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Planning a Healthy New Year in 2024
January 02, 2024Each January, thousands of Americans flock to local gyms and supermarkets, determined to make good on resolutions to exercise more, eat better, and live healthier lives. By February, many of these goals have fallen by the wayside. New Year’s resolutions are very popular in the U.S., but some studies show that nearly half of participants give up on their resolutions within the month. If our plan is to have a healthy new year in 2024, how best to make our resolutions stick?
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Lourdes Pediatrics Earns 2023 State Immunization Award
December 07, 2023Lourdes Health is pleased to announce that its Lourdes Pediatrics clinic has received a 2023 Immunize WA award from the State of Washington for child and adolescent immunizations.
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Lourdes Health Names Kimberly Edwards as DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses Recipient
December 04, 2023Lourdes Health is pleased to announce that Kimberly Edwards, a Registered Nurse at Lourdes Surgical Specialists, has been named as a recent recipient for The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses at Lourdes Health.
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Lung Cancer: Reducing Your Risk
November 01, 2023November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Reduce your cancer risk through the following practices: Quit Smoking, Know Your Risk Factors, Recognize the Symptoms, and Get Screened.
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Diabetes – What You Should Know
November 01, 2023November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that causes blood sugar levels to rise far above what’s healthy. This disease affects millions of Americans, but with medical testing and healthy lifestyle choices, it’s very preventable. That’s why it’s essential to understand it.
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Don’t Make Your Health Wait Until Next Year
October 25, 2023It’s time to talk to your provider about your yearly wellness check-up. From check-ups to screenings to surgeries, Lourdes Health is here to help.
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Getting Vaccinated Can Protect Yourself and Our Community this Flu Season
October 09, 2023This 2023-24 flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expecting flu viruses to circulate, along with variants of COVID-19. This makes minimizing our risk, protecting our health and protecting the health of those around us more important than ever. Getting vaccinated for the flu is a simple, yet vitally important way to do just that.
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Breast Cancer: Be Aware and Take Action
October 01, 2023Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed nationally every October to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer, and to provide education regarding the most common symptoms and associated risk factors for the disease. By staying informed and taking preventive action to fight breast cancer, we can help to minimize the effect this disease has on women in our communities.
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Lourdes Health Launches Senior Life Solutions Partnership
September 22, 2023Lourdes Health is pleased to announce that it is now partnered with Senior Life Solutions to help meet the mental health needs of those 65 and older.
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Lourdes Health Names Pamela Garland as DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses Recipient
September 15, 2023Lourdes Health is pleased to announce that Pamela Garland, a Registered Nurse at Lourdes Counseling Center, has been named as a recent recipient for The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses at Lourdes Health.
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Suicide Prevention: Knowing the Signs & Getting Help
September 06, 2023Suicide is preventable and all of us can play a role in promoting prevention. Knowing the warning signs and risk factors of someone who may be contemplating suicide can have a significant impact. The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available by calling 9-8-8 and offers free and confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, seven days a week to those in suicidal crisis or extreme emotional distress.
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Understanding Prostate Cancer
September 06, 2023Prostate cancer is a condition often heard about, but perhaps seldom fully understood. In recognition of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we asked Marshall Keith Brown, DO, Family Medicine Physician at Lourdes Health to answer some of the most frequently asked questions concerning this common form of cancer.
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General Surgeon, Ashlea McManus, MD, Joins Lourdes Surgical Specialists
August 31, 2023Lourdes Health is pleased to announce that Ashlea McManus, MD, has accepted a position as a general surgeon at Lourdes Surgical Services and will begin seeing patients starting in September 2023.
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General Surgeon Joins Lourdes Surgical Specialists
August 01, 2023Lourdes Surgical Specialists is pleased to welcome Garrett M. Pool, MD, PA, FACS to our team of medical professionals. Dr. Pool is a board-certified general surgeon with over 20 years of experience in providing medical services.
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Immunization Awareness Month: COVID-19 and Beyond
July 31, 2023August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Each year, we take this time to recognize that vaccines are essential to our health and the health of our community – a lesson that the past few years have made especially clear. For centuries, immunization has been one of the most effective ways we can protect ourselves from preventable illness. Diseases that were once deadly, such as polio, have all but vanished thanks to the power of community-wide vaccination, while others such as COVID-19 are becoming much less dangerous. Whether we’re young or old, we can stop the spread of disease by following vaccination guidelines.
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Lourdes Health Publishes 2022 Community Benefit Report
May 31, 2023Lourdes Health today published its community benefit report for the 2022 calendar year. The annual report outlines the various ways the hospital continues to invest in the health and economic vitality of the Tri-Cities as part of its mission of making communities healthier®.
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Lourdes Health Names 2023 Mercy Award Winner
May 19, 2023Lourdes Health recently announced that Mary Ebbers, MSN, RN, has been recognized as the facility’s 2023 Mercy Award winner. The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of Lifepoint Health’s facilities who profoundly touches the lives of others and best represents the spirit and values on which the company was founded.
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Celebrating Our Nurses, Hospital Teams and EMS Partners
May 02, 2023Throughout the month of May, we celebrate three important national observances that honor our nurses, hospital teams and EMS personnel for their professional achievements and significant contributions.
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Lourdes Health Names Jessica Leon as DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses Recipient
May 01, 2023Lourdes Health is pleased to announce that Jessica Leon, a Registered Nurse in the Lourdes Emergency Department, has been named as a recent recipient for The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses at Lourdes Health.
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David Elgarico Named Market President for Trios Health & Lourdes Health
April 25, 2023Lifepoint Health today announced that David Elgarico will become the new chief executive officer (CEO) at Trios Health in Kennewick, WA, effective May 15. He will also assume the role of market president for Lifepoint’s Trios & Lourdes Health market, in which he will have operational oversight of Lourdes Health in Pasco, WA.
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