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Poison Prevention
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
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Poisonings are more common, and more deadly, than what you realize. Over 700,000 drug related poisonings are reported from hospital emergency rooms each year and 35,000 poisonings cause deaths according to the US Department of Health & Human Services. Who's at Risk? Young children under the age of six are…
What is Pulmonary Rehab?
Friday, March 13, 2015
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We celebrate Pulmonary Rehab week March 8 – 14, 2015 by honoring both the patients who participate in our program and the healthcare professionals who support, educate, and guide them every day. Do you or someone you know have a chronic lung disease? Learn about Pulmonary Rehab and if it's right fit with…
A Special Lady & Her Legacy
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
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Surrounded by her family, Zelta Jean Wall was almost 93 years old when she passed away in November, 2014 in her home near Strandburg. Throughout her life, Zelta Jean was involved in numerous clubs and activities. One such activity was raising money for the Suzanne Jacobson Memorial Fund (SJMF) through her volunteer work…
Alternative Recipes
Tuesday, March 03, 2015
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Did you know the American Heart Association recommends that Americans consume less than 1,500 mg/day sodium? Ladies Night Out attendees enjoyed tasting and learning about recipes that can be substituted for store bought favorites. Now it's your turn. In honor of Nutrition Month this March, try making a few of our dietitian…
New MRI Technology Now Available
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
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Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is proud to announce an upgrade to the MRI machine in radiology. The upgrade brings state of the art technology to the Watertown area, without having to replace the MRI’s magnet. The upgrade to a Signa HDxt 1.5T from GE Healthcare makes the MRI machine engineered…
American Heart Month
Monday, February 23, 2015
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Take care of your heart and your heart will take care of you. Extensive clinical and statistical studies have identified several factors that increase the risk of coronary heart disease or heart attack. Major risks that you can modify include smoking, high cholesterol, blood pressure, physical inactivity, obesity, and diabetes.…
BASH 2014 Dollars Put To Good Use
Thursday, February 05, 2015
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The Prairie Lakes Healthcare Foundation provided a check for $43,000 to Prairie Lakes Healthcare System to purchase new pulmonary function testing (PFT) equipment. This type of testing has increased 86% since pulmonologist Dr. Jeffrey Kowitz joined PLHS in August 2013. The new equipment is called a body plethysmography unit. It…
Welcome Grant Tillett, Chief Information Officer
Thursday, January 29, 2015
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Welcome Chief Information Officer Grant Tillett to the Prairie Lakes administrative staff. As Chief Information Officer, Tillett will provide executive leadership for strategic IT projects. For the past two years Tillett worked at TruBridge, a subsidiary to CPSI, that’s in the business to consult and manage IT services for rural…
Prairie Lakes Welcomes Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse
Monday, January 26, 2015
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Welcome Jackie Mack, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, to Prairie Lakes growing wound care department. Wound ostomy continence nurses provide acute and rehabilitative needs for people with selected disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary and/or integumentary system; and provide direct care to people with abdominal stomas, wounds, fistulas, drains, pressure ulcers, and/or…
Lung Cancer and High Altitude
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
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Recently researchers have discovered that people living in places at higher altitude have lower rates of getting lung cancer than those who live at sea level. The reason for this seems pretty simple, it all has to do with oxygen intake. According to the research taken for every 3,300 foot…
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