Patient-shared decision making is an important aspect of healthcare today. However, advocating for yourself – or someone you love – requires information, especially with a relatively new concept like patient blood management (PBM). This is one reason the Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management (SABM) is sponsoring its […]
Patient Blood Management (PBM) is a multi-disciplinary approach to maximizing your own blood health and supply. Often this is most crucial during surgery. When large amounts of blood are lost in surgery, it is often possible to get the blood you need by electing to use your own blood. Not […]
What does the phrase “destination healthcare” bring to mind? For a growing number of people in Arizona and the southwest it means heart care, patient blood management or both of these specialized programs, provided by Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC). Cardiac specialists from the James Family Heart Center and leaders […]
Science and history intersected during Patient Blood Management: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Yavapai Regional Medical Center’s (YRMC’s) 6th Annual Patient Blood Management (PBM) Symposium. Approximately 350 people – PBM advocates from across the southwest, physicians, nurses, college students and more – gathered for the 2018 PBM Symposium at Yavapai College […]
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is recognized worldwide as a pioneer in Patient Blood Management (PBM). The public has the opportunity to learn from these PBM pioneers by watching Patient Blood Management: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, YRMC’s sixth PBM Symposium. The Symposium will be broadcast live via the Internet for the […]
Patient Blood Management is a widely respected and widely practiced approach to patient care, particularly before, during and after surgical procedures. It emphasizes safe and effective medical and surgical techniques, which are designed to prevent anemia, decrease bleeding and improve the outcome of your procedure. Since 2012, Yavapai Regional Medical Center […]
Pioneers … innovators … leaders, these words describe the medical professionals who introduced Patient Blood Management (PBM) to Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) as well as to healthcare organizations throughout the world. Why is PBM important to our community? First, YRMC sponsors Arizona’s only PBM program. Its goal is to […]
On Thursday, September 28th, 2017, Yavapai Regional Medical Center invites you to watch Patient Blood Management: For the People – the latest in a series of informative presentations on the emerging science of Patient Blood Management. This exclusive presentation features experts in the field of Patient Blood Management and will […]
Imagine you’re scheduled for joint replacement surgery. Would you prefer that your orthopaedic surgeon use safe and effective medical and surgical techniques that are designed to prevent anemia, decrease bleeding and improve the outcome of your procedure? And what if you had an unexpected hospitalization? Would you want the hospital […]
You could say Gwen Rhodes’s heart was stolen by cardiovascular nursing early in her career. “I saw that you can fix a patient’s heart and they can go home, play with their grandchildren, pet their dogs and pick up their healthy, productive lives,” said Gwen. “It felt good.” While attending […]
Taking a potent blood thinner has never been as simple as washing down a pill with your breakfast juice. Frequent blood tests and dietary restrictions were the routine for most people taking these medications in the past. “The new anticoagulants are making life easier for some people,” said James G. […]
Physicians across the U.S. and in Arizona recognize Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) as a pioneer in Patient Blood Management (PBM). After its May 12, 2016 PBM Symposium – Doctors and Patients: The Patient Blood Management Collaboration – many predict YRMC will also become a destination for patients seeking the […]
What does the phrase “precious resource” bring to mind? Most Yavapai County residents think “water” but for Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) caregivers – physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals – these words are associated with strategies to conserve patients’ blood. YRMC launched its Patient Blood Management (PBM) program in […]
