Leading perinatology specialists bolster local women’s care
June 12, 2017Source: MyNewsMesa.com Dr. Richard Blumrick Two well-respected maternal fetal medicine specialists and a seasoned OB/GYN family nurse practitioner with endocrinology experience have opened a physician’s office in Mesa to help women with high-risk and complicated pregnancies. Dr. Richard Blumrick, FACOG, and Dr. Julia Elizabeth Solomon, MDCM, FACOG, will be lending their support to the medical...
Tempe Chamber Announces Business Excellence Awards finalists
June 6, 2017Source: Arizona Business Magazine/azbigmedia.com ...
Leading Perinatology Specialists Bolster Women’s Care Programs at Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital
May 18, 2017Two well-respected maternal fetal medicine specialists and a seasoned OB/GYN family nurse practitioner with endocrinology experience have opened a physician’s office in Mesa to help women with high-risk and complicated pregnancies. Dr. Richard Blumrick, FACOG, and Dr. Julia Elizabeth Solomon, MDCM, FACOG, will be lending their support to the medical teams at Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mes...
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital Awards Scholarships to 10 Students Pursuing a Career in the Field of Medicine
May 8, 2017Ten students pursuing a degree in medicine each received a $1,000 scholarship from Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital for the 2017-18 school year. The students were recently honored at a scholarship luncheon at the hospital. The one-year scholarships, which are funded by the monies generated from the hospital’s gift shop, will help the students to fund school expenses, including tuition, books, la...
Valley Hospitals, Including Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital, Commemorate National Donate Life Month
April 19, 2017Source: MyNewsMesa.com Gerald (Jerry) Blankenship suffered a devastating reemergence of illness dating back to a needle stick more than 20 years ago. (Courtesy of IASIS Healthcare) In 2012, Gerald (Jerry) Blankenship suffered a devastating reemergence of illness dating back to a needle stick more than 20 years ago. His health declined so rapidly that he wasn’t sure he would survive lo...
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital Offers Tips to Prevent Diabetes-Related Limb Amputations During April’s Limb Loss Awareness Month & Foot Care Awareness Month
April 17, 2017Each day, approximately 500 Americans lose a limb, resulting in upwards of 185,000 amputations in the U.S. each year. More than half of these losses are caused by vascular disease, including diabetes and peripheral arterial disease, according to the Amputee Coalition. In fact, people with diabetes are significantly more likely to have a foot or leg amputated than the general population due to p...
Hospital Chaplains See the Pain Doctors Can’t Treat
April 14, 2017Source: East Valley Tribune By Ralph Zubiate, Tribune Managing Editor The image of a hospital chaplain is pretty standard. A man in a collared shirt slips into the patient’s room as machines beep and hiss. A stole is kissed and placed over the back of the neck. Oil is applied to the patient’s forehead, and a prayer is muttered. Maybe a squeeze of a hand and a wor...
April is Alcohol Awareness Month & Arizona is One the Highest-Ranking States for Excessive Drinking
April 14, 2017April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and with it comes some pretty sobering alcohol statistics. Alcohol is the most commonly-used addictive substance in the United States: 17.6 million people, or one in every 12 adults, suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence. In Arizona, alcohol is consumed more frequently than all illicit drugs combined, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. ...
Allergies Driving You Crazy? Tempe St. Luke’s Can Help!
March 29, 2017Allergy season is in full throttle right now in the Phoenix area. According to Pollen.com the pollen count across Arizona this week is in the medium-high to high range and consists mainly of tree pollens, with Mulberry, Ash and Poplar rounding out the highest. Want to check the daily and weekly pollen count in your area? We suggest visiting pollen.com which offers interactive maps and resources to...
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital Volunteer Effort Featured in Wrangler News
March 18, 2017Rolling up their sleeves to show thanks for community support ...
12 News Broadcasts Live From Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital Volunteer Effort
March 4, 2017Watch news clip here: See online story here: http://www.12news.com/news/local/valley/mounds-of-trash-homeless-campsites-cleaned-up-from-papago-park/419827443 ...
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital Offers Scholarship Opportunities to Students Pursuing Health Care Careers
March 1, 2017Students pursuing a career in the health care field are encouraged to apply for scholarships offered through Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital. For the 2017-2018 school year, the two hospitals are offering thousands of dollars in health care scholarships. The one-year scholarships can help students to fund school expenses, including tuition, books, lab fees and educational items purchased at school facil...
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital Employees Volunteer Event Coming up at Papago Park
February 4, 2017In honor of the hospital’s multi-phase renovation, employees from Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital will volunteer their time to give back to the community on Saturday, March 4, from 7 a.m. to noon. They will be helping to restore a natural habitat at Papago Park in Tempe that supports lizards, snakes, quail, doves, roadrunners, jack rabbits, cottontails, falcons, coyotes, and a tremendous variety of bir...
Channel 3 Visits Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital to Talk About Nitrous Oxide
October 11, 2016Source: www.azfamily.com/ Now, for the first time, expectant moms have another choice for pain management when it comes to labor and delivery. Dr. Greg Marchand of Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital is offering nitrous oxide, commonly known as “laughing gas” to his patients, as opposed to the traditional epidural. The mixture is a combo of 50-percent nitrous oxide and 50% oxygen. ...
Doctor at Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital Provides Allergy Tips for Expecting Moms
October 7, 2016Expecting moms are likely ready to battle sore backs, swollen feet and general exhaustion that come with pregnancy. But when those run-of-the-mill health nuisances, such as seasonal allergies, arise, many are unsure about how to treat them without harming themselves or their babies. While many may not realize it, allergies are quite common during pregnancy. In fact, one-in-five expecting women ...
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital is One of Two Leading Arizona Hospitals To Offer New Labor Pain Management Option To Women
September 26, 2016There’s a lot that new parents can do to prepare themselves for their little bundle of joy. But nothing can prepare a new mom, especially a first-time mom, for the labor and delivery. That’s why Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital, part of IASIS Healthcare, is introducing a new pain management option for women in labor: nitrous oxide. “The birth of a baby is a momentous event for mom and dad, as well as ...
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital Offers New Allergy and Sinus Relief Procedure
September 9, 2016Source: AZBigMedia.com Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital is helping patients who opt for surgery to relieve suffering from chronic sinusitis, a condition shared by one-in-eight adults, a groundbreaking treatment that will help them recover and get back to enjoying life sooner. Since learning about Intersect ENT’s PROPEL Sinus Stent, Dr. David Mendelson, director of The Center for Sinus Care Inno...
Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital Helps Arizonans Breathe Easier with Innovative New Technology
August 26, 2016Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital is helping patients who opt for surgery to relieve suffering from chronic sinusitis, a condition shared by one-in-eight adults, a groundbreaking treatment that will help them recover and get back to enjoying life sooner. Since learning about Intersect ENT’s PROPEL® Sinus Stent, Dr. David Mendelson, Director of The Center for Sinus Care Innovation at Tempe St. Luke’s ...