A pre-season strengthening program for throwing sport athletes. As the spring high school sports season quickly comes upon us, it is crucial to recognize the importance of strengthening prior to spring sports starting to decrease risk of injury and improve performance to start the season without limitations. Research indicates arm fatigue in overhead athletes, especially […]
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St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, so it is time to think green. Green doesn’t just belong in your wardrobe, but in your kitchen. There are several nutritional benefits to adding green produce into your daily diet. I challenge you to include more green produce into your diet in the month of March
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Windom, MN – The Windom Area Health Foundation was established in 2002 with a mission of providing charitable support for the medical and educational programs of Windom Area Health, apart from normal operating expenses. In keeping with this mission, the Windom Area Health Foundation will once again be offering several $1,000 continuing education scholarships to
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Collaboration allows hospital to continue providing exceptional care by implementing leading edge technology WINDOM, MN – Windom Area Health recently partnered with TeleHealth Solution ™ to provide afterhours care to patients via telemedicine. The service will help provide expert clinical care to both inpatients on nights and weekends, and also to patients needing to be
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Cancer. It can be a frightening diagnosis, whether it applies to you or a loved one. Here at Windom Area Health, we want you to know that you are not alone on your journey. Not only does our specialized staff of Registered Nurses take care of your physical needs, we are here to offer emotional
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Before a child starts to say actual words, they are communicating by interacting with those around them through shared attention in activities, like pat-a-cake and peek-a-boo. Before children can speak, they learn to respond, take turns, and initiate social and communication interactions. It’s important to observe these interactions to gauge where your child is at
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Windom, MN – Community Blood Bank (Avera McKennan Hospital & Sanford USD Medical Center) continues to struggle with a severe blood shortage as we move into the new year. Currently, the blood bank is most critical for all blood types, especially O positive and O negative, but all blood types are needed. Join us at
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Caught You Caring: Darci Jones Darci Jones, Radiology Technologist, has been named Windom Area Health’s employee of the Quarter 3, 2021! Darci has been an asset to Windom Area Health since April of 2016. Darci has dedicated so much of her time here at Windom Area Health and our patients enjoy her caring and positive
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According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), the recommended hours of sleep for adults is between seven and nine hours each night. Almost one-third of Americans get less than six hours. Experiencing a lack of sleep at times may cause us to have fatigue, irritability, and poor concentration. However, consistently receiving less
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is a life-threatening lung disease that makes it difficult for people to breathe. Airflow from the lungs can become trapped when trying to exhale through obstructed airways. This can be caused from inflammation or narrowing of the airways, excess mucus or scarring. Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis are the most
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month, so it is the perfect time to share some tips for controlling blood sugars. Diabetes is a chronic health condition when the pancreas is not making enough insulin or your cells aren’t responding to the insulin your body is making. Diabetes effects about one in ten people and approximately one
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Windom, MN – Windom Area Health will begin a remodel of the current Emergency Department (ED) in late November. The remodel will include adding additional private treatment rooms, increasing the size of the treatment rooms, and increasing the size of the nursing and physician work area. The Scope of the Changes Shelby Medina, CEO, notes,
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