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DALLAS, TX 75218
214-324-6100
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Hospital News
The latest health news is important to you and your family. Click on the links below to read up-to-date health information.
Friday, January 20, 2012 The choices you make today will impact your life tomorrow. This may sound like advice a mother gives her children, but it is especially true when it comes to taking care of your heart. While some risk factors for developing heart disease are beyond ...
Tuesday, January 03, 2012 Karen Talcott, RN, has been named the Nightingale Nurse of the Year at Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake for her compassion and commitment to patient care. The Nurse of the Year is selected by her peers from Nurse of the Month winners. Talcott was...
Thursday, December 29, 2011 Each year Americans make their list of resolutions for the New Year, and each year many forget those resolutions within a short time. Since many of the most popular resolutions are health-related, Alexander Amby, M.D., family practice physician on t...
Friday, December 23, 2011 Doctors Hospital at White Rock has been designated an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence; a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas; and a ...
Wednesday, December 07, 2011 A health care consortium of Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake, Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic, and Vibra Specialty Hospital of Dallas has partnered with El Centro College to custom train 728 health care workers using a $1+ million Skills Deve...
Monday, December 05, 2011 The national healthcare insurance provider Aetna recently recognized Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake for its commitment to early elective delivery infant safety. The fairly new initiative was created to assist Aetna in selecting facilities whose...
Monday, November 28, 2011 Instead of waiting for a heart attack patient to arrive by ambulance, physicians and staff at Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake can get to work on a treatment plan several minutes before the patient even arrives at the emergency department doors. ...
Monday, November 14, 2011 Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake encourages everyone to learn about their risk factors for diabetes during American Diabetes Month. The number of Americans with diabetes continues to increase. Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes and an esti...
Friday, November 11, 2011 With the holiday season just around the corner, followed closely by a brand-new year, Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake encourages smokers to put down their cigarettes for good.This year’s Great American Smokeout will take place November 17. Start...
Tuesday, November 08, 2011 Anne Marie Bogar, a youth volunteer at Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake, recently presented a very special gift to the hospital: 350 receiving blankets for babies in the Doctors Hospital Nursery.In addition to securing the blanket materials, Boga...
Tuesday, November 01, 2011 Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake will add cardiac electrophysiology procedures to its patient care offerings. A subset of cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology centers on the diagnosis and treatment of electrical disorders of the heart, including...
Monday, October 24, 2011 Every year, approximately 600,000 American women undergo hysterectomies. The procedure to remove a woman’s uterus is the second most common surgical procedure performed in the United States on women of child-bearing age, and one in three women will ...
Monday, October 17, 2011 Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake has named Charles E. Williams as the new chief operating officer. Williams has held a variety of hospital leadership positions at several organizations in the Metroplex over the last 12 years. Most recently, he wa...
Friday, October 14, 2011 Safe Prescription Use Starts with CommunicationOctober Is Talk About Prescriptions Month
Can you take aspirin and warfarin, a blood thinner, at the same time? Will an antihistamine increase the depressant effect of a sedative? If you are one of th...
Thursday, October 06, 2011 Tired of spending hours in a stuffy, overcrowded ER waiting room? Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake has a solution with InQuickER. This is an emergency room service that facilitates patient satisfaction by allowing consumers to hold a place at the...
Monday, October 03, 2011 Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake wants women to focus on their breast health this October. The hospital asks women to “Picture Yourself Healthy,” encouraging each to take the one picture that could save her life – a mammogram. “Breast cancer can ...
Thursday, September 22, 2011 Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies that Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake has reached an aggress...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake has named Denise Krajewski , RN, MSN, FACHE, as the new Chief Nursing Officer. Krajewski’s career in healthcare spans several decades. She has held numerous leadership roles, and most recently served in a dual rol...
Friday, September 16, 2011 Eric Boon has been named the new director of business development / associate administrator at Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake. “We are delighted to announce Eric’s addition to our team,” said Doctors Hospital CEO Scott Manis. “His in-depth know...
Friday, August 26, 2011 Swollen. Ugly. Painful. While some women joke that varicose veins are merely “roadmaps” on the backs of their legs, that doesn’t change the truth behind this uncomfortable condition — nor does it alleviate the pain that often accompanies it.“In norm...
Friday, July 22, 2011 Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake has again been recognized for its quality stroke care—this time, with a Bronze Achievement Award from the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke (GWTG-Stroke) program.The award signifies that ...
Friday, June 10, 2011
Doctors Hospital's staff members have many talents. The recent Cake Wars employee baking contest proved it. Physicians judged 23 cakes on appearance and taste.
First Place went to Susan Gordon, RN, Case Manager, for her Pineapple Upside Down Cak...
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