Press Release

Memorial Hospital Named One of the Nation's 100 Top Hospitals® by Thomson Reuters
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® for 2008 by Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care.
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Hospital Earns Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center is proud to announce that its Critical Care Services department has received the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence, an award given by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
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Memorial Hospital Expands Bariatric Services to Include Gastric Band
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center is among the first hospitals in southwestern Indiana to offer the Realize™ Adjustable Gastric Band, a device that is surgically implanted around the stomach to help people with morbid obesity lose weight and improve or resolve obesity-related health conditions including type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea and high cholesterol.
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Hypothyroidism
Dr. Erik Womeldorf, internist, will explain hypothyroidism during Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center’s HealthMatters program on Wednesday, June 24, 2009.
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Ann Hostetter Named 2009 LCM Award Winner
Ann Hostetter, RN has been named the 2009 Little Company of Mary Award winner at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. Nominated by her co-workers for this annual award, Hostetter was recognized at the hospital’s employee service awards banquet on April 24 for consistently exemplifying the hospital’s mission
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Free QPR Suicide Prevention Instructor Certification Course
The Dubois County Suicide Prevention Coalition and Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center are offering a free QPR Gatekeeper Instructor Certification Course through a grant from Welborn Baptist Foundation, Inc.
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Memorial Hospital Implements Identity Theft Prevention Process
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center is now asking patients for photo identification (ID) as required by the new Identity Theft Rules, a.k.a. “Red Flag” regulations, enacted recently by the Federal Trade Commission. These new regulations require financial institutions and creditors such as hospitals and other health care providers to develop identity theft prevention procedures.
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"Comfort Blankets" for Pediatric Patients
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center provides medical care for more than 320 patients ranging in age from newborn to 18 in the Pediatric Unit each year. The goal is to provide each hospitalized child with a "Comfort Blanket," a new blanket or afghan to help relieve some of the stress and anxiety that children normally experience when hospitalized. The child gets to keep the blanket and take it home when discharged from the hospital.
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Stroke Screening
According to the National Stroke Association, approximately 780,000 Americans will experience a stroke this year. Strokes are the third-leading cause of death among Americans and the number one cause of adult disability. Almost 85 percent of strokes (or brain attacks) result when arteries are blocked by blood clots or by the gradual buildup of plaque and other fatty deposits. Frequently, the origin is plaque build-up in the carotid arteries of the neck.
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Get Healthier with Wellness Coaching!
Many people gauge their health by how they feel, yet serious health problems such as diabetes, heart attack, stroke and cancer develop over time often without any obvious warning signs. Known health risks include being overweight, having high cholesterol, blood pressure, and/or blood sugar, having a diet high in fat and calories, a sedentary lifestyle, and a family history of heart attack, stroke, hypertension, cancer, diabetes, and weight issues.
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New Sleep Center to Open in Jasper
Residents of Dubois and surrounding counties will soon have a new option for the diagnosis and treatment of their sleep disorders. Beginning December 3rd, Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center will open the new "Memorial Hospital Sleep Center" in partnership with St. Mary's Medical Center.
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Memorial Home Care Ranked Among Top 500 Home Health Providers in the Country
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center announced today that its Memorial Home Care department has been named to the 2008 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified home health care providers in the United States. This annual review identifies the Top 500 agencies, ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement and financial performance.
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