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Read Time: Three Minutes Dozens of employees at Phelps Health are winners of a COVID-19 vaccine incentive program that began in late July 2021. Through the rewards program, employees who got the vaccine are entered into a drawing to win prizes. After the incentives were announced, the percentage of employees who received the vaccine increased by nearly 16%. Trang Dang ...

Read Time: Three Minutes The Phelps Health Comprehensive Breast Center has new technology to better detect and take samples of breast abnormalities in a less invasive way than traditional surgical techniques. The Hologic Affirm 3D Stereotactic Biopsy Unit uses mammography – a type of breast imaging that uses low-dose X-rays – to help find breast irregularities and remove tissue samples ...

Read Time: 3 Minutes By Anaid Hernandez-Sanchez, MD Phelps Health You wake up one morning with a fever, sore throat and a stuffy nose. You realize you may have the flu. The flu, or influenza, is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect a person’s nose, throat and lungs. Flu season generally occurs in the fall and ...

Read Time: Two Minutes Ivana Harris’s first encounter with cancer was in 1987 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and received chemotherapy treatments at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Around 2017, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and treated by Christopher Spencer, MD, medical director of radiation oncology and radiation oncologist, at the Phelps Health Delbert Day Cancer ...

Read Time: Two Minutes The Phelps Health Marketing and Public Relations Department has been recognized for excellence in advertising and marketing efforts. Phelps Health’s Marketing Department earned five Aster Awards in an international competition hosted by Creative Images, Inc. In addition, Phelps Health received two Show-Me Excellence Awards from the Missouri Association for Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing (MAHPRM). Phelps ...

Read Time: One Minute Phelps Health is working with GRACE (Greater Rolla Area Charitable Enterprise) this fall to provide holiday meals to families in need. Phelps Health employees and volunteers were encouraged to donate nonperishable food items and/or donate money to purchase turkeys during the 11th annual “Basket of Thanksgiving” food drive held from October 4 through November 5, 2021 ...

Read Time: Two Minutes James “Jim” Pettit found out in 2015 that he had type 2 diabetes after a routine blood test that measured how much glucose, or sugar, was in his blood. “Mine was quite high,” he said. About 90% to 95% of individuals diagnosed with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, which occurs when a person’s body cannot properly ...

Read Time: Five Minutes The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is now authorized for emergency use for the prevention of COVID-19 in children ages 5 to 11. The vaccine for this age group, like others, is a two-dose series given three weeks apart. Each dose is 10 micrograms, which is one-third of the dosage of the adolescent and adult vaccine for ages ...

Read Time: Three Minutes The role of infection prevention departments at hospitals and healthcare facilities has come into the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic. Making sure employees are properly wearing PPE (personal protective equipment) and following appropriate hand hygiene measures to keep them safe are among the responsibilities of infection prevention and control departments in the healthcare field. However, these ...

Read Time: Three Minutes Bob May first noticed there was a concern when he looked in the mirror one day and noticed his jaw was slightly swollen. He already had a scheduled appointment with his dermatologist, and after the two discussed options, Bob went to see Brian Kriete, MD, an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist with Phelps Health. Bob ...