YRMG Welcomes Accomplished Neurosurgeon to the Quad Cities By Bridget O’Gara Neurosurgeon Sam Safavi-Abbasi, MD is now performing advanced brain and spine surgeries as well as the latest minimally invasive procedures in the Quad Cities, thanks to an affiliation...
YRMG Cardiologist Dr. Olufunso Odunukan finds his work ‘incredibly gratifying’ By Bridget O’Gara Many people have important childhood experiences that steer them toward their life’s work. Few, however, can point to an event as significant as testifying before the...
One local mother shares the story of her family’s journey through anorexia … and healing By Merissa Brinkerhoff I can’t stay silent. Eating disorders doubled during Covid. One in five diagnosed will die. Quarantine was going as well as could be expected for our family...
The Susan J. Rheem Adult Day Center Celebrates 40 Years of Caring and Gratitude A husband and wife enter the main lobby, to a greeting as warm as sunshine: “Good Morning Bob! Great, you joined us today,” says Laura Dreibelbis, LPN, joyful Program Director of the Susan...
By Rita Carey Rubin More than 90 percent of people with prediabetes don’t know they have it. People may have elevated blood sugar or insulin levels up to 20 years before they’re diagnosed with diabetes. Women are often diagnosed with diabetes later than men....
It’s Official: YRMC’s Breast Care Center Earns Additional Accreditation by the American College of Radiology The word “excellence” has long been associated with the Breast Care Center at Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC). But now it’s official:...
