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Healthcare Workers are Getting Their Vaccinations
April 27, 2012
Health care workers frequently remind the public to get their influenza vaccinations, but are they practicing what they preach? According to a report released by the Utah Department of Health, the answer is yes. Nearly 98 percent of Ogden Regional Medical Center's employees received flu vaccinations.
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Ogden Regional Named as Top 100 Hospital
April 20, 2012
Ogden Regional Medical Center was this week named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare.
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Ogden Regional Named a Top 100 Hospital
April 18, 2012
Ogden Regional Medical Center has been named among the top 100 hospitals in the nation. Thomson Reuters, a business data provider, released its annual study Tuesday identifying the top U.S. hospitals based on overall organizational performance.
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Sisters of St. Benedict presented with 2012 State Volunteer Award
April 13, 2012
For their service through the years, the Sisters of St. Benedict have been named the recipients of a 2012 State Volunteer Award, which is presented by the Utah Commission on Volunteers.
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New 3-D CT-scanner provides pinpoint locations for cancer treatment
April 04, 2012
Patients with the most common to the most complex cancers can now be treated at Ogden Regional Medical Center with an advanced radiation delivery system known as TomoTherapy.
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Tomotherapy Cancer Treatment comes to Ogden Regional Medical Center
March 20, 2012
Ogden Regional Medical Center and Gamma West Cancer Services have opened a new TomoTherapy® Cancer Treatment Center in Ogden, Utah. Now, residents of Weber County and surrounding areas have local access to the most advanced radiation-therapy treatment for cancer, the Accuray TomoTherapy Hi-Art® System. Ogden Regional Medical Center is one of only five Utah hospitals and two treatment centers offering its significant capabilities and advantages to patients.
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Antibiotic resistant diseases on the rise
February 28, 2012
Antibiotic resistant diseases are on the rise in the United States, and Utah is far from immune. The Centers for Disease Control defines the antibiotic resistant problem as a "major blooming public health crisis." Drug resistant bacterial infections affect millions of people worldwide and cause up to 90,000 deaths and billions of dollars in health care costs each year in the United States. In Utah, antibiotic-resistant infections have become a significant threat, according to state and local health experts.
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OB/GYNs use robotics to help perform better surgeries
January 30, 2012
Gone are the days when surgery for women’s issues involved a long, ugly incision. Dr. Amber Bradshaw, a gynecologist at Ogden Regional Medical Center, is performing more and more women’s surgeries with robotics, meaning smaller incisions, more precise surgery and faster recovery times.
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Cold weather can raise risk for heart attacks
January 23, 2012
The dropping thermometer just might drop you to your knees with health problems, experts say, especially when it comes to your ticker!
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Ogden Regional Medical Center Trauma Center receives verification from Trauma Review Committee with no deficiencies
January 16, 2012
The trauma center at Ogden Regional Medical Center has been re-verified as a Level II Trauma Center by the Verification Committee (VCR), an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This achievement recognizes the trauma center’s dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients.
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