MetroSouth Medical Center cardiologist, Kurt Erickson, MD, discusses peripheral artery disease. The primary sign of peripheral artery disease or PAD is intermittent claudication, which is pain after walking or other exercise that goes away with rest. Listen to this video to learn more.
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Dr. Kurt Erickson, interventional cardiologist at MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island discusses the risks associated with perhipheral artery disease and the very simple screening test which can use used on individuals at risk. Anyone over the age of 70, patients with a history of heart disease, and those with diabetes should consider asking their [...]
Patti Basta, dietician at MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island, Illinois shows viewers how to shake the salt habit.
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Staying true to its commitment to offer the best quality healthcare and overall experience for patients, MetroSouth Medical Center is the first in the Southland to offer 100 percent private hospital rooms. This new offering is the hospital’s response to national research showing private hospital rooms reduce the numbers of slips and falls, improve infection [...]
MRI compatable pacemaker implanted at MetroSouth Medical Center.
A 78-year-old Blue Island man was the first in Chicago’s southland – and one of the first in Illinois — to receive a MRI-compatible pacemaker. The pacemaker was implanted at MetroSouth Medical Center, a hospital known for its excellent cardiac care.
Robert Foust, the patient who had the FDA-approved [...]
