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Don’t Delay Your Medicare Exams
Posted in Primary Care , Weekend Check-Up Column on Apr 10, 2021
For those on Medicare, this includes scheduling either your “Welcome to Medicare” or your Annual Medicare Wellness visit. The “Welcome to Medicare” visit is for patients new to Medicare in the past 12 months while the Annual Medicare Wellness visit can be completed every year for those on Medicare.
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Coming Home for Healthcare
Posted in Rehabilitation Services , Swing Bed , Weekend Check-Up Column on Apr 03, 2021
I am proud to be a longtime employee of William Newton Hospital and would like to share a few options for continuing care after a major surgery or hospital stay.
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Headlights for Heroes Planned
Posted in In The News on Mar 09, 2021
As a show of respect and support for healthcare workers and emergency responders, the public is invited to join the Headlights for Heroes motorcade driving around the William Newton Hospital campus on Thursday, March 11.
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Ear Issues in Children
Posted in Audiology , Weekend Check-Up Column on Feb 27, 2021
February is Kids ENT (Ear, Nose, & Throat) Health month. I’d like to share some information about ear infections.
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William Newton Cardiology Offers PAD Screening
Posted in Cardiology , In The News on Feb 09, 2021
In recognition of American Heart Month, William Newton Cardiology is offering free screenings to the public for peripheral arterial disease or PAD.
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Patient Finds Relief from Pain with Interventional Radiology
Posted in In The News on Jan 30, 2021
Following a car accident and a subsequent fall, Winfield’s Elizabeth Vaughan was experiencing what she described as “horrible pain” in her back. Vaughan tried to remedy her discomfort by working with William Newton Hospital physical therapist Julie Ross. But the pain was too unbearable, even for therapy. Ross referred her to a new practice right here in Winfield, William Newton Interventional Radiology.
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Diabetes and the Coronavirus
Posted in In The News on Jan 30, 2021
Whether you get a cold or COVID, illness can make it harder to manage diabetes. Working out a plan for sick days may help prevent a minor illness from having serious consequences.
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Infusions Offer Treatment for COVID-19
Posted in In The News on Jan 30, 2021
Since December, William Newton Hospital has been administering bamlanivimab, a monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, on an outpatient basis. Some of the successes witnessed by hospital staff include reduced severity of symptoms, fewer or shorter hospital stays, and less oxygen demands.
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How to Lessen the Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 on our Isolated and Elderly Population
Posted in In The News on Jan 30, 2021
Here are some ideas to manage the stress, anxiety, and loneliness that comes with the isolation of COVID-19.
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First Baby of 2021
Posted in In The News on Jan 04, 2021
The first baby born in 2021 at the William Newton Family Birthing Center was delivered at 1:33 a.m. on Friday, January 1.
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