What do you want from a fitness program? A healthy heart … an amazing core … some fun … and a routine that keeps you motivated? That’s a lot to expect from one fitness program. But, it is possible, especially if you follow the advice of Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Jill Potter, RN, ACSM-CEP, AACVPR, CRP, at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC). Goodbye Old Exercise Ideas Creating your best fitness program means shaking off old ideas you may have about exercise. “No pain, no … [Read more...] about Your Best Fitness Program Ever
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Reducing Your Risk for Breast Cancer
There’s lots of information about breast cancer risk, prevention and detection. But, how do you know what’s best for your long-term breast health? The experts at the BreastCare Center at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) have identified seven steps to help you. In keeping with Share the Care – the BreastCare Center’s community-wide program to support good breast health practices – we encourage you to share this information on social media and during other conversations with the women who … [Read more...] about Reducing Your Risk for Breast Cancer
Dry Needling: Western Medicine’s Clinical Acupuncture
When Darlene Harmon, PT, describes dry needling, people usually ask if it’s similar to acupuncture. “We use the same needles, but that’s where the similarity ends,” said Harmon, a physical therapist in Physical Rehabilitation Services at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC). Dry needling – sometimes called clinical or Western acupuncture – relieves muscle pain and helps people who suffer from a chronic pain disorder called myofascial pain syndrome. Its name is the opposite of wet … [Read more...] about Dry Needling: Western Medicine’s Clinical Acupuncture
YRMC 75th Anniversary: Celebrating Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
In 2018, Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) celebrates a 75-year partnership with the people of Yavapai County. “This is a significant anniversary for YRMC and our community,” said YRMC President and CEO John Amos. “We are a community-based health care provider thanks to people who understood the value of local health care many decades ago. YRMC continues to serve, innovate and thrive because that commitment continues today.” YRMC is celebrating this milestone anniversary in the way … [Read more...] about YRMC 75th Anniversary: Celebrating Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
A Power Hitter Heals with an Assist from YRMC Physical Rehabilitation Services
Legend has it the first Louisville Slugger was built by teenager Bud Hillerich in his father’s woodworking shop to help a major league baseball player who was in a hitting slump. More than a century later, another innovator – engineer Martin Martinez – added to the bat’s folklore by applying computerized simulation to build a better baseball bat through his company’s Impact Sports Division. “I have a need to build things,” said Martinez, president and founder of Engineering Science … [Read more...] about A Power Hitter Heals with an Assist from YRMC Physical Rehabilitation Services
YRMC BreastCare Center Program Building Health and Awareness
Women reading a radiologist’s report of their recent screening mammography may learn for the first time they have “dense breast tissue.” At The BreastCare Center at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC), YRMC Imaging Services and Prescott Medical Imaging, they’ll also learn their lifetime risk for breast cancer. Arizona and more than half of states nationwide have passed breast density notification laws intended to inform women who have undergone mammography about their breast density. … [Read more...] about YRMC BreastCare Center Program Building Health and Awareness
Introducing YRMC’s HealthConnect for Community Outreach
Cadu Medina may well be the new, friendlier face of marketing. After four years in the San Francisco office of Young & Rubicam – a global advertising agency – Medina and his family relocated to Prescott, where his wife had spent her childhood. Here, the 40-something Medina launched craf2m (cadumedina.com), a marketing strategy and coaching firm. “Becoming a marketing coach changed everything for me – in business and in every other way,” Medina said. “To reframe an expression, ‘It’s not … [Read more...] about Introducing YRMC’s HealthConnect for Community Outreach
Meet Northern Arizona’s Only Expanding Wound Care Center
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) offers many programs that distinguish it from other health care providers, and Advanced Wound Care is no doubt among the top on that list. “We’re the only wound care program in Northern Arizona, and have been treating patients in Yavapai County since 2008,” said Cheryl Sofonia, MPH, program manager, Advanced Wound Care at YRMC. “Our program offers a medical specialty that meets a huge need for specialty wound care and hyperbaric medicine.” In 2016, … [Read more...] about Meet Northern Arizona’s Only Expanding Wound Care Center
Digital Outreach Strategies Supporting YRMC’s Vision of Total Healing Environment
For the team at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC), serving the community has always meant providing high-quality health care services. Recently, however, the definition of “serving the community” has expanded to include providing reliable, expert sourced, up-to-the-minute health care information for people throughout the region. “YRMC’s vision is to create a total healing environment for the people we serve,” said YRMC Director of Marketing and Communications Kenneth Boush. “This is an … [Read more...] about Digital Outreach Strategies Supporting YRMC’s Vision of Total Healing Environment
Pillow Encouraging Heart-to-Heart Conversations
Pillows are typically used for sleeping, tossing on sectionals and occasionally as a weapon by siblings sharing bedrooms. Jose Torres, M.D., Cardiovascular Surgeon at The James Family Heart Center at YRMC, knows that a certain pillow also can be used to explain complicated heart surgeries to patients and their loved ones. “When I arrived at YRMC in 2014, I noticed that the volunteers were giving pillows to heart surgery patients,” Dr. Torres said. “I looked at those pillows and thought, ‘Hey, … [Read more...] about Pillow Encouraging Heart-to-Heart Conversations