Category: Informative

The Body Shop Taught by Renee Bishop, LPN and Certified Personal Trainer, this eclectic class offers a different format each session from full body workouts, upper body or lower body only, core, “boot camp” or circuit training to aerobic dancing, all set to lively upbeat music to push you and increase your strength.  Expect a challenging and fun workout encounter …

Wickenburg Community Hospital proudly sponsors Footprints for Angels an annual shoe drive operated by Maria Cisneros and family. “We are asking our generous community to help 250 needy children from San Luis Mexico, ages 5-15 by giving them a new pair of shoes for Christmas”, said Cisneros.  Shoes may be dropped off at the Hospital front desk or acute care …

Enrollment for the Affordable Healthcare Act is now open. Do you need more information? The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare blog offers great links and resources to help you through this year’s annual enrollment process.    

Wickenburg Community Hospital Pharmacy is pleased to offer community members free Medicare Part D consultations. Medicare Part D is a program provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to subsidize the costs of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries. Over 27 million Americans receive their prescription drug coverage through Medicare Part D. Patients are eligible to enroll in a …

by Peter Stachowicz, Director of Ambulatory Services/Medical Imaging Manager On this day (November 7th) in 1895, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen (1845-1923) becomes the first person to observe X-rays, a significant scientific advancement that would ultimately benefit a variety of fields, most of all medicine, by making the invisible visible. Rontgen’s discovery occurred accidentally in his Wurzburg, Germany, lab, where he was …

Dizziness, or vertigo as it is commonly called, may have many causes. One of the most common is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo or BPPV. BPPV is characterized by sudden episodes of dizziness provoked by head movement or a change in position. What leads to the development of BPPV is not fully understood, but it is more common in older adults. …

It’s a very controversial subject- marijuana. Should it be legalized for recreational use? Would it do more harm than good for the state of Arizona? The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA) believes by passing Prop 205, we will be doing just that. There’s at least one issue on Arizona’s General Election ballot that crosses political and partisan lines — public …

Heart disease is a term that has become so ubiquitous within American culture that the severity is somewhat diminished.  Heart disease or cardiovascular disease, is a very serious issue that can have fatal results. Mayo Clinic defines heart disease as: Heart disease describes a range of conditions that affect your heart. Diseases under the heart disease umbrella include blood vessel diseases, …

This week  Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association posted an interesting article on new findings on stress in the work field. Their findings may surprise you! Stressed out at work? A new study suggests that might actually be a good thing….provided you have control over your work. From Money Magazine: ‘Good news: Your high-pressure job may actually be improving your health. …

New research is now suggesting calcium supplements are bad for your heart (azhealthieststate.org). According to Today.com, “People who took calcium pills were about 22 percent more likely to develop dangerous buildups called plaque in their arteries than people who did not take them, the new study showed.” The study was conducted by several medical institutions, including Johns Hopkins Medicine, and was published …