Category: Medical News

Fresenius Kabi Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Two Lots of Fluorouracil Injection Due to the Potential for Glass Particulate When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company’s announcement as a public service. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Product Photos Share Tweet Linkedin Email Print Summary     …

                            FIRST CATARACT SURGERY SINCE 1997 WICKENBURG, AZ – April 23, 2019, Wickenburg Community Hospital (WCH) expands Surgical Center Services to include eye surgery. WCH is pleased to announce that they have expanded their partnership with Dr. Richard Kootman, MD, founder and Medical Director of the Arrowhead …

Flu & RSV remains a threat to the health & wellness of our community. In the past week there were 562 lab confirmed influenza cases with 41 lab confirmed RSV cases. These numbers reflect a 3% increase in flu cases over last week’s data and a 5% increase in RSV over last week’s data. The influenza like illness surveillance shows …

RECOGNITION AS DISTINGUISHED DOCTOR OF INTERNAL MEDICINE WICKENBURG, AZ – April 15, 2019, Dr. Todd Kravetz, MD, FACP, Wickenburg Community Hospital Chief of Staff, Clinic Medical Director and Physician of Internal Medicine, has been recognized as a newly elected Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP). The ceremony commenced during the annual ACP Internal Medicine Meeting which was held …

Posted by Wickenburg Community Hospital on Wednesday, April 3, 2019

WCH has admitted our first flu patient last week. Some areas of the country are already starting to see an increased number of cases.  If that is the case, this has the markings of a bad flu season with an early start! Please schedule your flu shot TODAY!! 928-668-1833 Click Here For more information on this year’s flu season.  

For Immediate Release: October 4, 2018 Media Contact: Melissa Blasius-Nuanez Mobile: 480-320-0592 Raw Beef Products Recalled  People should discard or return recalled meat to avoid foodborne illness PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) advises Arizonans to discard or return certain ground beef products, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a voluntary recall this morning. JBS …

Two years have passed since the ribbon was officially cut on the Wickenburg Community Hospital Diagnostic and Surgical Center. Orthopedic surgeon Mitch Wagner, MD, who has been there from the start, said he is pleased with the number of patients the center has been able to serve and the rural atmosphere at WCH. Wagner is an orthopedic surgeon with an …

Do you suffer from diabetes? It can be challenging and, yes, even frustrating. Luckily science, medicine and even technology are making advances that make day to day activity much more manageable. Did you know there are even apps that can help your specific needs? Apps like MySugr and GluOracle are listed as some of the top for 2017. Shopping lists, …

Written by: Roger Rose, RPh, Director of Pharmacy Services Did you know that there are various types of baldness, and the treatments differ? About half the men and women show some degree of balding by the age 40. Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most common form of hair loss. In men, AGA is known as male-pattern baldness and hair is …