Life saved through No Excuses program
One Jamestown woman credits the No Excuses program for saving her life. Despite the name of the annual program, Brenda Skavroneck, did have an excuse. The widow and mother of four, said...
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JRMC receives HFMA award
Jamestown Regional Medical Center received recognition as an Adopter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s PATIENT FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS BEST PRACTICES®. As a Best Practices Adopter, Jamestown Regional Medical Center demonstrated that it...
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49% of pregnancies are unintended, birth control methods
Unintended pregnancies occur when a reported pregnancy is unwanted or occurred earlier than desired. This usually occurs if a couple doesn’t use birth control, or, uses birth control incorrectly. “In this day...
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Age 40? Fight breast cancer, schedule a 3D mammogram
Breast cancer. The most common cancer among women in the United States. “Breast tissue has the tendency to be denser in young women. This is why mammograms are recommended for women over...
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Germ-Zapping Robot welcomed at JRMC
More than 80 elementary students welcomed R.O.S.I.E. , germ-zapping robot, Thursday at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. R.O.S.I.E. is a Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping robot. She kills germs that are difficult to disinfect and...
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No Excuses for women’s health
Jamestown Regional Medical Center and Central Valley Health are working together to break barriers to women’s health. JRMC hosts No Excuses, a program that helps provide mammograms and women’s health screenings to...
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JRMC recognizes Marla Wegner for nursing excellence
JRMC celebrates Marla Wegner, recipient of the 2018 Nora Melvold Paulson Excellence in Leadership Award. The award recognizes a nurse who consistently embodies a commitment to excellence in nursing education and clinical...
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Bacteria and other germs can be found everywhere – offices, schools, skilled nursing facilities and even hospitals. Despite efforts to disinfect, superbugs like MRSA and C.diff are resistant to chemicals and common...
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Basketball star’s ACL journey
Born athlete and a junior at Jamestown High School, Katie Osborne has played basketball since she can remember. During the off-season, Katie is usually shooting hoops with friends or on the green...
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Breast surgery: 4 ways to keep your care local
Pink. Ribbons. October. These are things a woman might associate with breast cancer. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women, exceed only by lung cancer. Detection of...
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Cancer found during difficult colonoscopy
After surgery to remove cancer, one 73-year-old woman is feeling better than she has in decades. Sally Peterson, of Adrian, N.D., was diagnosed with a twisted colon and several polyps in 2003...
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4 signs it’s your gallbladder
Stomach cramping. Abdominal tenderness. Nausea. Fever. The signs and symptoms of a gallbladder attack can lead to serious and sometimes life-threatening complications. Bile is a digestive fluid produced in your liver. It...
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Sports physicals to be offered
Athletes need a healthy body before they can score the winning touchdown. That’s why Central Valley Health and Jamestown Regional Medical Center are again partnering to offer sports physicals throughout the summer. JRMC...
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Age 50? Time for a colonoscopy
Ulcers. Polyps. Tumors. These are all abnormalities that may show up in a colonoscopy. If they do, they can be cancerous. Preventing colorectal cancer is one of the main reasons why there...
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Liz Mehus receives JRMC Legend Award
Jamestown Regional Medical Center recently announced Liz Mehus as its Legend Award recipient for the first quarter. The Legend Award is the most prestigious distinction for a JRMC employee. The Legend Award...
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Low infection rate prompts retired nurse to choose JRMC
One retired nurse chose Jamestown Regional Medical Center because of its low rate of infections. Donna Mae Nelson, a Valley City native, worked as a nurse for 40 years because she loved...
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