2009

South valley residents now can receive IV therapy closer to home at a new infusion clinic.

Starting at the Utah-Idaho border in Cache Valley, long-distrance athlete Lorie Hutchison runs 26.2 miles per day for 18 straight days and encourages families and individuals to exercise 26 minutes per day for 18 straight days, as part Intermountain LiVe's 18-Day Marathon Challenge.

In a speech to a joint session of Congress that was televised last Wednesday night on all the major television networks, the president again applauded Intermountain for providing high-quality care for low costs.

Because of a slight increase in influenza-like illnesses reported in local health clinics, Logan Regional Hospital is restricting visitors to age 14 and older as a precautionary measure. Hospital officials also encourage the public to help prevent the spread of flu-like illness by washing hands, covering coughs and sneezes, and staying home when ill.

Patricia R. Richards has been named the new president and CEO for SelectHealth and will be joining the organization in early November.

Dr. Parkinson, Kane and McCarrel traveled to Tanzania to give caregivers in the area some hands-on experience with the donated equipment.

Please access the campus at the traffic light on 1300 East and Ridgemark Drive (9750 South).

The entire Logan Regional Hospital campus will be 100 percent tobacco-free effective September 1, 2009. Smoking and the use of tobacco products is prohibited in the hospital, the Regional Medical Arts Building, the Budge Clinic, all buildings, parking lots, and grounds.

The innovative and fun program encourages people to take a few more steps and provides rewards for being more active.

Patients do better with less invasive procedures and now women needing a total hysterectomy can have it performed through one small incision.