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UT Health Carthage Earns 2022 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety
Read more: UT Health Carthage Earns 2022 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and SafetyCarthage, Texas (December 6, 2022) — Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, UT Health Carthage was named a Top Rural Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group. Announced today, the Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive. The Top Hospital designation…
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UT Health Pittsburg Earns 2022 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety
Read more: UT Health Pittsburg Earns 2022 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and SafetyPittsburg, Texas (December 6, 2022) — Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, UT Health Pittsburg was named a Top Rural Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group. Announced today, the Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive. The Top Hospital designation…
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UT Health Tyler RN joins NICU team after his son’s positive NICU experience
Read more: UT Health Tyler RN joins NICU team after his son’s positive NICU experienceTyler, Texas (November 29, 2022) — Ollie Flores always had a calling for helping others, knowing he wanted to work in healthcare from a young age. But after a challenging few years working as a traveling nurse during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, he was facing burnout and had started to think about leaving…
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Cervical Cancer & Prevention by Dr. Harsh Adhyaru
Read more: Cervical Cancer & Prevention by Dr. Harsh AdhyaruCancer of the uterine cervix is the third most common gynecologic cancer diagnosis in the United States. The good news is that the rate of cervical cancer has declined significantly due to widespread use of Pap smear screenings, HPV vaccines and the availability of precancer treatments. The cervix is the neck of the uterus, or…
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Gastric bypass surgery produces a new wardrobe for patient
Read more: Gastric bypass surgery produces a new wardrobe for patientWhile spending years on the road hauling freight as a team truck driver with her husband, Marie Graham kept trying to lose weight, but without much success. “We tried all kinds of stuff,” said the retired 59-year-old Tyler resident. “Medications, exercise, dieting – nothing would take the weight off. Since I also had a fatty…
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10 Things You Need to Know About Diabetes
Read more: 10 Things You Need to Know About DiabetesBy Marci Wright, diabetes educator with UT Health East Texas November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, a time to learn more about diabetes risk factors, diabetes prevention and preventing diabetes-related complications. Here are a few fast facts to get you started. For more information, visit the American Diabetes Association website, www.diabetes.org. About 37 million people…
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Olympic Center helps member maintain strength amid setbacks
Read more: Olympic Center helps member maintain strength amid setbacksDoug Delano became an Olympic Center member in July 2017 after moving to the area from Bandera, Texas. Doug decided to make the Olympic Center his health and fitness home due to the convenient location, friendly and professional staff always attentive to member needs, and the facility equipment and indoor pool. Doug had a knee…
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UT Health East Texas expands Cardiac Plaza location
Read more: UT Health East Texas expands Cardiac Plaza locationTyler, Texas (November 3, 2022) — UT Health East Texas, in partnership with Tyler Cardiovascular Consultants, has opened the newly renovated Cardiac Plaza, an almost $9 million investment that expanded the UT Health East Texas Heart and Vascular Institute to provide an Advanced Heart Failure Clinic and Atrial Fibrillation Clinic, as well as a Sleep…
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Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Read more: Mental Health and Substance Use DisordersTune in as Sonja Hampshire, a psychiatric nurse practitioner with UT Health East Texas Behavioral Health discusses Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
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Merribeth Norman
Read more: Merribeth NormanOur body is like a finely-tuned automobile. Treat it right and it can last for a very long time. But when you overload a vehicle with too much weight, the tires can wear out quickly and you face the possibility of a blowout. This extra strain also means the engine has to work harder to…
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