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PostHeaderIcon Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Each October Boone Memorial Hospital offers 1/2 price mammograms. Please contact the Radiology Department at 304-369-8805 for details. We have also provided helpful tips to take control of your breast health:

Breast Self-Awareness

Your Breast Care: Helpful Hints for Women

Except for skin cancers, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, but it can be successfully treated. Screening tests can find cancer early, when it’s most treatable.

 

Susan G. Komen for the Cure® recommends that you:

 

1. Know your risk

• Talk to your family to learn about your family health history

• Talk to your provider about your personal risk of breast cancer

 

2. Get screened

• Ask your doctor which screening tests are right for you if you are at a higher risk

• Have a mammogram every year starting at age 40 if you are at average risk

• Have a clinical breast exam at least every 3 years starting at age 20, and every year starting at age 40

 

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PostHeaderIcon Dr. ROBERT CHREST

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Written by: Karlie Belle Price

Boone Memorial Hospital is pleased to have a new doctor on staff. Robert Chrest, originally from Big Chimney, now serves as an ER Doctor in the BMH Emergency Room.

Chrest graduated from Herbert Hoover High School in 1997 and attended Marshall University for his undergrad where he completed 2 years in Biology. Chrest then attended Medical School in Lewisburg and completed his ER Residency in Wheeling.

Prior to coming to Boone Memorial, Chrest worked at Ohio Valley Medical Center, East Ohio Regional Hospital and Weirton Medical Center during his Residency. Chrest’s training and specialization is strictly in ER.

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PostHeaderIcon BMH Moves Forward with Plans to Build a NEW Hospital

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By Karlie Belle Price. 8/01/2011
*References: Boone Examiner
MADISON

Plans to break ground for a new hospital at Boone Memorial may happen sooner than some may think.

Just last month, BMH Board of Trustees unanimously agreed to hire a design-build company that will allow BMH to move forward with building a brand new hospital, with hopes of breaking ground in the Spring of 2012. Mullins said completion of the project is estimated to take 24 months from the time of groundbreaking. The hospital will build the new, separate hospital next door to its existing location. Once the new hospital is completed the original building will be demolished.

“The Board had many discussions as to whether we should remodel the existing hospital versus build a brand new facility, but they all agreed that the community deserves a fresh, new hospital,” said Tommy Mullins, BMH Administrator.

Boone Memorial Hospital first opened its doors in 1964 and has been providing health care to Boone County and the surrounding area ever since. With the philosophy of “People Serving People” - first initiated in the 1960s, BMH has continued to provide personal, quality healthcare on an individual basis and still stands by its current motto - “We Care for Life.”

“Boone Memorial Hospital has always prided itself in treating each patient on a very personal level. Our employees truly “DO” care. Even though we will build a new hospital, our reputation for treating patients like family will hold true in the newer structure. The building itself may change but the same top-notch, experienced staff and quality healthcare will remain,” said Mullins.

Various plans, designs, suggestions and at time even controversy has risen over the past few years. Some of which have placed plans on hold throughout the process. Questions such as...”Do we refurbish the existing structure or completely build a new facility?” “How will we pay for a new hospital?,” and “Where should it be built?”

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PostHeaderIcon NEW Infrared Device at Boone Memorial Hospital Aides Staff with Difficult Blood Specimen Collection and IVs

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AccuVein AV 300 Vein Finder-1Funding provided by the Boone County Community Foundation

Dislike or have a fear of needles?

 

This anxiety often stems from past experiences where patients have had to endure multiple sticks for an IV or blood draw. BMH takes pride in lessening the trauma and unnecessary pain, especially in children, by offering this new device.


The AccuVein AV300 is a portable hand-held instrument that uses infrared technology to help qualified medical professionals locate certain peripheral veins. It uses the infrared light to detect the veins beneath the skin thus illuminating the position of the veins on the skin's surface directly above the veins. This new device was funded by a grant from the Boone County Community Foundation who funded the full cost of the AccuVein AV300 in the amount of $4,331.25.

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"Fitting in Fitness"

Did you know you benefit from even small amounts of moderate activity throughout the day? Regular physical activity is easier to fit in than you may realize and can significantly lower your lifetime risk for cancer - and heart disease and diabetes, too.

You'll find the American Cancer Society's physical activity guidelines for adults and children below. These recommendations are based on the latest scientific information to help reduce the risk of developing cancer. Read on for ways to fit in fitness that may surprise you, then learn how many calories are burned in common activities and exercises.

American Cancer Society Physical Activity Guidelines

Adults: Get at least 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity, above usual activities, on 5 or more days of the week; 45 to 60 minutes of intentional physical activity on 5 or more days per week is preferred.

Children and adolescents: Get at least 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity at least 5 days per week.

Moderate activity is anything that makes you breath as hard as you do during a brisk walk. During moderate activities, you'll notice a slight increase in heart rate and breathing, but you may not break a sweat.

Vigorous activities are performed at a higher intensity and generally engage large muscle groups. They cause a noticeable increase in heart rate, faster breathing, and sweating.

 

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