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| Orthopedic Surgery: A Mosaic of Skilled Work by Superspecialists |
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| When one of their bones or joints needs surgical work, patients quickly find that they can't call just any orthopedic physician. In today's medical universe, patients need to connect with the correct medical superspecialist who will treat the specific problem interrupting their lives. ... more |
| John C. Lincoln Health Network Goes Tobacco Free on Sept. 1 |
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| The policy will impact the hospitals, physician practices, urgent care and community service programs, everything connected to the John C. Lincoln Health Network. The new policy covers all John C. Lincoln properties inside and outside including parking areas. ... more |
| Second Critical Care Unit at North Mountain Hospital Receives Beacon Award for Patient Care Excellence |
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| In earning the Beacon, the Cardiovascular Unit joins its sister unit, North Mountain Hospital's Intensive Care Unit, which in 2007 became the first in the state to earn a Beacon Award. North Mountain is now the only medical facility in the state where two critical care units have qualified for the Beacon, which was specifically designed by AACN to recognize the nation’s top hospital critical care units. ... more |
| Lincoln Guild Funds Grants |
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| A $100,000 grant to expand services provided through the partnership between The Wellness Community – Arizona and the John C. Lincoln Breast Health and Research Center is just one of 11 Guild GOLD (Giving Others the Lincoln Difference) grants totaling $279,950 that were approved by the John C. Lincoln Health Foundation Guild at its spring meeting. ... more |
| Hospitalists Join Deer Valley's Rapid Response Crisis Teams |
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| In the spirit of Deer Valley Hospital's longstanding and ongoing commitment to continuous quality improvement, its hospitalists have joined the facility's Rapid Response Team, a designated group that responds when anyone in the hospital — patient, visitor or co-worker — experiences a medical condition that requires timely intervention. ... more |
| 2010 Deer Valley School Nurses of the Year Named |
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| The John C. Lincoln selection committee picked two nurses to each receive the honor of 2010 Deer Valley School Nurse of the Year. Beth Pietro, RN, from Deer Valley High School in Glendale and Debbie Tamuty, RN, from Desert Mountain School in Desert Hills, are the 2010 Deer Valley School Nurses of the Year. ... more |
| Surgery Without a Scar |
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| Once the decision is made that surgery is the best way to solve a serious health problem, some patients get an unexpected bonus: No scar! Sometimes a lot of creativity goes into making surgery scarless. And sometimes it offers additional health benefits. ... more |
| Ready for the Unexpected: Level I Trauma Center Provides Second Chance at Life |
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| Jon Babcock was driving to work three years ago when a "strong, silent safety net," called a trauma center, saved his life. ... more |
| John C. Lincoln Physicians Honored by Network |
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| Seven physicians were honored for excellence, leadership and service by the John C. Lincoln Health Network in ceremonies for National Doctors' Day. ... more |
| Support Services for Valley Breast Cancer Patients Quadruple |
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| A new partnership between John C. Lincoln's Breast Health and Research Center and The Wellness Community will quadruple free support services for breast cancer patients. ... more |
| Night of Gold Ball Sets New Record |
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| John C. Lincoln Health Foundation's Night of Gold gala raises more than $400,000 to support advanced medicine, technology and community service programs of John C. Lincoln Health Network. ... more |
| New Support Group For Young Women With Breast Cancer |
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| John C. Lincoln's Breast Health and Research Center is hosting Arizona's first support group created specifically for young breast cancer survivors. ... more |
| New Technology Saves Heart Attack Patients' Lives |
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| Tom Francis, 67, is grateful to the members of the Daisy Mountain Fire Department and the medical team at John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital whose partnership made his survival possible. ... more |
| New Support Group for Women with Advanced Breast Cancer |
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| The Circle of Help is a new support group formed specifically for women whose cancer has come back or who have metastatic or advanced breast cancer.
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| Technological Advances Allow for More Outpatient Surgery Options |
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| More outpatient surgeries are performed today because of technological advances in medicine: less invasive procedures, better pain management and faster recovery time from anesthesia. ... more |
| Once Again, John C. Is Among 'Best Places to Work' |
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| Based on the September 2009 survey of John C. Lincoln co-workers, the Network again has been named among the "Best Places to Work" in the Valley of the Sun for having created a positive, productive work environment that retains valued employees. ... more |
| Trauma Surgery Team Demonstrates the 'Right Stuff' |
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| When the unimaginable happens, survival requires the best from every member of the Level I Trauma team. ... more |
| New John C. Lincoln North Mountain Outpatient Surgery Center Opens |
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| The John C. Lincoln North Mountain Outpatient Surgery Center opened on Nov. 12 in the new medical office building adjacent to John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital. The center expands the capabilities of John C. Lincoln physicians to provide a variety of same-day surgeries for orthopedics, plastic surgery, urology, podiatry, sinus procedures, pain management and more. ... more |
| Keep Current Screening Mammography Guidelines to Save Women's Lives |
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| We support saving women's lives by detecting cancer as early as possible, at its most treatable stage, through annual screening mammograms and monthly self-checks. ... more |
| New Technology Keeps Deer Valley Patient's Heart on Track |
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| While Lue Camp sleeps at night, her new pacemaker updates her physician with information about her heart's rhythm via satellite. The John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital patient is the first in Arizona — and one of the first in the country — to use the new, all wireless Accent RF pacemaker, approved in July by the FDA. ... more |
| Marcia Mintz Named John C. Lincoln Health Foundation CEO |
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| Valley fundraising leader Marcia L. Mintz has been named chief executive officer of John C. Lincoln Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the John C. Lincoln Health Network. ... more |
| Dispose of Unwanted Drugs Safely at Sunnyslope Community Day |
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| For safe disposal of unused prescription drugs, North Valley residents are urged to bring their left over pills and potions to the parking lot adjacent to John C. Lincoln Desert Mission headquarters at 9201 N. Fifth St., Phoenix, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. ... more |
| North Mountain Hospital Intensive Care Unit Earns Second Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence |
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| The Intensive Care Unit at John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital has become the nation’s 30th hospital critical care department to earn a second Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the largest specialty nursing organization in the world.
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| North Mountain Hospital First in Nation to Use New Lung Technology |
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| John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital is the first medical facility in the United States to use the LungPointTM Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation and Treatment Planning System from Broncus Technologies, Inc. ... more |
| Uterine Fibroid Embolization Helps Women Avoid Hysterectomies |
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| Two seminars will be held in October to discuss this noninvasive treatment for painful uterine fibroids. ... more |
| Scrub Your Hands for Flu Prevention |
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| Mendy, the spokesdog of Mendy's Place, the 24/7 children's emergency center at John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital, has a free poster in English and Spanish to remind children to wash their hands. ... more |
| Cardiac Rehab Earns National Certification |
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| The American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation has granted National Program Certification to John C. Lincoln North Mountain’s outpatient cardiac rehab program. ... more |
| 2009 Guild Invitational Raises $184,000 |
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| Golfers rallied around the need to raise money for Desert Mission's community programs and raised $184,000 in the 23rd annual Lincoln Guild Invitational at Camelback Golf Club. Major event sponsors were Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, EMC Corporation and Ensemble DevMan of Arizona. ... more |
| Outpatient Knee Surgery Gets Principal in Shape for School Year |
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| On May 22, Sandy Luedke had outpatient surgery on her torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and meniscus with Stacey D. McClure, MD, at John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital. School started on Aug. 17. Now, when she looks at the stairs, Luedke doesn’t think about her knee. She thinks about her students. ... more |
| John C. Lincoln Hospitals Visitation Restrictions Begin Now |
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| In preparation for H1N1, or swine flu, John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital and John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital have enacted visiting restrictions. Adults should delay visiting anyone at the hospital if they have any flu-like symptoms such as fever, runny nose, cough and/or sore throat. Children 12 and younger are asked not to visit the hospital. ... more |
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