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Do You Have Maskne?
October 23, 2020
Wearing face masks is a good way to help prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses, like COVID-19 and the flu. Sometimes, when people wear face masks for long periods of time, acne can form on ...
Phelps Health Outpatient Therapy Services Recognized by Kindred
August 24, 2020
Congratulations to Phelps Health Outpatient Therapy Services for being recognized as the 2019 #1 Ranked Valley Region Outpatient Therapy Services by Kindred. The honor was announced during a virtual awards ceremony. Below is what judges ...
Phelps Health Physician Bohdan A. Lebedowicz, MD, Named Certified Medical Director
August 19, 2020
The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) announced that Bohdan A. Lebedowicz, MD, a Phelps Health physician, received the Certified Medical Director (CMD) designation earlier this year. Dr. Lebedowicz, who specializes in ...
Phelps Health Receives Mission: Lifeline Gold Receiving Achievement Award
August 10, 2020
Phelps Health has received the Mission: Lifeline® Gold Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. Every ...
SOC Telemed Supports Phelps Health with Round-The-Clock Teleneurology Services
June 9, 2020
New Telehealth Program Provides Emergency and Inpatient Care When It’s Needed Most Reston, VA – (June 9, 2020) – SOC Telemed (SOC) announced today the successful launch of emergency and inpatient teleneurology services at Phelps ...
When Are Antibiotics Needed?
April 3, 2020
As you may have guessed, bacteria cause bacterial infections, and viruses cause viral infections. However, one important difference between infections caused by bacteria and viruses is that antibiotics can kill bacteria, but they cannot kill ...
Phelps Health Echo-Vascular Laboratory Earns Echocardiography Reaccreditation by IAC
February 27, 2020
Echocardiography is used to assess different areas of the heart and can detect heart disease or signs of serious conditions. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, followed closely by ...
An Ounce of Prevention
February 17, 2020
You may have heard the saying: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This advice is important to remember when it comes to heart disease. Recently, I received a call from the ...
Six Tips for Winter Wellness
January 6, 2020
Your health is important during all stages of life and throughout the year. Phelps Health Family Nurse Practitioner Ariella Martin, who specializes in family medicine, offers six behaviors that can go a long way to ...
Superhero 5K Raises Over $12,500 for Infusion Suite
November 12, 2019
The Phelps Health Sixth Annual Superhero 5K walk/fun run held October 19, 2019, at Veterans Memorial Park in Rolla, raised more than $12,500 for the Phelps Health Foundation’s Infusion Suite. Proceeds from this year’s Superhero ...