It may be startling to know that one in four Americans aged 65 or older falls each year. In fact, according to the National Council on Aging, falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries in this age group. As many retired and elderly people spend more […]
Did you know that at the beginning of the 19th century, most nurses had very little training, or often no training at all, and they weren’t paid for the ‘menial’ work they did? Today, of course, nurses are recognized as important, skilled professionals and vital members of any healthcare team. […]
Prescott’s Holiday Courtyard was transformed into a New Orleans Mardi Gras street scene for the 7th Annual Crawfest. The event, hosted and underwritten by Dr. Peter Tibi, Medical Director of the James Family Heart Center at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC), was a celebration of friendship and community with a […]
Every year on National Doctors’ Day, we take a moment to recognize the men and women who choose to dedicate their lives to the delivery of healthcare. This year, members of our local medical community and YRMC chose to celebrate National Doctors’ Day by giving back to the community through […]
Do you have expired or partially used prescription medications in your medicine chest, in the back of your kitchen cabinet or stashed in a drawer? Many people keep old pills for years with the best intentions. We want to get rid of them, but often don’t know how to dispose […]
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is proud to announce that Tracy Van Kuilenburg has been named YRMC’s Employee of the Year for 2018. Tracy is a Computed Tomography Technologist and works in the Imaging Department at Yavapai Regional Medical Center’s East Campus in Prescott Valley. She was named Employee of the […]
Yavapai Regional Medical Center PhysicianCare in Chino Valley is pleased to welcome Kathleen Heckel Hicks, FNP-C, Family Medicine, to its team of talented practitioners. Ms. Heckel Hicks is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and has completed a Master of Science degree in Nursing and a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing at […]
Yavapai Regional Medical Center PhysicianCare is pleased to announce the addition of another talented physician to our Primary Care Team in Chino Valley. Anthony J. Brown, DO, Internal Medicine, is relocating from our Prescott Valley office to the new Chino Valley PhysicianCare location. Dr. Brown is a graduate of Midwestern […]
YRMC PhysicianCare is pleased to welcome Scott Ekdahl, DO, MPH, Family Medicine, to the Primary Care Team at our new location in Chino Valley. Dr. Ekdahl is a graduate of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa and completed a Master of Public Health degree at Loma […]
When you walk into your provider’s office, the hospital Registration Department, a local imaging center or a surgical center and complete the required paperwork, are you often stumped when you come across the question about whether or not you have a Living Will, Medical Power of Attorney or Advance Directive? […]
