Truly, there is no need for panic. Yes, Ebola is a deadly disease, but there are many others out there. But with any disease, being prepared is the best offense. And in fact, Ebola is quite easily contained and eliminated with simple, everyday cleaning products. CHI...
"Not too many people know we do mammograms right here," said Barbara Waite-Clark. "We have the latest in digital technology right here in this hospital, and it's a lot more comfortable and personable right here." Waite-Clark is a Mammographer and Radiologic...
Flu season is fast approaching and health care facilities around the country are preparing. CHI Mercy Health, in Valley City, has stocked flu vaccines to give all its pa-tients and its frontline staff--nurses, doctors, aides--who come into contact daily with the most...
CHI Mercy Health has a Facebook page and Twitter account. You can keep up with what's going on at the hospital and foundation during the month, and log on to find out about any weather-related notices or health concerns for our patients. Go to Facebook, CHI Mercy...
Acting on national research that suggests patients and families can help hospitals improve safety and the patient experience, CHI Mercy Health has a Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC). “Our goal is to partner with patients and families, along with staff from...
Mistakes happen. But at CHI Mercy Health, work is under way to eliminate mistakes that harm patients. SafetyFirst is a multi-faceted program that will strengthen the organization’s commitment to always put patient, employee and medical staff safety first. This...
Valley City’s CHI Mercy Health is losing all its physicians assistants at the same time it has reached an arrangement so that a physician will be in the building at all times to ensure full care in the Emergency Room, said Keith Heuser, hospital administrator,...
The CHI Mercy Health Laboratory has recently upgraded several analyzers used to perform medical testing. The “workhorse” of the department is the new Siemens Dimension EXL 200, which performs many chemistry tests twice as fast as the previous model. Everything from...