Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group and Dignity Health Woodland Clinic have been awarded Elite Status from America’s Physician Groups (APG), the nation’s leading professional association for accountable physician groups. The medical groups are two of just 70 organizations nationally to…
(L-R) Rob Marchuk, vice president of operations, Dignity Health Medical Foundation; Dr. Amjad Rasheed; Dr. Reed Grabow; Richard Slepicka; Mike Davis, director of imaging services, Dignity Health Advanced Imaging — Redding; Todd Smith, President, Mercy Medical Center, Redding; Dr. Rhonda…
We asked Alexis Lyon-Claus, LMFT, behavioral health manager at Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group, to help explain behavioral health and share advice on what you and your loved ones can do to continue to navigate your mental health journey. Source:…
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and it affects women differently than men. Below, Kathy Glatter, MD, a cardiologist and electrophysiologist with Dignity Health Woodland Clinic, shares the types of heart diseases that commonly…
Managing your health between visits is easier than ever with My Portal by Dignity Health, offering a more convenient way to access and handle your health needs between appointments — all from one central place. Source: dhmgblog.dignityhealth.org
National Women Physicians Day on February 3, recognizes the path women doctors have paved in the U.S. over the years. The date commemorates Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S. in 1849. Today…
January is Thyroid Awareness Month so we spoke with Dr. Scott McCusker, Ear, Nose and Throat specialist with Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group to learn about common thyroid diseases like hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. Source: dhmgblog.dignityhealth.org
A good night’s sleep is one of the most crucial factors for a long, healthy life. An inability to get a restful slumber can sometimes lead to dangerous health complications. Approximately 30 million American adults have sleep apnea, a sleep…
The holiday season is a busy time of year, marked with social gatherings and travel plans that keep people on the move. It’s also a time when respiratory viruses like COVID-19, the flu and RSV tend to surge. Whether you’re…
For Dignity Health’s Hello Healthy podcast, Eric Peck, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon with Dignity Health Medical Group — Bakersfield discusses recent research that explains a rise of lung cancer in women under 50 years of age and the surgical treatment options…
