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Forbes, Becker’s Recognize Phelps Health
April 17, 2024
Read Time: 4 Minutes Employees Share What Honors Mean to Them 2023 was a year marked by many accomplishments at Phelps Health, but two of those achievements particularly stand out. Phelps Health was not only ...
Phelps Health Receives $40,000 Grant From Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
April 6, 2024
Read Time: 2 Minutes Phelps Health is proud to announce that it has been awarded $40,000 as part of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center (NPRC) 2023 Priority Impact Quality of ...
Phelps Health Happenings: First Quarter 2024 Updates
March 21, 2024
Read Time: 3 Minutes By Jason Shenefield, President and CEO Now that 2024 is underway, I want to take this time to reflect on some remarkable accomplishments that happened at Phelps Health in 2023. As ...
Behind the Scenes: Phelps Health Prepares for the Unexpected
March 13, 2024
Read Time: 1 Minute On March 7, Phelps Health participated in a community Emergency Management Decontamination Exercise. This exercise allowed multiple organizations to practice a response to a hypothetical community-wide emergency situation. Students from three ...
What’s the Difference Between a Colonoscopy and Stool-Based Tests?
March 8, 2024
Read Time: 4 Minutes Three Things to Know Colonoscopies allow providers to visually examine your colon for polyps and remove them, if necessary. This procedure requires sedation and bowel preparation but is considered the most ...
Is My Chest Pain Due to a Heart Attack, Panic Attack or Heartburn?
January 26, 2024
Read Time: 4 Minutes Three Things to Know Chest pain can result from various conditions, including heart attack, heartburn, angina and panic attacks. Heart attack symptoms can include pressure/tightness in your chest; pain radiating to ...
Setting Realistic Goals Is Key to Keeping Healthy Resolutions
January 9, 2024
Read Time: 3 Minutes Three Things to Know Setting achievable goals, like quitting soda gradually instead of cutting all sugar out of your diet at once, increases your chances of success. Talk to your healthcare ...
RECIPE: Cranberry-Orange Mocktail
December 22, 2023
Perfect for any holiday party, this fun mocktail will hydrate you and give you about 52% of your day's worth of vitamin C. You'll also get a touch of vitamin A, folate, calcium, iron, magnesium ...
Small and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: What's the Difference?
December 1, 2023
Read Time: 4 Minutes Three Things to Know Non-small cell lung cancer is more common, accounting for nearly 85% of all cases of lung cancer, while small cell lung cancer makes up about 10% to ...
Phelps Health Chief Legal Officer Thad Leach Earns In-House Counsel Award
November 20, 2023
Read Time: 2 Minutes Phelps Health Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Thad Leach was recognized by Missouri Lawyers Media for receiving a 2023 In-House Counsel Award. Leach was one of 20 honorees this ...