Dr. Enrique Beckmann, CEO of Metrosouth Medical Center, recently presented a $20,000 check to Dr. Yves-Mario Piverger for his Haitian Health Project. The check presentation took place during an event honoring the Haitian family doctor, who recently returned from a medical mission trip caring for earthquake victims in his homeland. The donation was from medical [...]
MetroSouth Medical Center introduces Drs. Paul and Robert Atkenson, orthopedic surgeons offering a “team approach” to patient care.
Doctors Atkenson and Atkenson have been practicing orthopedic surgery in the southland for the past 20 years and have noticed a significant increase of knee pain in women and believe there are several reasons for the increase, including:
Biology: [...]
MetroSouth Medical Center (MSMC) is focusing on the care and prevention of achy knees as part of its “Knee Pain Loves Women” campaign. During April 2010, the hospital is offering a complimentary tool kit for women who want to strengthen their hamstring/quads and prevent or eliminate knee pain. The free kit consists of a strengthening [...]
Open to the public seminars about treatment options for women with knee pain scheduled in April
For Darlene Lempa, 55, of Midlothian, life has been about challenge. First it was the challenge of being a competitive volleyball player. As a young child, she played in the park district and then lettered in high school. After [...]
Open to the public seminars about treatment options for women with knee pain scheduled in April
She may be 79, but Catharine Basile of Evergreen Park is still up to par with her younger golfing friends. Despite an endless amount of energy, keeping up with her game hasn’t always been easy. In 2006, severe knee [...]
During the month of April, MetroSouth Medical Center is offering a series of free clinics about treatment options for women with knee pain. The seminars will feature three board-certified orthopedic surgeons from Chicago’s southland, as part of the hospital’s “Knee Pain Loves Women” campaign. The focus will be options available to those with osteoarthritis, including [...]
Growing up the son of a Greek immigrant pediatrician, Chicago cardiologist Stavros Maragos knew early on that his heart belonged to medicine. Years later, Maragos would discover that his medicine was taking care of others’ hearts.
He was inspired working summers at his father’s multi-specialty medical office, watching him care for young patients. And, he was [...]
Many patients have urinary incontinence and do not tell their doctor… unless they are asked!
Some have frequency, urgency or bladder pain and don’t recognize the problem…
In fact:
Urinary incontinence affects an estimated 38 percent of women ages 60 or older
10-60% of women report urinary incontinence
50% of women that have had children develop prolapse
Only 10-20% seek medical [...]
According to the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s 2006 publication on heart disease, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. In fact, heart disease accounts for nearly 1.4 million deaths per year and was responsible for one in almost three deaths in the United States in 2003. Approximately [...]
Carotid artery stenosis is the cause of 20- 30% of all strokes. Early identification of patients with carotid artery stenosis, is critical in reducing the incidence of stroke in the United States. Patients particularly at risk include smokers, diabetics, those with high blood pressure, as well as those with a history of cerebrovascular disease, such [...]
MetroSouth Medical Center (MSMC) will focus on care and prevention of achy knees as part of its March/April “Knee Pain Loves Women” campaign at all four hospital health center locations. During these months, the hospital is offering a complimentary tool kit for women who want to strengthen their hamstring/quads and prevent or eliminate knee pain. [...]
Peripheral artery disease or PAD affects approximately 12-20 percent of adult Americans over 65 years of age. Despite the large numbers of seniors with the disease, less than 25% of them are undergoing treatment. The consequences of untreated peripheral artery disease are serious and include risks of heart attack, stroke and even death.
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