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Tag: Surgery
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New Procedure, Shorter Stay: First Outpatient Hip Replacement at OMC
Strides in orthopedic surgery have led to a unique procedure at Olathe Medical Center that gets you home faster and healing just as quickly. Take it from Kelly Crahan who received the first outpatient hip replacement at Olathe Medical Center (OMC).
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Brandon Fry Chosen as First Frank H. Devocelle Legacy Award Winner
Congratulations to Brandon Fry, RN, BSN, robotics coordinator at OMC, for receiving the 2019 Frank H. Devocelle Legacy Award.
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His and Hers Hernia Surgery
It wasn’t the ideal start to 2019. Barb Peine had hernia surgery, and two months later her husband, Joe, underwent his own hernia surgery.
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New Provider Joins Miami County Surgical Associates
Matthew Sherman, PA-C, is now providing general surgery care in Paola.
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Radiation Therapy Reduces Treatment Time, Gets Principal Back to School
Olathe elementary school principal, Kim Thorup, was diagnosed with breast cancer on May 2. Because of a radiation treatment new to Olathe Health Cancer Center, she’s healed and back in her office in time for the first day of school just three months later.
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Allison Lee Recovers Quickly After Gallbladder Surgery
As both a nurse and a mom, Allison Lee of Gardner spends most of her time caring for her patients and her two young daughters, Harper and Nora. But when Allison started experiencing nausea and stomach pain after eating, she didn’t seek care for herself right away.
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Amy Kircher Stresses the Importance of Colonoscopies
At the age of 63, Amy Kircher of Paola was living her healthiest life. But that April, without any symptoms, Amy’s colonoscopy revealed devastating news: colon cancer. She turned to Dr. Christopher Lewis at Miami County Medical Center.
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Are Ear Tubes in Your Child’s Future?
David K. Hill, MD, is one of Olathe Medical Center’s Ear, Nose and Throat (Otolaryngology) doctors. See his answers to common questions parents have about ear tubes for their children.
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