Adrenalectomy
An adrenalectomy is the removal of one adrenal gland, the removal of both adrenal glands or partial removal of one or both adrenal glands. This is often performed when an adrenal tumor or malignancy is present.
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy uses a thin, telescope-like instrument called a laparoscope, which is inserted through a small incision in the skin. The laparoscope is connected to a tiny video camera which projects a view of the operative site onto video monitors located in the operating room.
Amniocentesis
A prenatal test in which cells surrounding a fetus are removed in order to examine the chromosomes.
Angiogram (Heart Catheterization)
Also called an "arteriogram" or "heart catheterization," an angiogram is an x-ray of the arteries and veins to detect blockage or narrowing of the vessels.
Anti-Nausea Treatments
Treatments to address nausea associated with chemotherapy or other procedures.
Antibiotic Therapy for Cancer Treatment
Drugs used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms.
Appendectomy
The appendix is a small, finger-shaped pouch of intestinal tissue located between the small intestine and large intestine. If the appendix becomes infected, it must be surgically removed before a hole develops in the appendix and spreads the infection to the entire abdominal space. An appendectomy is the surgical removal of an infected appendix.
Arterial Doppler Study
The Arterial Doppler ultrasound uses sound waves at a frequency that is higher than humans are able to hear to produce images on a monitor for the purpose of evaluating the arterial blood flow to the upper extremities (arms) and lower extremities (legs).
ATM
Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) services are available on-site.
Barium Enema
A barium enema (also called lower GI, or gastrointestinal, series) is a procedure that examines the rectum, the large intestine and the lower part of the small intestine. A fluid called barium (a metallic, chemical, chalky, liquid used to coat the inside of organs so that they will show up on an x-ray) is given into the rectum as an enema. An x-ray of the abdomen shows strictures (narrowed areas), obstructions (blockages) and other problems.
Bedrest Basket Program
This is a program for pregnant women who need to spend the rest of their pregnancy on bedrest. A bedrest mandate may cause feelings of confusion, anxiety and loneliness, so this basket of literature and videos on labor and your new baby will help you pass the time and prepare for your new arrival.
Biopsy
A biopsy is a procedure in which tissue samples are removed (with a needle or during surgery) from the body for examination under a microscope; to determine if cancer or other abnormal cells are present.
Blood Donation Services
Donating blood to help patients who need transfusions. You can donate blood every eight weeks.
Blood Transfusion
The process of transferring blood or blood-based products from one person into the circulatory system of another. Blood transfusions can be life-saving in some situations, such as massive blood loss due to trauma, or can be used to replace blood lost during surgery.
Botulinum Toxin (Botox) Injection Therapy
Botulinum toxin (Botox) injection therapy has proven to be useful in the treatment of many neurological conditions such as muscle spasms, urinary retention, migraine and stuttering
Breast Care Center
The Breast Care Center strives to increase awareness about breast cancer through education and early detection. The Breast Care Center also offers breast health programs to the community and businesses free of charge.
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
A type of surgery for women who have had a breast removed (mastectomy). The surgery rebuilds the breast so that it is about the same size and shape as it was before. The nipple and areola (the darker area around the nipple) can also be added. Most women who have had a mastectomy can have reconstruction. Women who have had a lumpectomy may not need reconstruction. Breast reconstruction is done by a plastic surgeon.
Breast Reduction and Augmentation
Surgeons offer a variety of breast surgery options to patients who are unhappy with the shape, size or appearance of their breasts.
Breast Ultrasound (Breast Sonogram)
Breast ultrasound is a noninvasive (the skin is not pierced) procedure used to assess the breasts and look for tumors. Ultrasound technology allows quick visualization of the breast tissue. Ultrasound may also be used to assess blood flow to areas inside the breasts. The examination is often used along with mammography.
Breastfeeding and Pumping Beyond the First 3 Months Class
This class is taught by a board-certified lactation consultant. It provides information on the benefits of breast milk after the first three months of life, pumping for return to work, school or everyday life, breast milk collection and storage.
Breastfeeding Class
This class will teach you everything you need to know about getting a good start with breastfeeding. Learn how to read your baby's cues, determine if breastfeeding is going well, how to tell if your baby is getting enough milk and how to identify and manage breastfeeding challenges. Expectant mothers are urged to bring their partner, support person or family member. Classes are taught by a board-certified lactation consultant.
Breastfeeding Services (Lactation Consults)
For those mothers who choose to breastfeed, a board-certified lactation consultant makes rounds to rooms, consults with you on positioning and provides any other breastfeeding assistance that you may need. They are also available after you leave the hospital.
Breathing Tests
Tests conducted to evaluate your lung function by measuring air flow into and out of the lungs.
Bronchoscopy
Bronchoscopy is a procedure that allows the physician to directly visualize the interior passageways of the lower respiratory tract through a bronchoscope (a long, narrow, fiberoptic, lighted tube inserted through the nose or mouth). With the bronchoscope, the physician can see the larynx (voice box), trachea (windpipe), bronchi (large airways to the lungs), and bronchioles (smaller branches of the bronchi).
Brow Lifts
Also known as a forehead lift, a brow lift minimizes the creases that develop across the forehead, or those that occur high on the bridge of the nose; improves what are commonly referred to as frown lines; and repositions a low or sagging brow.
Business Center
The Business Center offers many office services including: computer with Internet access, printers, copiers and fax machine.
Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Services
Community education programs to encourage healthy lifestyles and behaviors, which can reduce the risk of cancer.
Cardiac and Vascular Support Programs
We offer educational and support programs for patients overcoming the emotional and physical effects of cardiovascular disease and stroke, their friends and families. This often begins with gaining a better understanding of the conditions and sharing your experience with others through support groups.
Cardiac MRI
Cardiac MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) uses special magnets and a computer to create images of the heart as it is beating, producing both still and moving pictures of the heart and major blood vessels. Doctors use cardiac MRI to get images of the beating heart and to look at the structure and function of the heart. These images can help them decide how best to treat patients with heart problems.
Cardiac Rehabilitation
If you have had a heart attack, heart surgery or other cardiac medical procedure, Cardiac Rehabilitation can help you get back on track. The goal is to help you live more fully, without constantly fearing the serious effects of heart disease.
Cardiac Risk Factor Education and Counseling
A program that helps uncover your heart disease risk factors and educate you on ways to improve your cardiovascular health.
Cardiac Scoring (Coronary CT)
Cardiac scoring is a simple test that determines your risk for developing coronary artery disease long before any signs or symptoms are visible. Using a high-speed CT scanner, physicians can detect calcium deposits in the coronary artery and then assess your chances of developing heart disease.
The high-tech scanning equipment makes the test quick, easy and completely noninvasive. The entire exam takes about 10 minutes.
Cardiolyte Stress Testing
A cardiolyte stress test helps your doctor determine if areas of the heart are not receiving enough blood. The test is done in two parts, allowing the doctor to compare how much blood flows throughout the heart muscle during stress (exercise performed on the treadmill) and at rest.
Cardiovascular Research
Clinical research in the field of cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology.
Cardiovascular Risk Management Program
We offer a comprehensive preventive cardiology program that evaluates your cardiac risk factors and develops an action plan emphasizing optimal management of all risk factors, including your lipid and hypertension management and diabetes control. Risk management plan may also include nutrition counseling, education and exercise therapy.
CaringBridge Patient Care Web Sites
CaringBridge offers free, easy-to-create Web sites that help connect friends and family during an illness or a long hospital stay.
Carotid Doppler
The Carotid Doppler exam uses sound frequency in a range that is higher than human beings are able to hear to produce images of the carotid arteries in the neck on a viewing screen. The blood flow through these arteries is evaluated with Doppler.
Cataract Removal
Cataract removal is a procedure that removes the lens of the eye that has become clouded. Naturally eyes allow light rays to clearly focus on the back of the eye. When a cataract is present the light rays become blocked and the vision becomes cloudy. Cataract removal is performed by making a small incision at the edge of the outer lining of the eye. A special microscope is used. An artificial lens may be placed inside the eye to correct vision without glasses or contact lenses. The incision is closed with fine stitches.
Caudal Steroid Injections
This procedure is used to relieve low back and radiating leg pain. The steroids used can reduce the swelling and inflammation caused by stenosis, radiculopathy, sciatica and herniated discs.
CEA Assay Colon Cancer Diagnostic
The CEA Assay test measures a protien called carcinoembryonic antigen. This protein is sometimes higher in people with colorectal cancer.
Celiac Disease Treatment
Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley. The only treatment for celiac disease is a gluten-free diet. A dietitian can help you establish a gluten-free diet plan.
Cesarean Birth
Cesarean delivery (also called a cesarean section or C-section) is the surgical delivery of a baby by an incision through the mother's abdomen and uterus. This procedure is performed when it is determined to be a safer method than a vaginal delivery for the mother, baby, or both.
Chaplaincy Services
Chaplaincy is typically the services of a priest, pastor, ordained deacon, rabbi, imam or other member of the clergy serving a group of people who are not organized as a mission or church, or who are unable to attend church for various reasons.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy (also called systemic treatment) is the use of anticancer drugs to treat cancerous cells. In most cases, chemotherapy works by interfering with the cancer cell’s ability to grow or reproduce. Different groups of chemotherapy drugs work in different ways to fight cancer cells.
Chest Pain Center
For individuals who experience chest pain and other warning signs of a heart attack, the chest pain center is ready to provide immediate cardiac care. Patients are triaged quickly and then evaluated by a board-certified cardiologist. If the patient is experiencing a heart attack, the cardiologist may recommend immediate treatment in the cardiac cath lab. This rapid treatment response has proven to increase survival rates for heart attack patients.
Childbirth Preparation Classes
This class helps the expectant mom and support person learn what to expect during labor and delivery, signs of early labor, Lamaze relaxation and breathing techniques, Ceasarean birth and pain management choices. Important information is given on infant care, safety and adjusting to parenthood.
Childbirth Refresher Classes
A class for those who have had a previous childbirth preparation or Lamaze class in the past.
Choledocojejunostomy
This procedure creates a new "joint" or connection between the common bile duct and a portion of the small bowel to provide drainage for the bile duct due to obstruction from a stone, tumor or other disorder.
Chordee Treatment
Chordee is a condition in which the head of the penis curves downward (that is, in a ventral direction) or upward, at the junction of the head and shaft of the penis. The principal treatment of chordee is surgery in infancy.
Chronic Pain Treatment
Treatment of chronic pain, which is pain that persists longer than the time it takes for natural healing to occur, or pain that lasts longer than six months.
Clinical Feeding Evaluations
A clinical feeding evaluation involves observing a patient while feeding or eating a meal to assess current feeding skill level and any areas of difficulty.
Cognitive Retraining
Cognitive retraining is a therapeutic strategy that seeks to improve or restore a person's skills in the areas of paying attention, remembering, organizing, reasoning and understanding, problem-solving, decision making, and higher level cognitive abilities. Cognitive retraining is one aspect of cognitive rehabilitation, a comprehensive approach to restoring such skills after brain injury or other disability.
Colon Resections (Colectomy)
Laparoscopic intestinal resection surgery (colectomy) uses a thin, telescope-like instrument called a laparoscope, which is inserted through a small incision at the belly button. The laparoscope is connected to a tiny video camera which projects a view of the operative site onto video monitors in the operating room. Anyone with a condition that requires removal of a large part of the intestine, including diverticulitis, Crohn's disease, some colorectal cancers, and rectal prolapse may be a candidate for laparoscopic intestinal surgery.
Colonoscopy
A colonoscopy is a procedure that allows the physician to view the entire length of the large intestine and can often help identify abnormal growths, inflamed tissue, ulcers and bleeding. It involves inserting a colonoscope, a long, flexible, lighted tube, in through the rectum, up into the colon. The colonoscope allows the physician to see the lining of the colon, remove tissue for further examination and possibly treat some problems that are detected.
Colostomy/Ilestomy
A colostomy or ilestomy is performed when the large intestine, rectum, or anus is unable to function normally or needs rest from normal functions. This procedure can be performed using laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic surgery uses a thin, telescope-like instrument called a laparoscope, which is inserted through a small incision at the belly button. The laparoscope is connected to a tiny video camera which projects a view of the operative site onto video monitors located in the operating room.
Common Bile Duct Exploration
A common bile duct exploration is sometimes performed when a stone is found blocking the common bile duct. Tubes, catheters and x-ray guidance are used in this procedure.
Community Resource Referrals
Referrals are made as appropriate for other resources available in the community.
Computer Assisted Diagnosis for Mammograms
Computer-assisted diagnosis of digitized mammograms uses computers to analyze mammogram images, and may improve detection and interpretation of microcalcifications and other structural changes within breast tissue.
Coronary CT Angiography
Coronary CT Angiography uses a 64-slice CT scanner to produce detailed pictures of the heart in a few seconds and provide sharp, clear, three-dimensional images.
The 64-slice scanner allows doctors to evaluate the most common causes of acute chest pain with a single scan. It may also permit some patients to avoid surgical procedures, such as cardiac catheterization.
Cosmetic Procedures
Procedures or treatments intended to result in cosmetic (non-medicinal) improvements.
Critical Care Transport
Critical Care Transport takes critically ill patients from one hospital to another for treatment. The mobile unit and its special treatment team respond quickly to calls. Intensive care treatment begins immediately upon arrival at the referring hospital and continues during transport.
CT Scan
A computed tomography scan (also called a CT or CAT scan) is a diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of x-rays and computer technology to produce cross-sectional images (often called slices), both horizontally and vertically, of the body. A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat and organs. CT scans are more detailed than general x-rays.
Curbside Assistance
Curbside assistance representatives can help you from the moment you enter our campus, including complimentary valet parking. We will escort you where you need to go and are always available for any questions.
Customized Footwear Fittings
Customized footwear created from measurements of the patient's feet.
Cystoscopy
Cystoscopy (also called cystourethroscopy) is an examination in which a scope, a flexible tube and viewing device, is inserted through the urethra to examine the bladder and urinary tract for structural abnormalities or obstructions, such as tumors or stones. Samples of the bladder tissue (called a biopsy) may be removed through the cystoscope for examination under a microscope in the laboratory.
da Vinci Robotic Gynecologic Surgery
With the da Vinci system, surgeons can perform gynecologic surgery by manipulating long hand-held surgical instruments inserted into the abdomen through small incisions. This procedure is less invasive and often results in a shorter recovery time.
Diabetes Self-Care Education
Programs designed for anyone living with diabetes, no matter when they were diagnosed. We help patients use the latest treatment tools and information to properly manage their care. The goal is to prevent or lessen the complications that people often experience with diabetes.
Diagnostic Ultrasound (Sonogram)
Diagnostic ultrasound (sonography) is a non-invasive medical imaging technology that uses high frequency sound waves to form an image of body tissues. Information obtained from these images can be utilized along with other patient data in order to arrive at a medical diagnosis.
Digital Mammography
The latest advancement in the early detection of breast cancer, new digital capabilities will enable the technologist to immediately view mammogram images on the screen, thereby reducing the amount of time spent in the imaging suite and the need for retakes.
Dilation and Curettage
Dilation and curettage (also called D & C) is a minor operation in which the cervix is dilated (expanded) so that the cervical canal and uterine lining can be scraped with a curette (spoon-shaped instrument).
Double-Contrast Barium Enema
In a double-contrast barium enema (also called an air-contrast study), the colon is first filled with barium and then the barium is drained out, leaving only a thin layer of barium on the wall of the colon. The colon is then filled with air. This provides a detailed view of the inner surface of the colon, making it easier to see colon polyps, colorectal cancer or inflammation.
Echocardiogram (Echo)
An echocardiogram (also known as an Echo) is a noninvasive (the skin is not pierced) procedure used to assess the heart's function and structures. During the procedure, a transducer (like a microphone) sends out ultrasonic sound waves at a frequency too high to be heard. When the transducer is placed on the chest at certain locations and angles, the ultrasonic sound waves move through the skin and other body tissues to the heart tissues, where the waves echo off of the heart structures. The transducer picks up the reflected waves and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the echoes into an image of the heart walls and valves.
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is one of the simplest and fastest procedures used to evaluate the heart. Electrodes (small, plastic patches) are placed at certain locations on the chest, arms and legs. When the electrodes are connected to an ECG machine by lead wires, the electrical activity of the heart is measured, interpreted and printed out for the physician's information and further interpretation.
Endometriosis Treatment
The endometrium is the tissue that lines the uterus. When this tissue grows somewhere else in the body it is called endometriosis. These abnormal growths may cause mild to severe pelvic pain, especially during menstruation. Endometriosis may also be associated with infertility. Treatment for endometriosis can be either medical or surgical. Various oral and injectable hormones are available to help slow the growth of endometriosis. Although significant improvement results from initial treatment in some patients, others have recurring symptoms and persistent disease. Recent studies demonstrate that endometriosis can be managed equally well with laparoscopic removal.
ERCP Diagnostic Test
ERCP is a specialized technique used to study the ducts of the gallbladder, pancreas, and liver. Your physician will insert a thin tube called an endoscope through the mouth, esophagus, and stomach into the first part of the small intestine. Once the ducts are identified, a catheter is passed through the endoscope and contrast dye is injected gently into the ducts and x-ray films are taken.
Esophagogastro- duodenoscopy (EGD)
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is an examination of the lining of the esophagus, stomach, and upper duodenum with a small camera (flexible endoscope) which is inserted down the throat.
Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
Electronic fetal heart monitoring is done during pregnancy, labor, and delivery to keep track of the heart rate of your baby (fetus) and the strength and duration of the contractions of your uterus. Your baby's heart rate is a good way to tell whether your baby is doing well or may have some problems. Two types of monitoring, external and internal, can be done.
Fine Needle Aspiration
For a fine needle aspiration biopsy, a very thin needle is placed into the lump or suspicious area to remove a small sample of fluid and/or tissue. No incision is necessary. A fine needle aspiration biopsy may be performed to help to differentiate a cyst from a lump.
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Flexible sigmoidoscopy uses a short, lighted tube to examine the sigmoid colon and rectum.
Fluidotherapy (Fluidized Therapy)
Fluidized therapy (Fluidotherapy®) is a high intensity heat therapy treatment consisting of a dry whirlpool of Cellux (ground up corn cobs that are about the size of grains of sand), suspended in a heated air stream, the mixture having the properties of a liquid.
Fluoroscopy
Fluoroscopy is an imaging technique commonly used by physicians to obtain real-time images of the internal structures of a patient through the use of a fluoroscope.
Foot and Ankle Surgery
Surgical procedures to treat problems with the foot and ankle.
Gait and Mobility Training
Physical therapy for those experiencing problems related to walking and mobiity.
Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy)
Removal of the gallbladder (Cholecystectomy) may occur when gallstones develop. They are small hard masses often consisting of cholesterol and bile salts that form in the gallbladder or bile duct. These stones may block the flow of bile out of the gallbladder.
Gastrectomy
A laparoscopic gastrectomy procedure is performed to treat recurrent ulcer disease, to remove a chronic gastric ulcer, to stop hemorrhage in a perforated ulcer or to remove cancer.
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
A gastrointestinal endoscopy uses a very flexible tube with a lens or camera (and a light on the end), which is connected to a computer screen, allowing the physician to see inside the gastrointestinal tract. Biopsy samples can be taken through the tube.
Gift Shop
An on-site gift shop is available.
Guest Meal Trays
Family and friends may choose to arrange for guest meal trays. There is a charge for this service. The cashier will notify Food and Nutrition Services, and your tray will be delivered along with the patient's tray.
Hand Surgery
Surgery to address conditions and injuries of the hand.
Health Library
The full-service Health Library has a librarian that can assist you in searching for trusted health information through the most up-to-date journals, texts and databases available today.
Health Ministry
Health ministry joins health and faith communities. This ministry of health and wellness seeks to improve the health of parishioners.
Heart Attack Care
Care for those suffering from a heart attack, also known as myocardial infarction, which occurs when the blood supply to part of the heart is interrupted.
Heart Catheterization
A doctor inserts a thin plastic tube (catheter) into an artery or vein in the arm or leg. From there it can be advanced into the chambers of the heart or into the coronary arteries.
Heart Failure Program
A team of skilled nurse practitioners, nurse case managers, social workers, dietitians and occupational therapists develop individualized plans for patients with advanced heart failure. Patients receive a detailed evaluation and are monitored according to their individual needs.
Heart Failure Treatment
Heart failure is a serious form of heart disease, but it can be monitored and treated in an attempt to improve heart function and reduce symptoms. The proper treatment for heart failure depends on what area of your heart is affected, and can include medicine and/or surgery.
Heart Healthy Cookbooks
Our heart healthy cookbooks are packed with easy-to-follow recipes, healthy eating plans and valuable information about lowering your risk for cardiovascular disease.
Holter Monitoring
The Holter monitor is a portable device for continuously monitoring the electrical activity of the heart for 24 hours or more. Its extended recording period is sometimes useful for observing occasional cardiac arrhythmias that would be difficult to identify in a shorter period of time.
Hospital Tours
Tours of the hospital facility are available.
Hydration
Provides necessary fluids to the body, usually through an IV tube.
Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. Different portions of the uterus, as well as other organs, may be removed at the same time.
Hysteroscopy
Hysteroscopy is the visual examination of the canal of the cervix and interior of the uterus using a thin, lighted, flexible tube called a hysteroscope. The device is inserted through the vagina.
Infant Massage Classes
A certified infant massage instructor will teach you the latest massage techniques for your baby.
Infant Safety and CPR Class
Teaches parents infant safety, CPR techniques and provides hands-on practice with a model.
Inguinal Hernia Repair
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair involves making an incision below the belly-button. A special ballooned instrument is then inserted in the space between the abdominal muscles and the lining of the abdomen. Two smaller incisions allow a passage for other specialized surgical instruments. The contents of the hernia are reduced and the defect is repaired by inserting a piece of mesh to patch the hernia defect.
Inpatient Hospice Care
Provides compassionate care in an in-patient setting to patients with terminal illnesses, and supportive care to their families.
Interpreter Services
When you register as a patient, please let the staff know if you need an interpreter to assist you during your medical appointments.
Intravenous Pyelogram
An intravenous pyelogram (IVP) is a type of x-ray that allows visualization of the kidneys and ureters after the injection of a contrast dye. The dye helps enhance the image on an x-ray film.
As the contrast dye moves into and through the kidneys, ureters, and bladder, x-rays taken at short intervals can capture its movement. A delay in the contrast dye moving through the urinary system may indicate an obstruction in the kidney’s blood flow or poor kidney function.
A radiologist can then assess the function and detect abnormalities of the urinary system. This test is usually ordered as one of the first tests in cases of suspected kidney disease or urinary tract disorders.
Joint Replacement
Surgeons perform joint replacement surgeries for knees, hips and shoulders. Following joint replacement surgery, most patients are able to resume previous daily activities with vastly improved comfort levels and ease of movement.
Surface replacement surgery is sometimes recommended for younger, more physically active patients. Other alternatives to total joint replacement include Osteotomy, Arthroplasty and Arthrodesis.
Lap Adjustable Gastric Banding
The lap adjustable gastric band is the least invasive of all operations to reduce the size of the stomach. Sometimes referred to as "banding," the procedure uses an adjustable silicon ring, or Lap Band, which is placed around the stomach and tightened or loosened to control food capacity and appetite.
Laparoscopic Surgery
Laparoscopic surgery (also known as minimally invasive surgery) is performed through multiple small incisions (1/4" to 1/2" long) using specially designed surgical instruments and viewed through a laparoscope, or surgical telescope.
Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap)
A procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for the purpose of diagnostic testing.
Mammogram
A form of x-ray of the breast that can identify tissue abnormalities, including cancerous growths. Mammograms can detect breast cancer as much as two years before a lump can be felt.
Maternity Classes
A variety of classes designed to prepare women and their partner for the birth of a child.
Maternity Pre-Registration
It is important that you pre-register to deliver your baby. It is best to complete this pre-registration at least four months before your due date.
Maternity Tour
You and your family are welcome to tour our hospital facilities. These free tours are offered both evenings and weekends.
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a diagnostic procedure that uses a combination of large magnets, radiofrequencies and a computer to produce detailed images of organs and structures within the body.
Multi-Slice CT
Multislice CT scans, or MSCT scans, often allow remarkably accurate imaging of the coronary arteries, and often, blockages in the coronary arteries can be seen quite clearly. The quality of the image with MSCT scans is partially related to the number of "slices" taken by the camera. Currently, 16-slice and 64-slice CT imagers are commercially available.
Myelogram
A myelogram is a specific x-ray study that allows careful evaluation of the spinal canal and nerve roots. It involves the injection of a dye or contrast material into the spinal canal.
Nephrectomy
Nephrectomy is surgery to remove a kidney.
Neuromuscular Re-education
Neuromuscular re-education is a technique used in therapy to help improve balance, coordination, posture and body awareness. Balance and postural stability exercises may be used and the patient is encouraged to feel the correct position of joints and where the extremity is in space.
Neuropathy Treatment
Treatment of diseases and disorders involving the nerves.
Newborn Care
Treatment received by a newborn child from the date of birth until 30 days following discharge from the hospital.
Newborn Hearing Screens
Trained staff members of the hospital use a procedure called Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (AABR). The screener sends sounds through small earphones which are placed over each ear. Small sensors which are attached to your baby's skin pick up your baby's response from the brain to the sounds he/she hears. Your baby's response to the sounds are analyzed by the screener.
Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring
A state-of-the-art machine used to continuously monitor blood pressure.
Notary Public Services
Notary public services are available to patients and their families.
Nuclear Medicine
A branch of medicine and medical imaging that uses the nuclear properties of matter in diagnosis and therapy. More specifically, nuclear medicine is a part of molecular imaging because it produces images that reflect biological processes that take place at the cellular and subcellular level.
Nuclear Stress Test
Tests on the heart which use small amounts of radioactive (nuclear) tracers and radiological imaging machines to evaluate the supply of blood to your heart muscle. During a nuclear stress test, a radioactive substance is injected into your bloodstream. This substance mixes with your blood and travels to your heart. A special scanner, which detects the radioactive material in your heart, creates images of your heart muscle.
Nutrition Counseling
Developing a heart-healthy eating plan can help you reduce your cholesterol and maintain a healthy body weight, both of which are important in the prevention of heart disease. Nutrition counseling provides individual consultations with a nutritionist designed to create a healthy eating plan that is right for you. The nutritionist will review your blood lipid profile, discuss your current eating patterns and provide you with educational materials on foods that will lower your cardiovascular disease risk.
Nutrition Counseling for Cancer Patients
Nutrition services for cancer survivors with expert advice from a dietitian with special training in oncology.
Nutrition Planning
Nutrition services offer an opportunity to receive expert advice from a dietitian. A diet analysis and consultation will benefit you whether you are looking to control weight loss or gain, implement a health eating pattern, or looking for a plan to assist in the prevention of disease.
OB Anesthesia
There are many options available to laboring mothers to help manage the pain including:
Obstetrics
The branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother.
Occupational and Hand Therapy
Occupational and hand therapy assists patients with independent performance of daily living activities such as cooking, dressing, bathing, as well as exercises to strengthen hands and arms.
Off-Pump Heart Surgery
Off-pump heart surgery is done without the use of the heart-lung machine and without stopping the heart. This may reduce neurological complications and improve recovery.
Online Nursery
An online nursery allows family and friends to access a secured Web site and view the baby's first official photos.
Open MRI
Open MRI scanners have been developed for people who are anxious or obese, or for examination of small parts of the body, such as the extremities (knee, shoulder). In addition, some systems offer imaging in different positions and sequences of movements. The basic technology of an open MRI machine is similar to that of a traditional MRI device. The major difference for the patient is that instead of lying in a narrow tunnel, the imaging table has more space around the body so that the magnet does not completely surround the person being tested.
Open or Operative Shunts
Operations devised to preserve the flow of blood through the portal vein to the liver while decompressing varices in the stomach and esophagus by means of surrounding veins.
Optic Nerve Decompression
Optic nerve compression occurs when there is increased pressure to the nerve of vision without a discernable cause. Women from their teens through 50s are more likely to have this condition. Surgery involves opening the sinuses through the nose and then carefully drilling the bone over the optic nerve. The lining of the nerve is then slit to allow the nerve to swell and relieve the pressure. Computer-guided surgery is sometimes used to aid in identifying structures in the sinus. This allows for accurate navigation in the nose.
Orbital Decompression
Orbital compression is a condition where the eye is pushed forward by the extra fat in the eye socket. This may not allow the eyelids to close very well and result in redness of the eye, double vision, and irritable, watering eyes. In a few cases the optic nerve, carrying the visual signals to the brain, can be compressed and this leads to failing vision. This condition is associated with Grave's Disease, an overactive function of the thyroid.
The surgical approach is through the nose and is often associated with the ophthalmologist who makes a small eyelid incision to complete the procedure. The ENT surgeon removes the sinuses between the eyes. The lining of the orbit is then slit to allow the fat of the orbit to swell into the space of the ethmoid sinus. Occasionally the optic nerve needs to be decompressed at the same time.
Orthopaedic Care
Treatment of disorders or deformities of the spine and joints.
Osteoarthritis Care
Treatment of osteoarthritis, a condition caused by wear and tear that causes inflammation of the joint, causing swelling, pain, and stiffness.
Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic physicians use all conventional methods of diagnosis and treatment but are trained to place additional emphasis on the achievement of normal body mechanics as central to maintaining good health.
Osteoporosis Care
Treatment of osteoporosis, a disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.
Osteoporosis Group Education Program
A group osteoporosis program offers a series of educational classes for those recently diagnosed or at high risk for developing osteoporosis. The goal is to teach you how to live with osteoporosis and how to improve the quality of your life. Classes feature topics presented by a physician, physical therapist, nurse or dietician and an exercise component.
Osteoporosis Individual Consultation
The goal of this individual consultation with a nurse, physical therapist and dietitian is to provide you with a personalized osteoporosis evaluation and assessment based on your risk factors. This consultation is valuable for someone recently diagnosed with osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis Testing
Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become more fragile and more likely to break. A bone density test, also called densitometry or DEXA scan, can determine if you have osteoporosis or are at risk of osteoporosis before you break any bones.
Osteoporosis Treatment Plans
Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and loss of bone tissue. Treatment of osteoporosis depends on the cause of your condition, the severity of bone loss, and the response to treatments. In general, treatments include calcium, vitamin D, weight-bearing exercise, prevention of falls, and bone-friendly medicines.
Otoplasty
A cosmetic surgery to change the appearance of a person's external ears. Otoplasty can take many forms, such as bringing the ears closer to the head (often called ear pinning), reducing the size of very big ears, or reshaping various bends in the cartilage.
Outpatient Infectious Disease Consultations
Focuses on identifying and preventing the further spread of infectious diseases.
Outpatient IV Antibiotic Therapy
Certain patients can receive necessary antibiotics through an IV in an at-home setting.
Outpatient Psychological Services
Psychological counseling on an outpatient basis.
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient rehabilitation services include Physical Therapy, Occupational and Hand Therapy, Psychology, Speech Pathology, Audiology and Nursing.
Pacemaker Assessment and Reprogramming
Pacemakers are tiny devices that keep the heart beating properly. They must be periodically assessed and reprogrammed to ensure proper function.
Pacemaker Implantation
A pacemaker insertion is the implantation of a small electronic device in the chest (just below the collarbone) to help regulate electrical problems with the heart. When a problem develops, such as a slow heart rate, a pacemaker may be recommended to ensure that the heartbeat does not slow to a dangerously low rate.
Pacing
How a device is programmed to pace one's heart.
Pain Management and Treatment
Pain management and treatment options address the whole person, not just the site of the pain. Options may include: occupational therapy, physical therapy, pain psychology, biofeedback, integrated mind-body pain program, medication management, social work, patient-controlled analgesia, epidural injections, procedural treatments, and/or implantable technologies.
Pain Rehabilitation
A program designed for persons with residual impairment from injury, disease or surgical procedures.
Palliative Care Program
A palliative care program focuses on relieving pain, symptoms and stress of patients with advanced diseases.
Pancreatectomy
This operation removes the whole pancreas, part of the stomach, part of the small intestine, the common bile duct, the gallbladder, the spleen, and nearby lymph nodes.
Pap Test
A Pap test (also called Pap smear) involves microscopic examination of cells collected from the cervix, used to detect changes that may be cancer or may lead to cancer, and to show noncancerous conditions, such as infection or inflammation.
Paracentesis
Paracentesis is a procedure to remove fluid that has accumulated in the abdominal cavity (peritoneal fluid), a condition called ascites. Ascites may be caused by infection, inflammation, abdominal injury, or other conditions, such as cirrhosis or cancer. The fluid is removed using a needle inserted through the abdominal wall and sent to a lab for analysis to determine the cause of the fluid buildup. Paracentesis also may be done to drain the fluid as a comfort measure in people with cancer or chronic cirrhosis.
Parents with Siblings Classes
This one-session program helps prepare brothers and sister for the new baby. Parent watch their children learn how to diaper and hold the baby. A Family Maternity Center tour included. Recommended for children ages 3-10. Class is free.
Parotid Surgery
The parotid gland is a salivary gland that manufactures saliva and transports it via a small duct into the oral cavity. Reasons for a parotidectomy (removal of the parotid gland) include, but are not limited exclusively, to benign and/or malignant growths in the parotid gland itself, as well as chronic infection, and retained stones that may form in the parotid gland.
Pastoral Care
Pastoral care is the ministry of care and counseling provided by pastors, chaplains and other religious leaders to members of their group. Examples of Pastoral Care Services are:
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Chaplaincy
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Parish Nursing and Health Ministry
- Onsite chapels
Patient Navigator
Designed to serve newly diagnosed cancer patients at all points of entry into the hospital system. Navigators are experienced healthcare professionals whose role is to be a constant source of support throughout a patient’s entire cancer journey.
Patient-Controlled Analgesia
pDEXA Scan
The Peripheral Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (pDEXA) Scan measures bone density in the forearm, finger or heel. This is a screening test that your physician will consider along with other risk factors to determine if you need a DEXA Scan.
Peak Flow Testing
Peak flow tests measure how well your airways are working. For diagnostic purposes, peak flow testing can be used to suggest - not diagnose directly - asthma.
Pediatric Cancer Treatment
Childhood cancer varies from adult cancers in development, treatment, response to therapy, tolerance of therapy and prognosis. In most cases, childhood cancer is more responsive to therapy, the child can tolerate more aggressive therapy and the prognosis is better. Treatments may include options such as antibiotics, surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric surgery is the treatment of disease, injury or other disorders in children by direct physical intervention, usually with instruments. Surgery involves the cutting into the skin or other organ to accomplish restoring the body to a healthful state.
Pelvic Exam
During a pelvic examination, a physician examines the uterus, vagina, ovaries, fallopian tubes, bladder and rectum.
Pelvic Floor Repair
Surgical repair of the pelvic floor, which refers to the pelvic diaphragm, the sphincter mechanism of the lower urinary tract, the upper and lower vaginal supports, and the internal and external anal sphincters. It is a network of muscles, ligaments and other tissues that hold up the pelvic organs (vagina, rectum, uterus and bladder). When this system is torn or weakens, the organs may shift, bulge and push outward or against each other. As a result, women may suffer from urinary or fecal incontinence or obstruction, vaginal prolapse, vaginal pain, sexual dysfunction, and other problems.
Pelvic Organ Prolapse Treatment
Pelvic Ultrasound
A pelvic ultrasound is a noninvasive (the skin is not pierced) procedure used to assess organs and structures within the female pelvis. A pelvic ultrasound allows quick visualization of the female pelvic organs and structures including the uterus, cervix, vagina, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. Doppler ultrasound may also show blood flow in certain pelvic organs.
Percutaneous Discectomy
Percutaneous means "through the skin" or using a very small incision. Discectomy is the surgical removal of herniated disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord.
Periodic Leg Movement Evaluations
Periodic leg movement syndrome is a sleep disorder characterized by rhythmic movements of the legs during sleep. Movements occur periodically throughout the night and can fluctuate in severity from one night to the next.
Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment
Treatment for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) focuses on reducing symptoms and preventing further progression of the disease. In most cases, lifestyle changes, exercise and claudication medications are enough to slow the progression or even reverse the symptoms of PAD.
Peripheral Stent Placement
Peripheral stenting is one common treatment option for treating Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). A small incision is made in the patient's groin or arm, and a catheter is inserted. A stent is then inserted through the catheter. The doctor navigates the stent to the site of vessel narrowing. The stent is then expanded, and blood flows more easily through the blood vessel.
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC Lines)
Provides access to the blood stream for administration of medications, chemotherapy and/or blood products, and for taking blood samples. It is inserted in a large vein in the arm, and extends from there to the large vessels in the chest. It may stay in for weeks or months.
Pharmacological Pain Control
Pharmacological pain control involves the use of analgesics, as well as other medications, to modify the patient's mood or pain perception.
Pharmacy Services
Prescriptions can be filled at the on-site pharmacy.
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy involves the evaluation and treatment of problems associated with mobility, balance, coordination and musculoskeletal pain.
Pilonidal Cystectomy
A procedure in which the doctor removes a certain type of cyst from the buttock cleft area near the tailbone.
Pneumonia Treatment
Treatment of pneumonia, an inflammatory illness of the lung.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Treatment
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition characterized by irregular menstrual periods, excess hair growth and obesity, though it can affect women in a variety of ways. Your doctor may prescribe one or more medications to help manage the symptoms and risks associated with PCOS.
Positively Pregnant Program
This class prepares new moms and dads for a healthy and positive start to the pregnancy. Topics include normal physical and emotional changes of pregnancy, fetal development, healthy food choices, relief measures for common discomforts, signs of pre-term labor and general health concerns.
Post-Menopausal Care
Specialized care to address the different health concerns women have after menopause, such as hormonal changes, cardiovascular risks, and osteoporosis.
Preparing to Parent Your Baby Class
Sessions to provide the expectant/new mom and support person with the tools to parent a newborn successfully. Taught by a certified parenting educator, the classes give parents the opportunity to ask questions and to prepare for life's changes that occur after childbirth. Topics include styles of parenting, bonding, infant development, creative play for infants, sleep techniques, scheduling and self-care.
Preventive Cardiology Program
A preventive cardiology program evaluates your cardiac risk factors and develops an action plan emphasizing optimal management of all risk factors, including your lipid and hypertension management and diabetes control. A risk management plan may also include nutrition counseling, education and exercise therapy.
Prostatectomy
A prostatectomy is a surgical procedure for the partial or complete removal of the prostate.
PSA Blood Test
A prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test is used to help detect prostate cancer by measuring a substance called prostate-specific antigen produced by the prostate.
Pulmonary Conditions Treatment
Treatments for disorders of the lungs and airways. Conditions may include asthma, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, bronchitis, emphysema or cancer.
Pulmonary Function Test
A test designed to measure how well the lungs are working. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) gauge how the lungs are carrying out their tasks -- of expanding and contracting (when a person inhales and exhales) and of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide efficiently between the air (or other gases) within the lungs and the blood.
Pulse Oximetry
Electrodes used to monitor your pulse are attached to a part of your body like a finger, earlobe, or skin fold.
Radioisotope Management
Radioisotopes can be used in imaging tests or as a treatment for cancer, such as in brachytherapy.
Rapid Chest Response in Emergency Department
Knowing and recognizing the warning signs of a heart attack and getting to the Emergency Department immediately will improve your chances of survival and recovery. At the Chest Pain Emergency Department, patients are triaged quickly and then evaluated by a board-certified cardiologist. This rapid treatment response has proven to increase survival rates for heart attack patients.
Rapid Influenza Test
Rapid (same-day) flu tests are best used within the first 48 hours of symptoms to help diagnose influenza and determine whether or not anti-viral medications should be used, or they are ordered within the first week to help identify outbreaks.
Rapid Streptococcus Test
Quickly helps you determine whether a throat infection is caused by strep (which requires treatment) or a virus (which does not).
Renal (Kidney) Stone Surgery
Some kidney stones pass out of the body without any intervention by a physician. But in cases that cause lasting symptoms or other complications, kidney stones may be treated with various techniques, including shock waves or extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), ureteroscope, tunnel surgery (also called percutaneous nephrolithotomy).
Renal, Pelvis and Ureter Surgery
This procedure removes the renal pelvis, kidney and entire ureter, along with the bladder cuff. Renal, pelvis and ureter surgery is used to treat patients who have transitional cell cancer of the upper urinary tract. Unlike a conventional procedure, laparoscopic surgery requires only several small incisions. Through these incisions, a surgeon uses a tiny camera and specialized surgical instruments to remove the diseased organs.
Rhinoplasty
A cosmetic procedure used to enhance or change the appearance of the nose.
Rotator Cuff Repair
The rotator cuff is a group of four tendons and the related muscles that stabilize the shoulder and allow you to raise and rotate your arm. Surgery may be used to treat a rotator cuff disorder if the injury is very severe or if nonsurgical treatment has failed to improve shoulder strength and movement sufficiently.
Screening Mammogram
A screening mammogram is an x-ray of the breast used to detect breast changes in women who have no signs of breast cancer.
Security Escort
A security escort is available to accompany visitors to their vehicles within the visitor's parking lot of the facility.
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
This procedure involves locating the few lymph nodes near the site of cancer that would receive lymph fluid drainage from the tumor itself. If any tumor cells have moved from the original area involved, those lymph nodes would most likely hold them. These lymph nodes are found using a radioactive tracer and blue dye.
Septoplasty
Septoplasty is a corrective surgical procedure done to straighten the nasal septum, the partition between the two nasal cavities. Ideally, the septum should run down the center of the nose. When it deviates into one of the cavities, it narrows that cavity and impedes airflow.
Sexual Assault Services
Specialized services offered through the Emergency Department to provide quality, compassionate care to all survivors of violence. A Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) is a registered nurse who has received specialized training in the care and treatment of survivors of sexual assault. In addition to providing compassionate care to survivors, SANEs collect forensic evidence and may be called as an expert witness in court cases.
Sexual Dysfunction Treatment
Treatment of inadequate sexual functioning in the form of desire, arousal, orgasmic or sex pain disorders.
Sibling Class/Tour
A special class and facility tour designed for the siblings of a new baby.
Sigmoidoscopy
Examination of the rectum and lower part of the colon (sigmoid colon) using a flexible viewing tube passed through the rectum.
Sinus Endoscopy
Sinus Endoscopy, a treatment for chronic sinus problems, is a minimally invasive procedure that eliminates the need for an external incision. The sinus surgery procedure begins through the nose, removing the thickened and diseased tissue blocking the sinuses. Most of the healthy tissue in the sinuses is undisturbed allowing for a rapid recovery.
Sinus Surgery
Sinuses are air cavities within the facial bones, lined by mucous membranes similar to those in other parts of the airways. Certain sinus conditions may require surgery.
Skin Biopsies
A skin biopsy is a procedure in which a sample of skin tissue is removed, processed, and examined under a microscope.
Skin Grafting
A surgical procedure by which skin or a skin substitute is placed over a burn or nonhealing wound to permanently replace damaged or missing skin.
Sleep Apnea Evaluations
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. The evaluation of sleep apnea may include tests in a sleep laboratory as well as home studies.
Sleep Disorders Treatment
Treatment of sleep disorders, which are a group of conditions characterized by an inability to have normal, restful sleep.
Sleep Problem Evaluations
Evaluation of sleep-related issues and conditions.
Smoking Cessation
Using individualized medical assessment, strategies and health tips, this program helps people identify and reach their goals to stop using tobacco.
Speakers' Bureau
The speakers' bureau is a part of our commitment to the community. Comprised of qualified medical professionals, the Speakers' Bureau addresses current healthcare topics and trends, as well as clinical issues. This free service is one of many ways we invest in the health of our communities.
Special Care Nursery
A nursery specially equipted to care for premature babies and newborns suffering from serious health conditions.
Speech Therapy (Speech Pathology)
The treatment of speech and communication disorders.
Spine Surgery
Spinal problems can often be corrected with therapeutic techniques. However, if surgery is necessary, treatments may include:
Spirometry
Spirometry is the most common of the Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs), measuring lung function, specifically the measurement of the amount (volume) and/or speed (flow) of air that can be inhaled and exhaled. Spirometry is an important tool in assessing conditions such as asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, and COPD.
Splenectomy
Removal of the spleen, an organ located in the upper left portion of the abdomen, behind the stomach. Its functions are to filter blood, remove bacteria, make blood and store blood.
Laparoscopic surgery to remove the spleen uses a thin, telescope-like instrument called a laparoscope, which is inserted through a small incision. The laparoscope is connected to a tiny video camera which projects a view of the operative site onto video monitors located in the operating room.
Splinting
A splint is a medical device for the immobilization of limbs or of the spine.
Sports Medicine Procedures
The field of medicine concerned with physical fitness and the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries sustained in sports or exercise.
Stenting
Stenting places a tiny, expandable coil (stent) inside a blood vessel at the site of a blockage. The stent is expanded to open up the blockage.
Stress Testing
Stress testing (usually with ECG; also called treadmill or exercise ECG) is a test that is given while a patient walks on a treadmill or pedals a stationary bike to monitor the heart during exercise. Breathing and blood pressure rates are also monitored. A stress test may be used to detect coronary artery disease, and/or to determine safe levels of exercise following a heart attack or heart surgery.
Stroke Rehabilitation
The stroke rehabilitation program helps stroke survivors return to their lives, employment and families by providing a continuum of services, from comprehensive therapy to preparation for home or work re-entry.
Stroke/TIA Treatment
Treatment of stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA). A TIA, or "mini-stroke," is often a warning sign of a future stroke. Although there is no cure for stroke, advanced medical and surgical treatments are now available, giving many stroke victims hope for optimal recovery. Treatment is most effective when started immediately.
Support Group Meetings
A support group is a group of people with common experiences and concerns who provide emotional and moral support for one another.
Surgery and Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
Erectile dysfunction (ED or male impotence) is a sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis. Medicine can be an effective treatment option. Or vascular reconstructive surgery can be used to improve the blood supply to the penis.
Surgery to Treat Heartburn/Reflux
Heartburn is caused by a condition known as gastroesophageal reflux, which is the backup of stomach acids into the esophagus. Gastroesophageal reflux may occur frequently when the valve-like mechanism between the esophagus and stomach does not fulfill its function of keeping the stomach acids in place. Several surgical options are available to treat this condition.
Surgical Cancer Treatments
For certain types of cancer, surgical removal of the tumor is the easiest, most effective method of treatment. In many cases it is just the tumor, or a part of the tumor, that is removed. However, it might be necessary to remove an entire diseased organ, such as a lung or kidney.
Surgical Dermatological Procedures
Surgical procedures to address conditions of the skin.
Surgical Tumor Removal
For certain types of cancer, surgical removal of the tumor is the easiest, most effective method of treatment. In many cases it is just the tumor, or a part of the tumor, that is removed. However, it might be necessary to remove an entire diseased organ, such as a lung or kidney.
Swallowing Evaluation and Treatment
Examination and treatment of the oral structures to determine movement and strength patterns of the muscles utilized for eating and swallowing.
Take Off a Ton in Ten Weeks
Using proven weight loss strategies, a team of lifestyle specialists will help you succeed. The team includes a dietitian, nurses and exercise physiologists who will help you focus on balancing stress in your life and exercising properly. Plus, we'll help improve your decision-making skills for choosing meals and snacks--whether you are at home or out on the town.
TeleHealth Program for Heart Failure
An educational disease management program for patients who have mild to moderate forms of heart failure or who are in the early stages of the condition. The program is designed to help patients take control of their condition. Our goal is to give patients the tools they need to develop self-management skills in the comfort of their own homes.
Telemetry Monitoring
A telemetry system uses a series of receivers and transmitters located throughout the hospital. It allows for information from a transmitter packet the patient wears either in a pocket or in a plastic packet holder around the neck to be sent back to receivers at a central monitoring station. It accurately monitors the heart’s rhythm and transmits it back to the central station where the results can be read.
Tendon/Nerve Repair
Various treatments or procedures to repair damage to the tendons and/or nerves.
Testicular Biopsy
A testicular biopsy is a test to remove a small sample of tissue from one or both testicles and examined under a microscope to evaluate a man's ability to father a child. Testicular biopsy is not usually used to detect testicular cancer. When cancer is suspected, an open surgical procedure (orchiectomy) is done to confirm the diagnosis.
Testicular Torsion Treatment
In testicular torsion the spermatic cord that provides the blood supply to a testicle is twisted, cutting off the blood supply. Prolonged testicular torsion will result in the death of the testicle and surrounding tissues. Treatment is a simple and minimally invasive surgical procedure.
Therapeutic Exercise
Instructing a patient in body mechanics, exercise to increase strength or range of motion, and general conditioning and flexibility.
Thoracentesis
Thoracentesis is a procedure to remove fluid from the space between the lungs and the chest wall called the pleural space. It is done with a needle (and sometimes a plastic catheter) inserted through the chest wall. This pleural fluid may be sent to a lab to determine what may be causing the fluid to accumulate in the pleural space.
Throat Cultures
A throat culture is a test to detect and identify a bacterial, fungal, or viral infection in the throat.
Thrombophilia Testing
Testing for several distinct conditions where there is an increased tendency for excessive clotting of the blood, increasing the possibility of forming a dangerous blood clot.
Thyroid Surgery
Surgery to remove portions or all of the thyroid gland, or polyps growing on the thyroid gland.
Thyroidectomy
Total thyroidectomy: Your surgeon will remove the entire gland and sometimes the lymph nodes surrounding the gland. All thyroidectomies are done under great care to avoid injury to vital structures in the surrounding area.
Subtotal (near-total) thyroidectomy: Your surgeon will remove one complete lobe, the isthmus, and part of the other lobe. This may be done for nodules limited to one lobe of the thyroid gland.
Tilt Table Testing
A tilt table procedure is a diagnostic procedure that may be used to evaluate a person who has symptoms of syncope (fainting). When a person has a complaint of syncope, the physician will carefully evaluate the person's past medical history and perform a physical examination. If basic components of the examination or history do not reveal a potential cause for the syncope, and the person has no history of heart disease, then further diagnostic procedures will be scheduled.
Tonsillectomy / Adenoidectomy
Tonsils are lymph nodes found in the back of the mouth. Adenoids are also tonsils but they are higher up, in the back of the nose. The most common reason for tonsillectomy (removal of the tonsils) and adenoidectomy (removal of the adenoids) is to remove enlarged tonsils and adenoids which block breathing passages.
Total (Simple) Mastectomy
A surgeon removes the whole breast. Some of the lymph nodes under the arm may also be removed.
Transcutaneous Oximetry
Transcutaneous Oximetry (TCOM2), or diagnostic oxygen study, is a non-invasive procedure which measures blood flow and oxygen tension levels to help predict the healing potential of a wound.
Transesophageal Echo (TEE)
An echocardiogram where the echo transducer is placed in the esophagus, or food pipe that connects the mouth to the stomach. Since the esophagus sits behind the heart, the echo beam does not have to travel through the front of the chest and therefore offers a much clearer image of the heart, particularly, the back structures, such as the left atrium, which may not be seen as well by a standard echo taken from the front of the heart.
Transvaginal Ultrasound
Transvaginal ultrasound (also called ultrasonography) is an ultrasound test using a small instrument, called a transducer, that is placed in the vagina.
Treatment of Blood-Borne Pathogens
A blood-borne disease (pathogen) is one that can be spread by contamination by blood. The most common examples are HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and viral haemorrhagic fevers. Standard medical practice regards all blood (and any body fluid) as potentially infective. Treatment options for those already infected with such diseases vary depending on the disease.
Treatment of Foot Infections (Surgical & Non-Surgical)
Treatment options for both minor and severe infections of the feet.
Treatment of Minor Emergencies
Treatment of minor health-related issues such as minor injuries or illnesses.
Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Treatment of communicable infections transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact.
Tumor Marker Panel
Tumor marker panels are tests that analyze substances in the blood produced by cancer cells. The markers are able to detect if cancer is present in the blood and can monitor the cancer's response to therapy.
Ultrasound
An ultrasound, also called sonography, is a diagnostic imaging technique which uses high-frequency sound waves and a computer to create images of blood vessels, tissues and organs. Ultrasounds are used to view internal organs as they function, and to assess blood flow through various vessels.
Upper GI (Barium Swallow)
An upper GI (gastrointestinal) series (also called a barium swallow) is a diagnostic test that examines the organs of the upper part of the digestive system: the esophagus, stomach and duodenum (the first section of the small intestine). A fluid called barium (a metallic, chemical, chalky liquid used to coat the inside of organs so that they will show up on an x-ray) is swallowed. X-rays are then taken to evaluate the digestive organs.
Upper GI Endoscopy
Upper endoscopy uses a thin flexible tube with its own lens and light source to allow your physician to examine the lining of the upper part of your gastrointestinal tract. This includes the esophagus, stomach, and first portion of the small intestine.
Ureteroscopy
Ureteroscopy is an examination in which a long, thin scope, a flexible tube and a viewing devise are inserted through the bladder, into the ureter, and then into the kidney if necessary. This procedure is usually performed for the treatment of ureteral and kidney stones. General anesthesia is typically used for this procedure.
Urinary Incontinence Treatment
Loss of bladder control is not a disease. Rather, it is a sign that a problem may exist. Regular leakage of urine can occur with certain movements, during pregnancy or times of stress. When leakage of urine becomes frequent or severe enough to become a social or hygienic problem, it is called urinary incontinence. Leakage of urine that cannot be controlled should prompt the patient to see a doctor. Proper diagnosis and treatment may correct the problem and ease the symptoms of urinary incontinence.
Urinary Incontinence Treatment
Loss of bladder control is not a disease. Rather, it is a sign that a problem may exist. Regular leakage of urine can occur with certain movements, during pregnancy or times of stress. When leakage of urine becomes frequent or severe enough to become a social or hygienic problem, it is called urinary incontinence. Leakage of urine that cannot be controlled should prompt the patient to see a doctor. Proper diagnosis and treatment may correct the problem and ease the symptoms of urinary incontinence.
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)
This term describes the delivery of an infant through the birth canal for women who had previously given birth by Cesarean section.
Valet Parking
Valet parking service is available. There is no charge to the patient for this service.
Venography
A venogram is an X-ray test that takes pictures of blood flow through the veins in a certain area of the body. A venogram can show the veins in your legs, pelvis, or arm; the veins leading to the heart; or the veins leaving your kidneys. Venography may be done to find a blood clot (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT).
Venous Doppler Ultrasound
A venous Doppler ultrasound is a diagnostic test used to check circulation. This exam shows any blockage in the veins by a blood clot or “thrombus” formation.
Visitor Dining
Food service options available for visitors.
Wound VAC
Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) is a non-invasive technique whereby negative pressure is delivered in a uniform manner to a wound. This encourages the arterioles to dilate, so improving blood flow, promoting a moist environment and assisting in the proliferation of granulation tissue.
X-ray
An x-ray is a diagnostic test which uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones and organs onto film.
