If you are one of the millions of people in this country who struggle with chronic pain, you know first-hand how it can hinder your quality of life. You may have explored just about everything in an attempt to cope with your pain – injections, medications, chiropractic care, surgery – yet, the pain persists. YRMC’s Chronic Pain Self-Care Program can help. This innovative program will show you how to work in concert with your body and mind to understand and ease chronic pain through … [Read more...] about Don’t Let Chronic Pain Define You
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Wellness Center Relocation Part of YRMC Expansion
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) recently relocated its Wellness Center in Prescott – home to Preventative Medicine and YRMC’s Outpatient Physical Rehabilitation Service Department – to a remodeled facility at 1112 Iron Springs Road. That building, now clearly identified with external signage, is the former site of Whole Foods and New Frontiers. The structure at 930 Division St. has been demolished. In the next year, it will be replaced with a new 100,000-square-foot, three-story health … [Read more...] about Wellness Center Relocation Part of YRMC Expansion
YRMC Launches Clinical Research Program
In our connected world, the latest information about your recent medical diagnosis is as close as a Google search. Sprinkled throughout those search results you’ll typically find information about research studies involving leading-edge treatments, new medical devices and groundbreaking therapies. “Any advancements we’ve made in medicine are due to research,” said Yavapai Regional Medical Center Clinical Research Consultant Lynn Bessette. This is one reason YRMC has joined other hospitals … [Read more...] about YRMC Launches Clinical Research Program
YRMC’s Structural Heart Program: A National Care Model
Edwards Lifesciences needed an innovative structural heart team to inspire the thousands of interventional cardiologists gathering for its 2019 think tank at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) in San Francisco. The TCT is the world’s largest and most important educational meeting for interventional cardiovascular medicine specialists – physicians who heal the heart’s valves, wall and chambers. During the think tank, Edwards planned to showcase a community-based heart program … [Read more...] about YRMC’s Structural Heart Program: A National Care Model
YRMC: Your Destination for Heart Care, Blood Management
What does the phrase “destination health care” bring to mind? For a growing number of people in Arizona and the Southwest it means heart care, patient blood management or both of these specialized programs, provided by Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC). Cardiac specialists from the James Family Heart Center at YRMC and leaders from YRMC Patient Blood Management (PBM) joined a live-stream event on Oct. 17 at Yavapai College Performing Arts Center. YRMC – Your Destination for Cardiac … [Read more...] about YRMC: Your Destination for Heart Care, Blood Management
Precise Shoulder Surgery with ExactechGPS Available at YRMC
Most of us tap the GPS on our mobile phone when we’re driving to an unfamiliar location. Advanced technology called ExactechGPS – introduced recently at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) – uses the same principles to guide orthopedic surgeons performing reconstructive shoulder surgery. “This is truly amazing technology,” said Bradley Williams, M.D., Ph.D., a YRMC orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery and reconstructive surgery of the knees and … [Read more...] about Precise Shoulder Surgery with ExactechGPS Available at YRMC
YRMC Offering Cardiac Care Panel Discussion
Top cardiac specialists from Yavapai Regional Medical Center’s (YRMC’s) James Family Heart Center and leaders from its Patient Blood Management Program will join YRMC – Your Destination for Cardiac Care and Blood Management, a live-stream presentation and panel discussion. The event will feature prominent heart specialists – a cardiologist, a cardiothoracic surgeon, an electrophysiologist, an interventional cardiologist – and knowledgeable blood management experts. These professionals will … [Read more...] about YRMC Offering Cardiac Care Panel Discussion
YRMC Offering Cardiac Care Panel Discussion
Top cardiac specialists from Yavapai Regional Medical Center’s (YRMC’s) James Family Heart Center and leaders from its Patient Blood Management Program will join YRMC – Your Destination for Cardiac Care and Blood Management, a live-stream presentation and panel discussion. The event will feature prominent heart specialists – a cardiologist, a cardiothoracic surgeon, an electrophysiologist, an interventional cardiologist – and knowledgeable blood management experts. These professionals will … [Read more...] about YRMC Offering Cardiac Care Panel Discussion
Why Does Breast Density Matter?
You’re dedicated to your monthly self-exams and you follow your healthcare provider’s recommendations for breast cancer screenings, given your age and family risk factors. But are you aware that it’s also important to know your breast density? It’s an important and timely question for October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast density is a way to describe the composition of a woman’s breasts. It compares the area of breast and connective tissue – as seen on a mammogram – to the … [Read more...] about Why Does Breast Density Matter?
YRMC Resource Center Keeping Families Strong for 30 Years
Thirty years ago, a group of concerned people from Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) and other organizations sat around a table to discuss the needs of Prescott’s most vulnerable population – its children. They explored ways they could offer support to parents so that they can give their children the best possible start in life. The grassroots effort took hold and the Family Resource Center (FRC) at Yavapai Regional Medical Center was born. The program has grown exponentially over the … [Read more...] about YRMC Resource Center Keeping Families Strong for 30 Years