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January 18, 2011
Martha Jefferson is excited to welcome Dr. Stephen Gunther on-board! Dr. Gunther is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in shoulder surgeries, and is now going to be able to provide more treatments and options to patients experiencing pain.
January 9, 2012
Martha Jefferson Hospital is pleased to announce a new service that will make getting imaging tests more convenient. Spring Creek Family Medicine has expanded and is now offering Medical Imaging Service to patients who previously would have had to make the drive to Charlottesville.
In this weeks’ Live Well segment, find out more about the technology that will be available and how you can take advantage of the services.
To listen to the podcast, click the link below.
January 3, 2012
Martha Jefferson Hospital is pleased to announce that patients in need of medical imaging services can now be served at Spring Creek Family Medicine. Saving a trip to Charlottesville not only saves times, but it’s more convenient for patients too.
In this weeks’ CBS19 Helathwise segment, find out what new technology the office has, and how it may be able to help you.
December 29, 2011
When a patient is in the hospital, one doesn’t tend to think of food as the first thing that may help them heal. Although medicine, and care from doctors is first on the list, what one eats does end up often playing a part in the road to recovery.
In this week’s CBS19 Healthwise segment, find out what the new executive chef at Martha Jefferson is doing to revamp the patient menu, in hopes of helping people feel better, faster.
December 14, 2011
Martha Jefferson Hospital recently started using a new service that enbales nurses and doctors to enhance the care they’re able to provide to patients who are deaf.
Now, if sign language services are needed, a live interpreter may be called up instantly, with just a click of the mouse.
December 7, 2011
Cardiologists at Martha Jefferson are now approaching the heart from a new direction – the wrist. In this week’s CBS19 Healthwise segment, Dr. Josh Fischer describes radial access cardiology, the benefits to patients, and just how you can access the heart by entering the body at the wrist.
October 26, 2011
An expanded and updated Clinical Simulation Learning Center is helping nurses, as well as support staff, stay up on the latest techniques they need to best care for their patients. In this week’s CBS19 Healthwise segment, find out how special *patients* are being used for your ultimate benefit if you ever end up in the hospital.
September 28, 2011
Martha Jefferson recently went live with a new program called LifeNet. Working in partnership with Albemarle County Fire Rescue, the technology allows EMS teams to transmit diagnostic quality electrocardiograms (EKGs) to the Emergency Department so that teams can prepare for the patient’s arrival.
The technology will allow patients to receieve treatments quicker, and likely increase their outcomes of a heart attack.
CBS19′s Stephanie Satchell has more in this week’s CBS19 Healthwise segment.
August 29, 2011
The new Martha Jefferson Hospital on Pantops Mountain is now open for business. More than 60 patients were moved from the old facility on Locust Avenue, to the new building, located at 500 Martha Jefferson Drive on Sunday, August 28th. Jim Haden, president, and Becky Owen, director of nursing, sta down with Rick and Jane from WINA Monday morning to share a wrap-up of the weekend event.
To listen to the podcast, click the link below.
August 24, 2011
Knowing how to manage your diabetes and receiving good information and reminders on what you should and shouldn’t be doing is extremely important for people with the disease, as they are the ones in control of their health.
In this week’s CBS19 Healthwise segment, Barbara Martin, a diabetes educator, introduces a new one day class in which all the basics are covered. Learn more and find out how you can sign up to attend. (more…)
