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Source: Becker’s Healthcare Though hip and knee replacements are among the most common surgeries for Medicare beneficiaries, the quality and cost of care for these surgeries vary immensely between providers. Medicare spends an average range of $16,500 to $33,000 for surgery, hospitalization and recovery, and rates can vary more than three-fold for complications such as infections or implant fai...
September 1 2015
Health Care Partnership Supports Local High School Athletes
TEMPE ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH TEMPE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR SPORTS MEDICINE NEEDS TEMPE, ARIZ. (Aug. 10, 2015) – From training camps to two-a-day practices and conditioning drills, high school athlete sspend countless hours preparing for the big moments – the touchdown, the winning serve, and the game-changing steal. Parents, coaches and school administrators know that these ...
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July 1 2015
Food Allergies: What Parents Should Know
Source: Parenting Magazine Online By Nora Heston Tarte According to Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE), 1 in every 13 children is affected by food allergies. Eight foods make up 90 percent of all reactions – milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish and shellfish. Reactions can range from an itchy mouth to anaphylaxis, which is potentially deadly. Studies show that food allergies...
June 23 2015
Learn about Super Foods During Free Health Seminar
Source: Scottsdale Living Magazine Online Forget the term “fast food” since that’s quickly becoming a thing of the past for many these days. As more people are searching for simple ways to improve their daily diets, they are grasping onto a new term: “super foods.” Super foods – those rich in nutrients and low in calories – can promote strong bones, improve immune systems and even prevent chro...
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TEMPE (AZ) FIRE MEDICAL RESCUE Department (TFMRD) is the primary emergency medical services (EMS) provider for the city’s 170,000 residents. TFMRD is a six-station department that boasts eight engines and two ladder companies as the foundation of its fleet. The department responded to 21,772 calls in 2013. Service is delivered through an all-hazards response [advanced life support (ALS) and bas...
Source: Maricopa County Medical Society Joint pain shouldn’t keep you from enjoying an active and rewarding lifestyle. It’s a good thing that St. Luke’s Medical Center and Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital are coming to the rescue to host a free, interactive seminar about joint health this Saturday, March 7 from 9 a.m. to Noon at the Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center. The event will focus on teac...
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Source: Ranking Arizona: The Best of Arizona Business 2015 The Bridges Center for Surgical Weight Management provides a comprehensive program to help patients achieve healthy, long-term weight loss. ...
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