Nine out of ten Americans who know someone with Alzheimer’s are concerned that they or someone they know will one day develop Alzheimer’s disease....
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Nine out of ten Americans who know someone with Alzheimer’s are concerned that they or someone they know will one day develop Alzheimer’s disease. On Thursday, January 26, 2012 more than 65 leaders used their voice to act on this concern. Volunteers participated in the Alzheimer’s Association East Central Iowa Chapter VOICE the VISION...
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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Mercy Medical Center is pleased to announce it has earned full Chest Pain Center Accreditation with PCI from The Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC), an international not-for-profit organization committed to improving timely, quality care for cardiac patients. The PCI designation stands for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention which means not only...
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Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids is now taking registrations for the next session of its Chronic Disease Self Management Program. This program is part of a structured six-week course offered once a week at various locations throughout the Cedar Rapids community. It takes a comprehensive approach to helping patients and their caregivers learn...
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According to the American Heart Association, a woman suffers a heart attack every 90 seconds in the United States, yet only half of women surveyed indicated they would call 9-1-1 if they thought they were having a heart attack and few were aware of t Continue reading
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BOSTON – On April 16, John Renning from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will be running in the 116th Boston Marathon to help conquer cancer as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team. Renning, along with Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge teammates from across the United States and around the world will run Massachusetts’ historic marathon route...
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St. Luke’s Hospital recently received two prestigious designations from The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA). St. Luke’s has been designated as a Primary Stroke Center and Heart Failure Certified. St. Luke’s is the only Iowa hospital to receive the Heart Failure certification and one of ten hospitals statewide...
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When someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, friends and family have many questions. What does the diagnosis mean? What kinds of plans need to be made? What resources are available to help? As the disease progresses, new questions reflect growing needs for skills, programs and services. The Alzheimer’s Association is launching a new program titled,...
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Modern Healthcare magazine has announced Terri Christoffersen as its 2012 Trustee of the Year for a Large Hospital. Christoffersen joined the St. Luke’s Hospital board of trustees in 2000, chairing the board from 2005 to 2007 and the governance effectiveness committee from 2008 to 2010. Currently, she is chairwoman of St. Luke’s Health Care...
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Lace up your walking shoes. Bring your heart health questions. Take a walk with a doc. Join Mercy Medical Center and Nicholas Hodgman, MD, Cedar Rapids Heart Center, P.C., and learn simple steps you can take to add years to your life, then get your individual heart health questions answered as you walk with...
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After weeks of low influenza levels in Iowa, the Iowa Department of Public Health reports statewide surveillance indicates flu activity is increasing. Continue reading
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