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Cancer Center Commemorates 15 Years
Friday, April 25, 2014
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Fifteen years ago this week, the Prairie Lakes Cancer Center opened its doors and started caring for patients. Through the years, the Cancer Center has grown to serve the needs of patients—adding on to the building and doubling the size of the staff. Today, the Cancer Center sees over 350…
Heart Failure Protection
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
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Just because you have suffered from a heart attack doesn’t mean you can’t live a full and healthy life. New studies have found a way to protect patients from heart failure, a chronic condition that can occur after a heart attack. Heart failure occurs when the heart isn’t pumping enough…
Prairie Lakes Named 2014 HEALTHSTRONG™ Hospital
Monday, April 07, 2014
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Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has been named a 2014 HEALTHSTRONG™ Hospital by iVantage Health Analytics. Prairie Lakes was among 547 hospitals nationwide selected for this honor—ranking in the top 13% of the 4,299 hospitals studied. The purpose of the HEALTHSTRONG™ Hospital study was to provide a comprehensive comparison of acute…
Occupational Therapist: Living Life to its Fullest
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
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April is Occupational Health Month, which means it is a great time to thank your occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistants. Through their work they give customized and holistic assistance to those in need. The specialized support they give to children with disabilities and to people recovering from injuries…
Detecting Early Stages of Cancer
Thursday, March 27, 2014
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Get screened and early detection are common words you hear from experts in the medical field. Many shrug at these words thinking “that will never happen to me”, until it does. While getting screened won’t stop or cure cancers, it does allow doctors to find cancer cells at early stages…
Spring Clean your Health
Thursday, March 20, 2014
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What is it about Spring that makes everything seem so fresh and new? With Spring comes the type of attitude “out with the old in with the new”. Here are five steps to help jumpstart your Spring in a healthy and fresh way: 1- Adios Germs It’s Spring cleaning…
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
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Did you know that colorectal cancer is one of the most detectable and curable cancers? So why is it that this cancer is also the second leading cause of cancer deaths? The lack of knowledge and routine screenings make colorectal cancer so deadly. Which is why March is National Colorectal…
Aging and Kidney Disease
Thursday, March 06, 2014
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While kidney disease can develop at anytime, it is more likely to occur in those 60 or older. Researchers from John Hopkins University have found that more than 50% of seniors over 75 are believed to have kidney disease. Kidney disease can sometimes be hard to detect since it develops…
Prairie Lakes Doctor Honored for Work in Haiti
Tuesday, March 04, 2014
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Dr. Henri Lanctin, a urologist at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, was honored on February 22, 2014, in Brooklyn, NY, by the Aesclepius Medical Society for his work to improve urological care in Haiti. "Dr. Lanctin was selected because of his outstanding medical care he has been providing to the indigenous…
Prairie Lakes CEO Selected as Top 25 Women in Business
Monday, March 03, 2014
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Prairie Business magazine has selected Jill Fuller, President and CEO of Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, as a Top 25 Women in Business. Jill’s profile in the March 2014 issue of Prairie Business magazine reads: “Jill joined Prairie Lakes as vice president of patient care services in 2000 and was promoted…
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