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Select any letter to get started. Common Diseases / Conditions: Events and ClassesLook Good Feel Better | April 14 | 1:00pm -3:00pm,The Look Good Feel Better program was developed especially for radiation therapy and chemotherapy patients who are experiencing hair loss. The speaker will talk about how to make yourself look better. There will be demonstrations on wigs, hats, and scarves by cancer survivors and hair professionals.
Sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Free make-up kits will be given to each participant.
Limited seating. Please call the infoline at 480-882-4636 to register. Mammograms & Manicures | April 8 | 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,Please join Scottsdale Healthcare Medical Center Shea for this FREE seminar:
Radiologists Dr. Connie Jones & Dr. Lori Kunzelman will discuss:
FACTS:
* Standard of Care for the detection of early breast cancer vs. new Federal US preventative Task Force Recommendations
* American Cancer Society recommendations for the high-risk woman, MRI in conjunction with mammography
* Cutting-edge technologies for the detection of early breast cancer.
SCREENINGS vs. DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT-WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
* Clear understanding of the difference of a breast screening exams vs. a breast diagnostic exams
* Determining the best exam for your patient
* A closer look at the Diagnostic patient
Registration is required.
If you have any questions, please call (480) 882-4636. Heart Health Evaluations | March 31 | 8:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.,To educate women and men 20 years or older on heart disease. The evaluation will help patients understand the risk of heart disease and which steps to take to protect your health.
Patients will get their fasting lipid profile, glucose, and blood pressure checked. Also, measure waist circumference and calculate body mass index. Patients will be referred to cardiologists on staff if someone is high risk.
Patients must be fasting 10 hours prior appointment time. If you are unable to keep your appointment, please call (480) 882-4636 to cancel or reschedule.
Appointments are required and fees are due at time of registration.
Scottsdale Healthcare Quality MeasurementsScottsdale Healthcare has created reliable care systems through leadership, teamwork, and patient and family-centered care. Reliable systems produce consistent care, ensuring that patients admitted with pneumonia or heart attack promptly receive critically important medications, such as antibiotics and aspirin. Scottsdale Healthcare outperforms both state and national averages on those potentially life-saving measures.
New Technology May Help Prevent Heart Attacks Scottsdale Healthcare is first in the region with LipiScan coronary imaging technology, which uses a fiber-optic laser equipped catheter to find lipid core-containing plaque on artery walls that cannot be detected by commonly used tests such as treadmill exams and coronary angiograms. Only 2 - 4% of All Cancer Patients Enroll in Clinical Trials Cancer researchers have high hopes for a new therapy for patients with certain types of lymphoma and leukemia. PCI-32765 is a new drug being assessed in a Phase I clinical trial at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare.
Scottsdale Healthcare Surgeons Reattach Man’s Hand For Tim Blazer, it started as a simple do-it-yourself project. Last November, the 52-year-old Gilbert resident was using a power saw, but he slipped and severed his left hand.
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