgical procedure with an incision no bigger than a grain of rice.</p>
Your partners for home health careBETH HENDRICKSurn:uuid:4174cdf6-2dc7-48d5-aac7-9e0b722856602008-03-03T13:58:04.105243-05:00
<p>Beyond the four walls of Cabell Huntington Hospital, the care continues.</p>
A New Day in Neonatal Intensive CareBETH HENDRICKSurn:uuid:e13238f3-cdff-44b5-abcf-4bbe9c08174d2008-02-18T08:43:47.359778-05:00
<p>Cabell Huntington Hospital’s new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit showcases not only a significant change in aesthetics and comfort, but an overall change in the way babies – and families – are cared for.</p>
St. Mary’s Medical Center Celebrates Excellence in Cardiac CareBETH HENDRICKSurn:uuid:c67925c5-da0e-428b-9757-4d5a2a6d8d182008-02-11T13:09:55.191569-05:00
<p>Until recently, Sydney Vanderkraats had never heard of the “door-to-balloon team” at St. Mary’s Medical Center.  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 UnitBETH HENDRICKSurn:uuid:8aece337-a0b0-4823-8a0e-194caff879b92008-02-11T12:59:27.177863-05:00
<p>With this week’s opening of the inpatient oncology unit in the Cabell Huntington Hospital North Patient Tower, the Tri-State’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>