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Is your Immune System Performing at its Best? As cold and flu season approaches, it is important to be sure your immune system is as strong as possible. The immune system is a multifaceted, complex system that protects the body from internal and external foreign substances, to restore normal function. Maintaining immune health requires a comprehensive plan that includes proper …

A Primary Care Provider (PCP) is a health care practitioner who sees people of all ages that have common medical problems and/or health and wellness issues. This person can be a physician, a physician assistant (PA), or a family nurse practitioner (FNP). Your PCP is often involved in all stages of your life, so it is important to select someone …

Wickenburg Community Hospital (WCH) Orthopedic Surgery Services is now offering Stryker’s Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Total Hip & Knee replacement procedures. This latest advancement in joint replacement surgery is transforming the way joint replacement procedures are performed. Robotic-arm assisted surgery is a new approach to joint replacement that offers the potential for a higher level of patient-specific implant alignment and positioning.1-2 …

Wickenburg Community Hospital is proud to announce a new provider joining the care team! Stephanie Blackmore, APRN, FNP will begin seeing patients September 13th, 2021. She will provide care in the Community Clinics for primary healthcare as well as in the QWickCare Urgent Care Clinic which is scheduled to open later this fall. Blackmore is a nationally certified family nurse …

Always call 911 if you think someone is having a life-threatening emergency While it’s not always obvious when an injury or illness is life-threatening, in general, if someone is experiencing new, unexplained, or severe symptoms, those are clues that you might need to call 911. For example, if you are having: The worst headache of your life. It could be …

Wickenburg Community Hospital (WCH) Orthopedic Surgery Services is now offering Mako SmartRobotics™ for total knee replacement surgeries. Mako Total Knee combines Stryker’s advanced robotic technology with its clinically proven Triathlon Total Knee System,1 which enables surgeons to have a more predictable surgical experience.2 Total knee replacements in the United States are expected to increase 189% by 2030,3 yet studies have …

Did you know… there is a lot more than just speech when thinking about Speech Pathology? Speech Language Pathologists, or SLP’s as they are commonly known, are expert members of the rehabilitation team. SLP’s have a very broad scope of practice and can treat more than just speech.  As the name states, SLPs treat disorders of speech and language. Whether …

Wickenburg Community Hospital (WCH) Pharmacy now offers a simpler, safer medication experience through convenient, personalized packaging, using the latest in pharmacy robotics free of additional charge to all its patients, thanks to the WCH Foundation. WCH Pharmacy’s E-Z MedPak service is designed to prevent dangerous medication errors for patients taking multiple prescriptions. It removes the guesswork for patients by allowing …

The Acute Care Unit at WCH is pleased to announce the arrival of brand new Versacare mattresses. The safety and support is of our utmost importance, these mattresses offer that for all of our patient beds. Adding another facet of care supporting our pledge to make a stay in the hospital as pleasant and comfortable as possible for our Wickenburg customers. …

The QWickCare Urgent Care is being designed by WCH to offer maximum healthcare benefits to Wickenburg and its surrounding communities. Providing urgent care that is committed to quality health and wellness where the patients and their families come first. QwickCare patients will experience care that is: High Quality Convenient Patient Care Oriented QWickCare will be structured, staffed and equipped for …