Search Results

A new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) system at Phelps Health aims to make patients who need scans feel more comfortable while providing higher-quality images faster. The Philips’ Ingenia Ambition 1.5T MR (magnetic resonance) system was released for use at Phelps Health in November 2019. Phelps Health is the first healthcare system in Missouri to offer this specific type of MRI ...

Phelps Health teamed up with GRACE (Greater Rolla Area Charitable Enterprise) and Good Samaritan of the Ozarks this fall to provide Thanksgiving meals to more than 200 families in need during the “Basket of Thanksgiving” food drive. Phelps Health employees and volunteers, along with many community groups and businesses, were encouraged to donate non-perishable food items and/or donate money to ...

Hair loss is a side effect of chemotherapy that makes an already stressful and emotional situation even more difficult. Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia (CIA) is consistently ranked as one of the most feared side effects of chemotherapy treatment. For patients with solid tumors, such as breast, ovarian, colorectal, bowel and prostate cancers, a new treatment available at Phelps Health Delbert Day Cancer ...

Kamron James Embrey was the first baby born at Phelps Health in Rolla in 2020, arriving at 5:39 AM Thursday, January 2. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. The birth of Kamron marks a special milestone. Kamron is the first baby born at Phelps Health in the new decade. His mother, Relora Embrey, of St ...

Tanner Powley began volunteering at Phelps Health two semesters ago as a member of the Auxiliary and Volunteer Services’ Safe Send-Off Program. A junior biochemical engineering student at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, MO, he wanted to find a way to make a meaningful contribution to the local community and gain technical experience in a hospital setting ...

You may need help managing your allergies, or your tonsils may need to be removed. You might be having trouble with dizziness or balance, or you may need a biopsy to check for head and neck cancer. Whatever the reason, the ear, nose and throat (ENT) providers at Phelps Health have you covered. That is because Phelps Health’s ENT care ...

A moment of inspiration while meditating years ago led Thomas Guerrero-Garcia, MD, to choose healthcare as his career path, and to this day, he is glad he made that decision. One day in high school, he began meditating, which was something he had never done before. He thought about what he wanted to do in life and what he enjoyed ...

Opioid abuse has become an epidemic in the United States, with more than 11 million people reporting they had personally misused prescription opioids in 2015, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Like other substance abuse disorders, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has defined opioid use disorder (OUD) as a “problematic pattern of ...

How did you first get involved with Phelps Health Foundation? My wife and I moved to Rolla, MO, in 2016, when she was hired at Phelps Health. She was introduced to Phelps Health during a rotation while in graduate school. She discovered a passion for this community and the importance of providing excellent healthcare here. Her passion brought us to ...

A partnership between Phelps Health and Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) is benefiting patients who need medical imaging in a variety of ways. MIR, which is based at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, signed on to provide radiology services for Phelps Health beginning December 24, 2018. “This collaboration between Phelps Health and Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology ...