Portneuf Medical Center Celebrates 100th TAVR
In 2015, our cardiovascular team performed a historic valve replacement, the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), on a 76-year-old gentleman. At the time, only a handful of major medical centers were equipped to perform the technique and Portneuf Medical Center was the only rural hospital in the country and the only hospital in Eastern Idaho to offer the life-saving operation.
Local Firefighter Relies on Portneuf Medical Group for Hernia Treatment
Randy Anderson
Early this past March, Randy Anderson noticed a lump under his skin in his abdomen area. He had his suspicion of what it was.
New Screening Guidelines for Colon Cancer
The American Cancer Society released new screening guidelines for adults of average risk of developing colon cancer. The new recommended age is now age 45 for both men and women. instead of 50. This is very important to note and even more important to share with friends and family.
National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
Patient-Centered Medical Home
In order to provide comprehensive and collaborative medical care to patients, with the goal of obtaining maximal health outcomes, Portneuf Primary Care has transformed how they deliver care and have organized their practice to better serve our community.
Celebrate Doctors' Day
As the newly appointed chief medical officer at Portneuf Medical Center, this is my first chance to celebrate all of the physicians who give of themselves to improve health across our region. It is an honor to serve them in my new role. Doctors Day is celebrated on March 30th to recognize the contributions of doctors to their communities. You can impress your friends at parties by telling them that March 30th was chosen as the date of Doctors Day because it marks the first time general anesthesia was used in surgery; this is a fact not lost on me, as an anesthesiologist.
Paying It Forward
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Paying It Forward
Free Seminar on Colon Cancer Awareness
Medically reviewed by: Judith Csanky, MD
Approximately 140,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer in the U.S. and over 50,000 people die from it annually. It is the third most common cancer in the United States and the second leading cause of death from cancer. However, colorectal cancer is different than most cancers – it’s largely preventable and beatable.
Congratulations to DAISY Winner Q2 2017 – Eric Whiteside, RN, ICU,
Eric Whiteside, works in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and is our DAISY Award winner for Quarter 2, 2017. Eric was nominated by a patient. The nomination read:
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