What's New at John C. |
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| John C. Lincoln Lung Patients First in U.S. to Undergo 'Thermal Vapor Ablation' Treatment |
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| To help pulmonary disease patients breathe better, John C. Lincoln has begun an innovative treatment that uses "live steam" to shrink hyperinflated lung tissue. The minimally-invasive, 30-minute procedure is part of a new clinical trial. ... more |
| Technological Advances Allow for More Outpatient Surgery Options |
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| More outpatient surgeries are performed today because of technological advances in medicine: less invasive procedures, better pain management and faster recovery time from anesthesia. ... more |
| Once Again, John C. Is Among 'Best Places to Work' |
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| Based on the September 2009 survey of John C. Lincoln co-workers, the Network again has been named among the "Best Places to Work" in the Valley of the Sun for having created a positive, productive work environment that retains valued employees. ... more |
| New John C. Lincoln North Mountain Outpatient Surgery Center Opens |
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| The John C. Lincoln North Mountain Outpatient Surgery Center opened on Nov. 12 in the new medical office building adjacent to John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital. The center expands the capabilities of John C. Lincoln physicians to provide a variety of same-day surgeries for orthopedics, plastic surgery, urology, podiatry, sinus procedures, pain management and more. ... more |
| Keep Current Screening Mammography Guidelines to Save Women's Lives |
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| We support saving women's lives by detecting cancer as early as possible, at its most treatable stage, through annual screening mammograms and monthly self-checks. ... more |
| Marcia Mintz Named John C. Lincoln Health Foundation CEO |
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| Valley fundraising leader Marcia L. Mintz has been named chief executive officer of John C. Lincoln Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the John C. Lincoln Health Network. ... more |
| Dispose of Unwanted Drugs Safely at Sunnyslope Community Day |
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| For safe disposal of unused prescription drugs, North Valley residents are urged to bring their left over pills and potions to the parking lot adjacent to John C. Lincoln Desert Mission headquarters at 9201 N. Fifth St., Phoenix, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. ... more |
| North Mountain Hospital Intensive Care Unit Earns Second Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence |
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| The Intensive Care Unit at John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital has become the nation’s 30th hospital critical care department to earn a second Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the largest specialty nursing organization in the world.
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| North Mountain Hospital First in Nation to Use New Lung Technology |
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| John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital is the first medical facility in the United States to use the LungPointTM Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation and Treatment Planning System from Broncus Technologies, Inc. ... more |
| Uterine Fibroid Embolization Helps Women Avoid Hysterectomies |
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| Two seminars will be held in October to discuss this noninvasive treatment for painful uterine fibroids. ... more |
| Scrub Your Hands for Flu Prevention |
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| Mendy, the spokesdog of Mendy's Place, the 24/7 children's emergency center at John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital, has a free poster in English and Spanish to remind children to wash their hands. ... more |
| Cardiac Rehab Earns National Certification |
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| The American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation has granted National Program Certification to John C. Lincoln North Mountain’s outpatient cardiac rehab program. ... more |
| 2009 Guild Invitational Raises $184,000 |
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| Golfers rallied around the need to raise money for Desert Mission's community programs and raised $184,000 in the 23rd annual Lincoln Guild Invitational at Camelback Golf Club. Major event sponsors were Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, EMC Corporation and Ensemble DevMan of Arizona. ... more |
| John C. Lincoln Hospitals Visitation Restrictions Begin Now |
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| In preparation for H1N1, or swine flu, John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital and John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital have enacted visiting restrictions. Adults should delay visiting anyone at the hospital if they have any flu-like symptoms such as fever, runny nose, cough and/or sore throat. Children 12 and younger are asked not to visit the hospital. ... more |
| 7-Year-Old Patient Provides Hundreds of Toys for Mendy's Place at Deer Valley Hospital |
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| Through her Emily's Toys 4 Joy drive, Emily Fawcett donated more than 600 new toys to Mendy's Place, the 24-hour children's emergency center at the hospital, and KidsZone, the pediatric floor of the hospital at Loop 101 and I-17 in Phoenix. ... more |
| At 81, Lois Bettis Is First in Arizona to Undergo Robot-Assisted 'Whipple' Procedure |
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| The Whipple procedure is performed in rare instances when pancreatic cancer is diagnosed at an early stage. How rare? Of the 1,000-plus procedures the surgeons from Valley Surgical Clinics perform each year, only 10 to 20 are Whipples. It's uncommon in part because pancreatic cancer is almost never symptomatic before it is terminal. ... more |
| Register Now for 23rd Annual Lincoln Guild Invitational |
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| Registration is under way for the 23rd annual Lincoln Guild Invitational Sept. 9 at Camelback Golf Club in Scottsdale. ... more |
| Desert Mission Celebrates New Home with Open House |
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| Desert Mission moved into new quarters at 9201 N. Fifth St. and is celebrating with an open house from 4 until 6 p.m. on July 14, 2009. ... more |
| 10 Summer Safety Tips for You and Your Family |
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| Nelson Faux, MD, offers important tips on how to stay out of the Emergency Department during Arizona's hottest months. ... more |
| Breast Cancer Networking Group to Meet at John C. Lincoln Breast Health and Research Center |
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| Individuals diagnosed with breast cancer and their families are invited to the Breast Cancer Networking Group meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. the last Thursday of each month at the John C. Lincoln Breast Health and Research Center, 19646 N. 27th Ave., Suite 205, Phoenix. ... more |
| Two June Seminars to Discuss Uterine Fibroid Embolization as an Alternative to Hysterectomy |
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| On June 18 and 20, John C. Lincoln Hospitals will host a pair of seminars about uterine fibroid embolization and how this less-invasive treatment can be an alternative to hysterectomy. ... more |
| 2009 Deer Valley School Nurse of the Year Announced |
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| Linda McClintock, RN, was named the 2009 Deer Valley School Nurse of the Year on Thursday, May 7, in a surprise presentation at Deer Valley Middle School in Phoenix. ... more |
| Swine Flu: What You Need to Know |
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| With growing public awareness and concern about the threat of pandemic swine flu, medical professionals at John C. Lincoln Hospitals in Phoenix, Arizona, have been asked to share their expertise with the public.
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| John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital Earns Redesignation as a 'Magnet' Facility |
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| John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital has become the first medical facility in the Valley to be redesignated a Magnet facility by the nation's foremost authority on the quality of patient care. ... more |
| Free Stroke Screenings at John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital |
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| Registered nurses will conduct the screenings from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 26, and Friday, May 29, in Barb's Conference Room at John C. Lincoln’s Cowden Center, 9202 N. Second St., Phoenix. ... more |
| Rhonda Forsyth Named Valley's 2009 Business Woman of the Year |
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| Forsyth, president and CEO of John C. Lincoln Health Network, was named the most outstanding woman in business March 3 at the 2009 Women in Business Trade Show and Luncheon sponsored by The Phoenix Business Journal at the Sheraton Downtown Phoenix Hotel. ... more |
| Rhonda Forsyth Becomes John C. Lincoln President and CEO |
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| Effective April 4, Rhonda Forsyth becomes the fourth president and CEO in John C. Lincoln Health Network’s 82-year history. ... more |
| John C. Lincoln Employee Satisfaction Ranks in Nation's Top 4 Percent |
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| Employee satisfaction in 2008 at John C. Lincoln's hospitals and health care facilities was higher than 95 percent of the hospitals and health care organizations throughout the United States surveyed by one of the nation's premier employee opinion survey research organizations, Morehead Associates. ... more |
| John C. Lincoln Board Names 2009 Physicians of the Year |
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| A physician from each of John C. Lincoln's two hospital medical staffs and one from the Network's physician medical practices have been named the Network’s three "Physicians of the Year" for 2009. ... more |
| 40th Annual Night of Gold Gleams with Generosity |
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| Economic conditions across the nation failed to dampen the spirits of almost 600 supporters of John C. Lincoln’s health and human services mission who gathered together for the 2009 Night of Gold. ... more |
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