HospiceCare Launches New Website
HospiceCare , West Virginia ’ s largest and oldest provider of hospice , palliative and bereavement services , recently announced the launch of a new website that reflects branding updates and makes improvements to navigation for a positive user experience .
The new website , completed in partnership with Appnet and Charleston-based agency Auge + Gray + Drake , increases usability with improved navigation , brilliant imagery and clear , organized content . The website also offers users many opportunities to interact directly through the website , including making donations , getting directions to offices and in-patient units and making a referral .
“ Our goal is to make every interaction with HospiceCare as warm and pleasant as possible , and in today ’ s technologydriven world , that means online as well ,” says HospiceCare CEO Christopher Rawlings . “ We are really proud of the new website and know it will be a useful tool for the families we serve .”
The website features updated branding as well as new images that bring life to HospiceCare ’ s four in-patient facilities . It also highlights the diversity of the services offered , including hospice services , palliative care and bereavement and spiritual care . Announcements of fundraisers and ways to get involved also feature prominently on the updated homepage . The public is invited to visit the new website at hospicecarewv . org to experience the upgrades first-hand .
Mountain State Oral & Facial Surgery Now Offering Patients Stem Cell Bank Services
Extracted wisdom teeth contain valuable stem cells , and Mountain State Oral & Facial Surgery ( MSOFS ) offers patients access to a certified stem cell bank through StemSave at all eight of its regional offices .
Dr . Jack Krajekian , board-certified oral and facial surgeon at MSOFS , says wisdom teeth offer ideal stem cells for medical and regenerative uses later in life .
“ Research and medicine have proven the value of banking our stem cells for later use , particularly in view of our extended life span ,” Krajekian says .
Krajekian says globally there are more than 100 approved stem cell treatments and over 6,000 clinical studies underway to explore their use in medical treatments and extending lives .
“ We are proud to be one of the first surgical providers in the region to offer StemSave services to our patients and their families ,” he says .
Art Greco , president of StemSave , is proud his company is partnering with MSOFS to make harvesting stem cells from teeth easy and affordable so everyone can benefit from their powerful medical applications .
According to StemSave , stem cells will play an important role in maintaining health and expanding healthspans . As the body ’ s natural repair and maintenance mechanism , stem cells are currently being used for their life-saving potential in personalized treatments for a variety of chronic , auto-immune and previously incurable diseases . Researchers continue to advance stem cell treatment options for a broad range of health conditions , including but not limited to cancer , paralysis , diabetes , arthritis , Alzheimer ’ s , Parkinson ’ s , leukemia , brain injuries , sports injuries and multiple sclerosis .
Boone Memorial Hospital Installs New Innovative CT Scanner
GENESIS has been designed to provide a calming patient experience .
Boone Memorial Hospital ( BMH ) now offers a new CT scanner — the Aquilion ONE GENESIS Dynamic Volume 320 Slice CT .
“ This scanner truly transforms CT ,” says Jeff Mosteller , executive director of ancillary services . “ We are thrilled to be able to offer this top-of-the-line equipment to our patients .”
GENESIS maximizes the patient experience during CT examinations and through intelligent examination protocols , provides excellent image quality with low radiation and contrast dose tailored to every patient . The GENESIS brings the power of volumetric scanning . Volume imaging is ideal for faster scan times , lower radiation dose , high resolution and the possibility of lower contrast dose .
GENESIS has been designed with a unique-flared gantry , providing a calming , wide-open space for a better patient experience .
“ Basically , the wider space makes the patient more comfortable ,” says Tahnee Mullins , director of BMH radiology . “ Plus , the shorter bore is safer and gives our technologists better access to the patient from the front and rear of the machine .”
During CT procedures , patients can easily be cared for from the front and rear of the gantry .
“ While there are many benefits of this newer scanner , some most noteworthy include faster scan times , lower radiation dose , higher resolution and excellent image quality , wide-open space and higher patient weight limit ,” says Mullins . “ It ’ s very exciting to bring this state-of-the-art scanner to the patients of Boone Memorial .”
GENESIS incorporates advanced technologies to provide a better experience for both the patient and the clinician . Technologies such as AiCE and SEMAR provide the clinician with the confidence they require to assure a correct diagnosis . AiCE is an innovative deep learning reconstruction technology that has been trained to reduce noise and increase spatial resolution to deliver sharp , clear and distinct images fast , as well as provide a low radiation dose hi-resolution exam to every patient .
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