PeaceHealth partners with Y to develop wellness programming
The Eugene, Oregon, Family YMCA and PeaceHealth are collaborating in a 10-year contract to develop a suite of combined educational, wellness and health programming for youth,
adults and families at a center planned to open in December.
Members of PeaceHealth Oregon's Community Health team join others to check out progress on a YMCA set to open in December in Eugene. The PeaceHealth Wellness Center is part of the project.The $1.25 million PeaceHealth partnership includes the naming of the new Y's health and wellness center, which will be called the PeaceHealth Wellness Center.
The decade-long medical partnership begins when the new Y opens in December.
"A key strategic goal for PeaceHealth is to continue to expand wellness services into our communities," Susan Blane, director of community health for PeaceHealth Oregon, said in a press release announcing the partnership. "The Y is a perfect partner to accomplish this. Early preventative care is necessary to combat disease and illness that can have devastating results. PeaceHealth
is looking forward to supporting the Y in creating healthy habits that will last a lifetime."
The Y and PeaceHealth plan to assign measurable goals to joint community wellness programs, preventative medicine and medical screenings easily administered and assessed in a nonclinical environment. Goal development will focus on common, chronic, preventable
disease processes and the elimination of health risks. These programs will be managed by a committee comprising Y and PeaceHealth leaders.
Dignity Health — St. Rose Dominican builds fifth neighborhood hospital
Dignity Health — St. Rose Dominican Hospitals broke ground Aug. 10 on a new neighborhood hospital in the Centennial Hills community in Las Vegas.
The 24,000-square-foot facility on two floors will include 10 inpatient beds and eight emergency exam rooms, including a dedicated triage room. There are four existing Dignity Health Neighborhood Hospital campuses. The neighborhood hospitals are built
and operated through a partnership with Emerus Holdings. Dignity Health runs three acute care hospitals in the Las Vegas valley. St. Rose Dominican is part of CommonSpirit Health.
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital triples size of emergency department
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi — South in Texas has expanded its emergency department to nearly 19,000 square feet, more than triple its original size.
The hospital now has 27 dedicated emergency bays and rooms, focusing on privacy for patients and their families. The emergency department was also revamped to provide a comprehensive range of medical services, from advanced radiology and diagnostics to
a stat lab that speeds test results, expediting the diagnosis and treatment process.
St. Vincent celebrates 125 years in Billings, Montana
St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana, kicked off a yearlong anniversary on Aug. 7, 125 years after the first cornerstone was laid for what would become the city's first
hospital.
St. Vincent Healthcare, now part of Intermountain Health, was founded by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth at the request of the city's first mayor and first Catholic priest. At the time, it was known as St.Vincent Hospital.
St. Vincent has been recognized as an innovator for advancements in heart, stroke, neurological and cancer care. It includes the region's first pediatric intensive care unit, which includes the only pediatric surgery program serving eastern Montana, northern
Wyoming and the western Dakotas, according to the hospital.
Caregivers celebrated on Aug. 7, and the year will include several special events to share St. Vincent's history and vision for the next 125 years, including a benefit, displays, lectures, and a closing celebration and Mass in August 2024.
Pickleball complex opens at Avera campus; public welcome
Avera Health has opened the largest dedicated pickleball complex in South Dakota at the Avera on Louise Health Campus in southwest Sioux Falls.
The Linda Erickson Pickleball Complex includes 12 regulation size courts, as well as a large parking lot and public restroom for players. The public is welcome to use the courts, free of charge. Memberships will be available on four of the outdoor courts
to give players the opportunity to reserve courts.
"Generous community members made this project possible through their philanthropic support," Dzenan Berberovic, Avera chief philanthropy officer, said in an announcement about the project. "Families who enjoy the sport collaborated with us on this project, and this new complex is the exciting result. We are grateful for their generous support."