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  • Breast Cancer Surgery

    Breast Cancer Surgery

    Once a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, her best chance for survival is the removal of the tumor. While some individuals may require chemotherapy and/or radiation treatments to shrink the tumor before surgery, surgery is often the first line of attack against breast cancer. While removal of the tumor and prevention of cancer recurrence…

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  • PMC Urology Nationally Ranked

    PMC Urology Nationally Ranked

    Portneuf Urology Clinic was nationally recognized this year by a leading news magazine. The group performed at the level of nationally ranked best hospitals in urology. Their score, based on a wide range of criteria placed them in the top 25 percent of eligible facilities in the country. Portneuf Urology Clinic provides a one-stop shop…

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  • Brake for Breakfast Celebrates Fifteen Years

    Brake for Breakfast Celebrates Fifteen Years

    Ladies, it is time to mark your calendars and get ready to start your engines! Breast Cancer Awareness is nearly here and the team at Portneuf Medical Center is thrilled to participate and celebrate their 15th anniversary of Brake for Breakfast. This fun, free, drive-through event will begin at 7am on Wednesday, October 1, 2014.…

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  • Meet William Stinger, DO

    Meet William Stinger, DO

    Dr. Will Stinger and his wife Sara are both very excited to be returning home to Idaho. Dr. Stinger was born in Pocatello and attended Tyhee Elementary School through the third grade. When he was nine-years-old, his family moved to the small town of Greenleaf, Idaho on the far western side of the state. After…

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  • World-Class Care

    World-Class Care

    Courtesy: Idaho State Journal The Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello is seeking verification as a Level II Trauma Center, officials said Monday. Only two other hospitals in the state — the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls and the St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise — have that verification and PMC officials hope to…

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  • Meet Morgan Yost, DO

    The old adage, ‘it runs in the family,’ certainly holds true for the Yost family. Morgan Yost, DO, the youngest of seven children, is the fourth physician in his immediate family. The first was his father Christian Yost, DO who practiced pediatric medicine in Pocatello for 35 years. Morgan is proud to continue a legacy…

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  • Trainers Tasked with Keeping Athletes Safe in America’s Toughest Sport

    Trainers Tasked with Keeping Athletes Safe in America’s Toughest Sport

    The sport of rodeo is widely known as America’s toughest sport. Although the theory is always to get back up on the horse for the next ride, that doesn’t always happen. We introduce you to the people helping the cowboys and cowgirls jump back in the saddle. “These are the toughest of the tough, these…

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  • New CDC Report Says Nearly 30 Million Americans Have Diabetes

    New CDC Report Says Nearly 30 Million Americans Have Diabetes

    A batch of new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is saying that 9.3 percent or close to 30 million Americans are living with diabetes. Deb Jolly, a Registered Nurse and Diabetes Educator at Portneuf Medical Center, says the numbers paint a bleak picture for the health of our nation. “You can…

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  • Wrong-way Wreck

    Wrong-way Wreck

    BY JOURNAL STAFF Idaho State Journal articleTwo people were transported to the Portneuf Medical Center following a head-on collision on Interstate 15 near the Virginia exit, south of Arimo on Tuesday. Idaho State police said Arimo resident Calvin Monson, 84, was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Impala in the wrong direction in the northbound lanes of…

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