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Dr. Richard J. Bouchard, cardiologist
Dr. Richard J. Bouchard, a retired cardiologist who played an instrumental role in the establishment of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at St. Agnes Hospital, died Saturday from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at Stella Maris Hospice. The longtime...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, General Practitioners, Internal Medicine
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New names announced for hospitals in Berkeley, Jefferson counties
richardb@herald-mail.comWhat were, until Monday, City Hospital in Martinsburg and Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Charles Town, W.Va., are now Berkeley Medical Center and Jefferson Medical Center, both under the umbrella of University Healthcare. The new names were announced...Tags: Social Sciences, Hospitals and Clinics, Corporate Officers, Medical Research, General Practitioners
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Pulmonary hypertension often misdiagnosed, research finds
Whitney Gaspar has long known that she didn't have much endurance. When she was in secondary school, Gaspar said she ran a "slow mile" in gym class of 14 to 15 minutes and "avoided stuff (that required) a lot of endurance." Then in December 1999,...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Internal Medicine, Drugs and Medicines, Pharmaceuticals, Maitland
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State report outlines Kwiatkowski's time in Maryland
Supervisors at a Maryland hospital weren't surprised when drugs were missing from a treatment room where contract radiology technician David Kwiatkowski was assigned. A manager had spotted him going through needle-disposal containers and he was among...
Tags: Collective Contract, Hospitals and Clinics, Agriculture, Trials, General Practitioners
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Danville emergency crews prep doctors before patients get to hospital
WDBJ7 ReporterMonitoring a person's heartbeat and pulse has been a practice for more than one hundred years. Danville is taking the process and advancing it to the 21 century. Each of the city's fire engines now have its own portable electrocardiograms. The EKG...Tags: Fires, Heart Attack, Mike Jefferson, Cardiologists
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Hospice Cares: Heart disease presents itself in unusual ways with women
Contributing writerFebruary is the month devoted to matters of the heart, so it’s a great time to consider the health of this vital organ. Heart disease once was mostly associated with men, but today it is the No. 1 killer of women, accounting for half a million...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Failure, Palliative Care, Heart Attack, Peripheral Vascular Disease
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Hospital employees work to improve cardiac care for local patients
Ron Petrunak remembers the wonder he experienced the first time he watched a heart catheterization in 1984. He said he still feels that “wow factor” as he watches the doctors and staff at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center moving forward in...
Tags: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Hospitals and Clinics, Electrophysiology, Heart Attack, General Practitioners
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Hospital auxiliary donates $50,000 to Time Saves Lives
West Virginia University Hospitals-East City Hospital officials announced Nov. 30 a $50,000 donation by the City Hospital Auxiliary in support of the $3 million Time Saves Lives capital campaign. In mid-November, WVUH-East officials launched the pubic...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest
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Lawmakers allow two hospitals to expand cardiac procedures
PolitiCalTwo prominent California hospitals will be allowed to perform some cardiac procedures in outpatient buildings thanks to legislation approved on Friday. The bill involves cardiac catheterization, in which a small tube is inserted into an artery or vein and... -
Hepatitis C danger for Hays patients
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Kansas Department of Health and Environment and HaysMed in Hays are working jointly to notify patients who underwent cardiac catheterization from May 24, 2010, to September 22, 2010, of potential exposure to hepatitis C. The U.S. Attorney for the...Tags: Hepatitis C , Hepatitis, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Suspect in hepatitis C outbreak portrayed as traveling addict
When David Kwiatkowski was found slurring his words and smelling of alcohol in a Boston-area hotel room littered with prescription pills late one July night, his life as a traveling medical technician had largely unraveled already. In his early 30s, he...
Tags: Veterans Affairs, General Practitioners, Drug Trafficking, Prisons, Behavioral Conditions
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Ephraim McDowell Cardiology welcomes new providers
Ephraim McDowell Cardiology is pleased to welcome Baptist Cardiology Danville physicians and staff to its practice. Drs. John Aumiller, Aslam Ahmad, Hussam Hamdalla, Sharat Koul, along with physician assistant Frank Koroluk, will be joining Drs. Gary...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Pneumonia, Heart Failure, Health and Medical Professionals, Heart Attack
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