Can you laugh your way through childbirth? Nitrous oxide – or laughing gas, as it’s better known – is a completely viable option for pain management offered to pregnant women by many hospitals. “Women feel empowered when they are given options...
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Mercy Hospital Foundation’s Heart Smart for Life (HSL) program was recently presented the prestigious Shining Star Award by the AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation. The award was presented in November at the Connections for Cardiovascular Health...
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Great parties get even better when delicious food is involved. These five heart-healthy recipes will thrill your taste buds and help keep your calorie intake in check. Heart-healthy Recipes from the American Heart Association BEEF SLIDERS Burgers aren’t...
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Catholic Health is pleased to announce that Rebecca J. McCormick-Boyle, BSN, MS, MHA, FACHE, has been named Chief Integration Officer. In this new senior leadership role, McCormick-Boyle will provide executive oversight for the implementation of the...
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Scott Bieler, President and CEO of the West Herr Auto Group, donated a new Ford Edge to the Mercy Hospital Foundation for a car raffle to benefit the hospital’s Emergency Center Renovation Project. Bieler was at the hospital on November 15 to present a...
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Margaret “Meg” Stoll (Collins) was a former labor and delivery nurse who graduated from Sisters School of Nursing in 1971. In honor of her time spent at the hospital, she recently gifted the Sisters Hospital Foundation $250,000 to be used in the...
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Let’s be honest about the “white lies” we all tell our doctors. When you’re having your annual checkup, maybe it’s stretching the truth about how much exercise you get, or how many sweets you’re enjoying after dinner....
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The holidays can be a source of struggle for families dealing with a financial strain. Kenmore Mercy Hospital associates and community donors made it possible for local families to put something under their tree at its third annual Christmas Shoppe held on...
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It’s probably one of the first decisions parents make – sometimes long before their baby is born – what to name their new bundle of joy. Whether it’s a traditional family name or the name of a popular celebrity or famed sports hero, Joshua as in...
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I remember the first time I brought up the idea of completing an advance directive to my mother. She had already suffered more than 15 heart attacks. Doctors wouldn’t argue that this was a good idea considering her chronic condition. She responded very...
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