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What's Happening at Good Shepherd
Chemotherapy services on track to begin this fall
Surveys, needs assessments, and other feedback from the people we serve all say the same thing: Oncology services are the number-one new service our patients would like to see offered at Good Shepherd. When you speak, we listen--and deliver. In a partnership with Columbia Basin Hematology and Oncology (CBHO) out of the Tri-Cities, Good Shepherd is developing an in-house chemotherapy program, and we intend to begin offering the service this fall. Good Shepherd senior nurse manager Vicki Horneck, RN will run the day-to-day chemotherapy operations at the medical center, under the supervision of a CBHO oncologist. Horneck and three other senior nurses are completing training in the delivery of the chemotherapy treatments, either intravenous, via injection, or pill-borne. There are also home-based treatments in some cases, and our nurse team will supervise those cases as well. Pharmacy personnel are being trained to prepare the chemotherapy medications, and a dedicated space is being constructed for the service. Questions about oiur coming chemotherapy program? Call program manager Vicki Horneck at 541-667-3684.
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Healthy Tips for Healthy Families
A Safe and Healthy Summer Temperatures are up, and kids are out of school. It's a good time to remember some things during the hot weather, and revisit some things we may not have talked about in a while. "When people run into trouble with heat stress, it's often not from overexertion or overexposure," says Good Shepherd internal medicine specialist Dr. Ankit Patel. "It's from doing the same level of activity that was no problem in 60-degree weather, but is risky in 100-degree heat." Dr. Patel says hydration and breaks are the key. "Water, water, water," he says. "Before, during, and after activity. And take some shade breaks, too." Dr. Patel says that heat stress can be sneaky, and this is the time of year where we should keep an eye on our youngest and oldest neighbors. Upcoming Events
September 25; 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Family Health and Fitness Day Hermiston High School Activities - Interactive Displays - Entertainment - Demonstrations
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