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Read Time: Two Minutes Often, we become accustomed to living with pain. We make excuses for why we feel the way we do, attribute the pain to age and resolve just to “live with it.” However, many times, there is a medical option that can help. Meet Lynn. She is an active 59-year-old. Lynn had degenerative issues from arthritis in ...

Read Time: Three Minutes If you are having a serious or life-threatening medical issue or emergency, you probably know to visit your nearest emergency department or call 911. However, what should you do if you are having trouble with allergies? What if you have cold or flu symptoms? Or you get a minor cut or burn? Should you call your ...

Read Time: Three Minutes Few people often see the inside of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Phelps Health. However, with COVID-19 cases on the rise again, fueled by the delta variant, more patients are being seen in the ICU. On June 30, three COVID-19 patients were in the ICU. A month later, on July 30, there were 11 COVID-19 ...

Read Time: Three Minutes Sports physicals -- or pre-participation physicals -- can help identify and address any health concerns that student athletes may have to make sure they can safely take part in sports. Getting sports physicals has become especially important for young athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some athletes have developed new health problems, including changes in heart and ...

Read Time: Three Minutes Roger Brookshire was 68 years old when he died from COVID-19. He was a former Rolla School Board member, built several homes in the area and raised cattle. He also was father to Keri Brookshire-Heavin, who serves as senior vice president, chief nursing officer and chief operating officer at Phelps Health. “My dad [was a] very ...

Read Time: Three Minutes Thanks to a federal grant, caregivers in Phelps Health’s service area and other regions in Missouri can be better informed, better prepared and better able to care for their own needs. A $3.75 million, five-year grant funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was awarded to the Saint Louis University Geriatric Education ...

Read Time: Four Minutes At least once per shift, a person diagnosed with COVID-19 in Phelps Health’s Medical Telemetry Unit is transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). “We are constantly sending them [patients] to the ICU, and we are not seeing them come back to our floor,” said Abigail Blanc, a registered nurse who has cared for COVID-19 patients ...

Read Time: Three Minutes The Phelps Health Foundation is seeking local citizens to serve on Community Advocacy Councils (CACs) in Phelps Health’s service area. The CACs are designed to increase engagement with area residents and help build positive relationships between Phelps Health and local communities in south-central Missouri. These councils will help Phelps Health and its Foundation share timely and ...

Read Time: Two Minutes Volunteers with the Phelps Health Auxiliary and Volunteer Services recently were recognized for their contributions to Phelps Health during a socially distanced, drive-through appreciation event. The event was held after COVID-19 caused the Auxiliary to postpone its annual appreciation luncheon normally held in the spring. About 42 volunteers attended the event at the Rolla Lions Club ...

Read Time: Two Minutes A larger opening. A shorter scan time. Less noise. Better image quality. These are some of the features of a new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) system now available to patients at Phelps Health. Installation of the Canon Vantage Galan 3T MRI was completed at the Phelps Health Medical Office Building in Rolla, MO, in early September ...