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Properly wearing a mask is one way you can help protect yourself and others from the spread of illnesses, such as COVID-19. COVID-19 spreads mainly from person to person through respiratory droplets, and masks are a simple barrier to help prevent your respiratory droplets from spreading to other people. Masks provide you and those around you with protection. Protecting their ...

For Kimberly McFarland, a nurse with Phelps Health Surgical Services, work during the COVID-19 pandemic has been anything but usual. "I don't think there is such a thing as a typical day anymore,” she said. The pandemic has brought several changes this year, and healthcare workers have had to especially adapt. Hannah Garrity, another Phelps Health nurse, has had three ...

Read Time: One Minute Ada Jane Louise Born was the first baby born at Phelps Health in Rolla in 2021, arriving at 6:13 PM Friday, January 1, 2021. She weighed 7 pounds, 10.9 ounces and was 20 inches long. Her mother and father, Alyson and Aaron Born, of Waynesville, MO, welcomed Ada Jane into this world. This is their first ...

Read Time: Two Minutes Dixon resident Jerry Plunkett is an inventor, businessman and historian. At the age of 92, he has achieved much in his life, and now he can add one more accomplishment. Plunkett was one of the first patients at Phelps Health to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. As part of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ ...

Read Time: Three Minutes Tiffany Henry, RN, nurse coordinator for the Phelps Health Comprehensive Breast Center, has witnessed first-hand the effects of COVID-19 in both her professional and personal lives. Within a short amount of time, Henry experienced some of the most joyful news of her life and some of the most devastating. In August 2020, Henry and her husband ...

Read Time: Four Minutes Phelps Health Walk-In Clinic - Rolla, a new walk-in clinic serving patients in south-central Missouri, opened Monday, February 1. The clinic, located at 603 South Bishop Avenue, Suite C, across from Walmart in Rolla, is open from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM Mondays through Fridays and 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Saturdays and Sundays. No appointments ...

Read Time: Three Minutes Below, we address some common myths associated with the COVID-19 vaccine. Myth: I was vaccinated for COVID-19, so I do not need to continue wearing a mask, practicing physical distancing or performing hand hygiene. Fact: Wearing a mask, practicing physical distancing and performing hand hygiene are all important to continue doing. All of these measures together ...

Read Time: Three Minutes A Phelps Health nurse has a message for young individuals about COVID-19: Take it seriously. At the age of 24, Morgan Swyers, LPN, contracted COVID-19 in December 2020. “When I got COVID-19, it resulted in double pneumonia that turned out [to be] pretty severe, and I was hospitalized,” she said. One of the first symptoms she ...

Read Time: Three Minutes Coronary artery disease is a common heart condition in the United States and is a leading cause of death for both men and women. Dmitry Familtsev, MD, PhD, a general cardiologist with the Phelps Health Heart and Vascular Center, answers some common questions about coronary artery disease, its symptoms and what preventive measures you can take ...

Information provided by Sylvester Youlo, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician at Phelps Health. Read Time: Two Minutes If you’ve ever experienced a knee injury, you know different levels of damage can occur. Similar to a vehicle wreck, you may sustain total damage, or you might walk away with a few scratches. More severe knee injuries, such as ...