http://stmarkshospital.com/ News http://www.stmarkshospital.com/permalink/ba55399b-409b-483a-b3c2-d9a55df2d1b5/4e9e5c3e-7088-46f8-ae90-615fdb132250 By Lois M. Collins, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Until recently, the discovery of a cancer tumor for Pam Vineyard Boucher has followed a pattern: Surgery to cut it out, followed by chemotherapy, then watchful waiting. The Farmington woman was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer more than a decade ago and has survived recurrences in 2006 and 2009. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:08:00 EDT ba55399b-409b-483a-b3c2-d9a55df2d1b5 http://www.stmarkshospital.com/permalink/d97f1872-fd11-42cb-9fe1-4f917f83adce/4e9e5c3e-7088-46f8-ae90-615fdb132250 Reported by: Cristina Flores The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law by President Obama last March and went into effect at the beginning of this year. People who are insured, either through work or privately, are eligible for various preventive services with no co-payment or deductible cost. Free services are available as soon as your insurer begins its new "plan year " or "policy year" through doctors who are in-network. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:12:02 EDT d97f1872-fd11-42cb-9fe1-4f917f83adce http://www.stmarkshospital.com/permalink/991593e9-bdb5-4ad5-8154-4a015eb27e4e/4e9e5c3e-7088-46f8-ae90-615fdb132250 Reported by: Cristina Flores A poll released Tuesday by the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Michigan shows that 61% of parents with kids ages 2 and under gave their children over the counter cough and cold medicine within the last year. The poll reports that over half of parents reported their doctors told them the medications are safe. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:51:54 EDT 991593e9-bdb5-4ad5-8154-4a015eb27e4e http://www.stmarkshospital.com/permalink/69518f6d-7258-4bd0-ad90-0b0b742412b8/4e9e5c3e-7088-46f8-ae90-615fdb132250 By Heather May The Salt Lake Tribune SALT LAKE CITY - The Great Recession continues to get in the way of Utahns getting in the family way. Judging by births at Utah’s major hospital systems, the number of babies born in 2010 dropped for the second year in a row. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:52:30 EDT 69518f6d-7258-4bd0-ad90-0b0b742412b8 http://www.stmarkshospital.com/permalink/458a9a28-6efe-467a-8d59-ca28bf5ad098/4e9e5c3e-7088-46f8-ae90-615fdb132250 By Paul Nelson It's a time-proven method to losing weight; the food journal. Registered dietitian with St. Mark's Hospital Megan Stanger says writing down every specific thing a person eats helps that person be more mindful of what they're putting in their mouths. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:54:29 EDT 458a9a28-6efe-467a-8d59-ca28bf5ad098 http://www.stmarkshospital.com/permalink/a25966ce-96a5-4bdf-aef7-f4b3c2e3a24d/4e9e5c3e-7088-46f8-ae90-615fdb132250 SALT LAKE CITY - MountainStar hospitals throughout Utah achieved national recognition for delivering high-quality patient care. HealthGrades, a leading independent healthcare ratings organization, recently ranked St. Mark’s Hospital, Lakeview Hospital, Ogden Regional Medical Center and Timpanogos Regional Hospital among the best in the United States and in Utah for quality outcomes in multiple areas of patient care. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:55:12 EDT a25966ce-96a5-4bdf-aef7-f4b3c2e3a24d http://www.stmarkshospital.com/permalink/ea427205-2e48-461c-bc76-6114ff8019c5/4e9e5c3e-7088-46f8-ae90-615fdb132250 ABC 4 News SALT LAKE CITY - Heart patients who were saved by cutting edge technology celebrated life at St. Mark's Hospital Tuesday. They met with doctors and nurses who took care of them when they were very sick. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:57:01 EDT ea427205-2e48-461c-bc76-6114ff8019c5 http://www.stmarkshospital.com/permalink/063d4f20-5b9b-4d71-8a75-89de80d96db4/4e9e5c3e-7088-46f8-ae90-615fdb132250 SALT LAKE CITY - St. Mark’s Hospital is the recipient of a generous gift – the loan of a full-size replica of Michelangelo’s sculpture, La Pietà. The remarkable gift comes from a benefactor wishing to express his gratitude for the exceptional care delivered to a family member in the hospital’s intensive care unit. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:55:56 EDT 063d4f20-5b9b-4d71-8a75-89de80d96db4 http://www.stmarkshospital.com/permalink/8e4b8df4-5a9e-448e-9eab-35bb7d8fcb51/4e9e5c3e-7088-46f8-ae90-615fdb132250 KSL Studio 5 SALT LAKE CITY - James Carlisle, M.D. is one of only four physicians in Utah to offer the latest minimally invasive cancer treatments available in the Intermountain West. He was featured on KSL Studio 5 talking about an innovative approach that is highly targeted, powerful and safe. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:57:51 EDT 8e4b8df4-5a9e-448e-9eab-35bb7d8fcb51 http://www.stmarkshospital.com/permalink/7a1a5597-aaa8-457d-af18-4bbb40d5256a/4e9e5c3e-7088-46f8-ae90-615fdb132250 Deseret News Sandy Osmond speaks on the decline in mammograms and give guidelines for women. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:58:46 EDT 7a1a5597-aaa8-457d-af18-4bbb40d5256a http://www.stmarkshospital.com/permalink/3e6e6286-d578-4ee9-bbd2-58c278b343d8/4e9e5c3e-7088-46f8-ae90-615fdb132250 The Salt Lake Tribune SALT LAKE CITY - Jeff Randle, founder of healing hands talks about the devestation in Haiti via cell phone. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:59:43 EDT 3e6e6286-d578-4ee9-bbd2-58c278b343d8 http://www.stmarkshospital.com/permalink/a472878e-027d-48be-a750-c380c4e47a0a/4e9e5c3e-7088-46f8-ae90-615fdb132250 There is a new place of spiritual healing at St. Mark’s Hospital. The Chapel of the Good Shepherd provides a place of meditation, solitude and peace, while serving the spiritual needs of all who come to St. Mark’s Hospital. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:53:23 EDT a472878e-027d-48be-a750-c380c4e47a0a http://www.stmarkshospital.com/permalink/05336f16-315f-4317-84df-699864f2c08e/4e9e5c3e-7088-46f8-ae90-615fdb132250 St. Mark’s Hospital is the presenting sponsor of the American Diabetes Association Diabetes Expo, which will be held this Saturday, February 28. Physicians, registered nurses, registered diabetes educators and other healthcare professionals from St. Mark’s will provide complimentary health screenings. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:00:17 EDT 05336f16-315f-4317-84df-699864f2c08e