Healthy Living Series to Focus on Colon Cancer Detection & Screenings
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Free Healthy Living Series to focus on Screening & Early Detection
March 22, 2017 (Sharon, PA) –March is nationally recognized as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and Sharon Regional Medical Center wants to remind the community to learn more about colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon and rectum) and how it can be prevented or best treated.
The Wound Healing Center at Trumbull Memorial Hospital to Host Community Health Talk on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
he Wound Healing Center at Trumbull Memorial Hospital is hosting a free community health talk on Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) therapy on Wednesday, March 29 at 5:30 p.m.
Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s Hunger Run Raises $6,250 for Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry
Nashoba Valley Medical Center recently donated $6,250 to Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, Inc. The generous donation was a result of proceeds from the hospital’s annual 5K Hunger Run road race, which was held on October 15, 2016.
Sharon Regional recognizes February Employee of the Month
March 20, 2017 - Thomas Barnett, a cook in the Nutritional Services Department at Sharon Regional Medical Center, was selected as the Employee of the Month for the month of February 2017.
Thomas joined Sharon Regional in 2016 where he served as a nutritional services aide prior to becoming a cook. He obtained his Serve Safe certification through the National Restaurant Association.
Thomas lives in Masury, Ohio where he is a volunteer First Responder/Level 2 firefighter for the Masury Fire Department.
Groundbreaking Coronary Angioplasty Procedure at St. Luke’s Medical Center is Attracting National Attention
St. Luke’s Medical Center, the first hospital in Arizona to offer a same-day coronary angioplasty through the radial artery in the wrist, is reporting significantly improved outcomes and cost savings for patients and the health system using the new artery access point. As a result, the less-invasive procedure is attracting national attention.
Morton Hospital Center for Wound Healing Recognized for Excellence in Wound Care
The Center for Wound Healing at Morton Hospital has been recognized with two distinguished awards from Restorix Health®, a leader in developing and managing comprehensive wound healing facilities throughout the country, including five centers in Massachusetts.
Morton Hospital’s Wound Center has received the “Clinical Distinction Award,” which recognizes centers that have demonstrated exceptional success in meeting or exceeding clinical and safety benchmarks, as well as the “Excellence in Patient Satisfaction Award” for all four quarters of 2016.
Holy Family Hospital to Offer Free Seminar on Same Day Discharge Joint Replacement Surgery
Orthopedic Surgeon Steven J. Andriola, MD will explain how patients can have joint replacement surgery and go home the same day.
Holy Family Hospital Urologist Offers Free Seminar on New Treatments for the Enlarged Prostate
Dr. Canellakis will discuss treatment options, including new minimally invasive procedures such as UroLift™ which reduces pressure on the urethra and helps preserve sexual function.
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Northside Medical Center offering free Colorectal Cancer Screening Kits throughout March.