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Our Critical Care Unit recently traveled to Houston, Texas to accept their new Silver Beacon Award for Excellence, given by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. The Beacon Award for Excellence can be given to any hospital unit where patients receive their principal nursing care after hospital admission. This award sets the standard for excellence in patient care environments by collecting and utilizing evidence-based information to improve patient outcomes and patient and staff satisfaction...
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“Lung cancer,” those words can be a devastating diagnosis. While it is true that lung cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths for both men and women in the U.S.; our message, at the Midland Health Lung Center, is that lung cancer doesn’t have to be a death sentence. Part of the reason for the high number of lung cancer deaths is that often lung cancer is not diagnosed until the late stages, when symptoms are present. When detected early and treated 5-year survival rates can increase from 6%, wit...
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The Problem Nearly 7 million people in the U.S. are currently living with a chronic wound, and that number is only expected to grow. Today, one in four families has a family member with a chronic wound. People living with a chronic wound may experience chronic pain, social isolation, depression and anxiety, and are at risk for hospitalization, infection and even amputation. Chronic wounds affect 14.5 percent of Medicare beneficiaries each year, generating more than $50 billion in annual associated healt...
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Midland Memorial Hospital recently installed a sharps disposal kiosk for easy and safe disposal of sharps. Safely disposing of sharps can eliminate the potential for injury or unintended use. This is a free service offered to the community with no questions asked. Access to the sharps disposal kiosk is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The kiosk is designed to accept all commonly used sharps. These include needles, syringes, lancets or fingerstick devices, auto injec...
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Midlandhealth.org has a new look! Our new website is all-inclusive of Midland Memorial Hospital services and departments, as well as Midland Health affiliate practices such as Midland Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center, Permian Cardiology, Wall Street Pediatrics, West Texas Orthopedics, West Texas Therapy and much more. Some new features include: Find a Provider tab can assist in searching for any provider within Midland Health based on specialty, name or location. Services tab lists both inpatient hosp...
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What is an Advance Directive It is a written statement/document of a person’s wishes regarding his/her medical treatment. These documents are made to ensure those mentioned wishes are carried out should the person not be able to communicate. The four types of advance directives are Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates, Medical Power of Attorney, Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Order and Declaration of Mental Health Treatment. Understanding the four types of Advance Directives The Directiv...
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This year, nearly 250,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer; the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Smoking cigarettes is the number one contributor to lung cancer. The good news is Low Dose CT (LDCT) Lung Screening has the potential to save thousands of lives. Through Shared Decision Making, your medical provider will help determine if you are a candidate for Low Dose CT (LDCT) Lung Screening; an x-ray used to screen for lung cancer. LDCT Lung Screening creates a ...
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National Healthcare Decision Day was April 16th. Although it is a day to bring the important topic of advance care plans to the forefront, it is something that can be addressed any day of the year. This day is to educate and empower someone to take the steps to make yours and your loved one’s advance directives. What is an advance directive you may ask? It is a written statement/document of a person’s wishes regarding his/her medical treatment. These documents are made to ensure those mentioned wishes a...
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Midland Health offers a convenient , safe, and secure way for our community to dispose of unwanted OTC and prescription medications. Did you know storing unwanted and expired medications in the home increases the risk of misuse and places children, seniors, and pets at risk for accidental poisoning ? Each year, over $1 billion worth of leftover drugs are thrown in the trash, flushed, or relegated to medicine cabinets . When drugs are disposed of in the garbage, poured down the drain, or flus...
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Long before COVID-19 cases were diagnosed in Midland in March 2020, the Trump Administration implemented a Public Health Emergency (PHE) related to the COVID-19 virus, effective January 31, 2020. This PHE is finally set to expire on May 11, 2023. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, since the Omicron variant was at its height in January 2022, the nation has seen daily COVID-19 reported cases drop 92%, COVID-19 related deaths drop by over 80% and new COVID-19 hospitaliz...
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Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia, and the risk is real, one in three seniors die with a form of dementia. The National Institutes of Health has spent billions of dollars on Alzheimer's research already. Let’s face reality; when it comes to stopping or reversing Alzheimer's disease, the current success rate is zero. Some experts believe the focus on developing a cure in the form of a single drug is wrong. Alzheimer’s is a complex chronic disease of aging, and a single agent may not...
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and ODESSA, Texas, July 22, 2021 – Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) and Midland Memorial Hospital today announced that Medical Center Hospital of Odessa has become a joint owner of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Midland Odessa , an 80-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital that has served the Midland-Odessa region for 27 years. Medical Center Hospital of Odessa’s partnership became effective on July 1, 2021. “We are pleased to partner with Medical Center Hospital of Odessa...
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February is American heart Month, and each year we are reminded to focus on our heart health. This year, instead of merely managing our heart disease, let us focus on how to prevent, treat and reverse it. Yes, I am talking about reversing heart disease. It is not new information; we have known about this for about 40 years, but it has somehow not trickled into mainstream medical practice. Midland Health, in its commitment to making Midland the healthiest community in Texas, is excited to annou...
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Midland Health in its mission to make Midland the healthiest community in Texas is proud to announce the Diabetes Reversal Program is now being offered virtually. This is one of the only programs in our area that will offer a lifestyle-based approach to reverse diabetes. Recent studies show conclusively that with the proper lifestyle changes, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) can be successfully reversed and consistently put into full or partial remission. Like other leading killers— especially heart disease and hi...
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68Nurse has been serving the Permian Basin community for over 11 years. If you have ever utilized the nurse hotline, you are aware of just how valuable this resource has been. 68Nurse is a free 24-hour call service providing medical advice given by a registered nurse. The nurses give free medical advice, but they also help with medication questions, home care advice, and local resources offered for various healthcare conditions . Recently 68Nurse has been instr...
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Midland Health now offers a convenient , safe, and secure way for our community to dispose of unwanted OTC and prescription medications. Did you know s toring unwanted and expired medications in the home increases the risk of misuse and places children, seniors, and pets a t risk for accidental poisoning? Each year, over $1 billion worth of leftover drugs are thrown in the trash, flushed, or relegated to medicine cabinets. When drugs are disposed of in the garbage, poured ...
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama and MIDLAND, Texas – HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) and Midland Health today announced they have entered into a joint venture to own and operate HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Midland/Odessa, an existing 60-bed physical rehabilitation hospital owned by HealthSouth. The inpatient rehabilitation hospital will remain in its current location at 1800 Heritage Boulevard in Midland, Texas. There will be no interruption or operational changes to the high-quality care provided to...
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