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09/09/2010
Physician's Column: Minimally Invasive OB/GYN Surgery at WSMC |
Marian Fuller, MD, FACOG
Millions of women suffer in silence due to symptoms they don’t want to discuss with their doctors. Heavy bleeding, pelvic pain, and urine leakage might seem like embarrassing topics to bring up, but there are new treatments available right here in Manistee to put an
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09/07/2010
West Shore Health Connection Offers Fall Classes |
Get active, fit, and sculpted through class offerings beginning this month
West Shore Health Connection offers a wide range of group fitness classes for fall designed to keep the body fit for the winter ahead.
Exercise specialists will lead 16 classes designed to meet the fitness needs of a wide
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08/30/2010
West Shore Health Connection Offers Aqua Classes |
Get fit with gentle aerobic exercise in the water
West Shore Health Connection’s two aquatic classes starting in September are the perfect way to maintain your summer exercise routine as the weather turns cooler.
Both classes offer cardiovascular exercise as well as toning and
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08/26/2010
West Shore Physicians Offer New Reflux Treatment |
Surgery to treat heartburn without incisions now available in Manistee
For the millions of Americans who suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a lifetime of daily medications offering unpredictable results has been the only way to address painful chronic
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08/25/2010
Healing Arts Gallery Features Diana K. Monovich |
West Shore Medical Center’s Healing Arts Gallery is pleased to host an exhibit of work by accomplished artist Diana K. Monovich now through the end of October.
The works on display at the Healing Arts Gallery are representative of Monovich’s southwest studies and include
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08/20/2010
Health Connection Fall Aqua Classes Begin September 13 |
West Shore Health Connection's fall session of aqua classes begins September 13 at the Paine Aquatic Center at Manistee High School.
The six-week session runs September 13 through October 21 and costs $60 per class. Class size is limited, and registration is required.
Monday and
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08/19/2010
New Rules for Back-To-School Vaccinations Begin This Fall |
Starting this fall, the state of Michigan will implement new rules for required vaccinations for school-age children and adolescents. This school year, all children entering kindergarten, all 6th-graders, and all students changing school districts must have received two doses of varicella
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08/18/2010
Eric McLearon, M.D., Joins West Shore Medical Center |
Physician to specialize in emergency medicine
Eric McLearon, M.D., has joined the staff of West Shore Medical Center as a specialist in emergency medicine.
McLearon graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Michigan State University's Kalamazoo
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08/17/2010
Todd Ozdych, D.O., Joins West Shore Medical Center |
Physician to specialize in general surgery
Todd Ozdych, D.O., has joined the staff of West Shore Medical Center as a general surgeon. He is excited to finally live in the place he calls his "home base."
"Both of my parents are from Manistee, and I have been visiting and
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07/29/2010
MHA Recognizes Effort to Save Heart Attack Patients |
West Shore Medical Center part of 11-hospital project in northern Michigan
The "STEMI Initiative of Northern Lower Michigan," which includes West Shore Medical Center, recently was recognized by the Michigan Health and Hospital Association for its impact in the region.
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07/15/2010
West Shore Patient Satisfaction at the Top Nationally |
Hospital receives recognition for excellence in obstetrics and inpatient service
Everyday excellence and compassionate care are among the values that guide the staff, physicians, and volunteers at West Shore Medical Center.
The hospital’s focus on these customer-centered values has
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07/14/2010
WSMC Auxiliary Hosts Masquerade Sale |
The West Shore Medical Center Auxiliary will host a Masquerade Fundraising sale, one day only, Tuesday, July 27, 2010, from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in the hospital lobby. Masquerade offers costume jewelry, scarves, bags, and more. All items sell for only $5. Bring your friends and family and
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07/14/2010
WSMC Healing Arts Gallery Hosts Calligraphy Exhibit |
West Shore Medical Center, in cooperation with the Manistee Art Institute, is pleased to host an exhibit of calligraphy in the hospital’s Healing Arts Gallery now through mid-August. The works are on loan from the Pen Dragons Calligraphy Guild of Kalamazoo, Mich.
Pen Dragons Calligraphy
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06/18/2010
West Shore Medical Center Awards Scholarships to County Seniors |
The six recipients plan to pursue careers in health care
At a recent West Shore Medical Center Board of Trustees meeting, six $500 scholarships were awarded to graduating Manistee County high school students, courtesy of the Clara Kraus Saari Education Fund.
The annual scholarship is available to
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06/17/2010
Fifth Graders Complete WSMC's Ultimate Wellness Challenge |
Annual Fit Kids program promotes healthy eating and physical fitness
Fifth graders at Onekama, Bear Lake and KND schools recently completed West Shore Medical Center's eight-week Ultimate Wellness Challenge as part of the annual Fit Kids program. This is the fifth year Fit Kids has been
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06/11/2010
West Shore Health Connection Offers Summer Classes |
Get active, fit, and sculpted through class offerings beginning this week
Fun new ways to stay fit for summer are offered at West Shore Health Connection beginning this week.
Exercise specialists will lead 11 classes designed to meet the fitness needs of a wide range of ages and
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05/21/2010
WSMC Auxiliary Hosts Discussion About Hospice Care |
Jean Taylor from Hospice of Michigan will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the West Shore Medical Center Auxiliary, 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 25, in classrooms 1 and 2 of the West Shore Education Center.
Taylor, Volunteer Services Manager for Manistee, Mason, Benzie, Lake, and
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04/27/2010
Award-Winning Nature Photographer Featured in the Healing Arts Gallery This Spring |
West Shore Medical Center is pleased to host accomplished photographic artist Charles St. Charles III in the Healing Arts Gallery now through the end of June. This exhibit features wildlife and landscape photographs from Michigan and around North America.
St. Charles is an
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04/27/2010
WSMC Auxiliary Hosts Books Are Fun Fundraiser |
West Shore Medical Center’s Auxiliary will host a Books Are Fun fundraiser in the hospital lobby on May 4 and 5. Sale hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4, and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5.
The sale will include books for all ages, early learning products, a
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04/16/2010
WSMC Auxiliary Hosts Scrubs Sale |
Proceeds benefit WSMC Auxiliary's pledge to fund an ambulance for the community
Need scrubs for work or play? The West Shore Medical Center Auxiliary will host a Scrubs on Wheels sale on Tuesday, April 20, from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in the parking lot behind the hospital. Name brand scrubs,
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