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Save The Date! Annaul Harvest Health Fair! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 06/15/2009 12:48 PM
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It's 5 o'clock on a Friday Evening and One of Your Employees Was Injured....What Do You Do? |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 06/06/2009 12:32 PM
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Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital to Host 2nd Annual Summer Health Career Camp |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 06/05/2009 12:05 PM
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San Andreas, CA....Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital has announced they will be hosting the 2nd Annual Summer Health Career Camp June 15-19 for Calaveras High School students and July 6-10 for Bret Harte High School students at the hospital campus in San Andreas. The Camp is open to a maximum of twenty high school juniors and seniors who have a desire to gain more knowledge about careers in health care. The free week-long project includes a complete orientation and tour of the facility, three days of “job shadowing” with hospital staff, networking with hospital staff and leadership at special luncheons, CPR Certification instruction and a special student/parent graduation luncheon on the last class day.....
"Did you know…Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital recently received Avatar International’s Exceeding Patient Expectations Award for the year 2008. This National Award is awarded to the facilities who are performing at a 3 star level and whose overall score exceeds patient expectations. Just imagine what's ahead! Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital. The next generation of Excellent Health Care" |
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"Fit Facts"~by Amy Renn of Terra Firma Fitness and Massage |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 06/01/2009 01:39 PM
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We would like to give a warm welcome to our New Fitness Columnist, Amy Renn of Terra Firma Fitness and Massage! Here is her first column....We have all heard one theory or another on the best way to exercise or eat. There is endless accessible information out there to base your opinions on. But what to believe? Of course getting fit, and achieving that perfect body in one week is appealing, but is it healthy? No, more often then not these trends are not healthy. In fact the fad diets or....
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Local Doctor Points to New Findings in Child Nutrition...Diet Change May Ease ADHD |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/19/2009 12:24 PM
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Arnold, CA...An article authored by Nina Larson credits changes in diet with the successful treatment of hyperactivity in children. As part of a long-term study that began in 1996-1997 in the southwestern Norwegian town of Stavanger, 23 children aged four to 11 — all suffering from hyperactive disorders including ADHD — were put on milk-free and/or gluten-free diets. Their development has been monitored by researchers ever since in a quest to prove a theory by scientist Karl Ludvig Reichelt that a metabolic disorder...
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Hospital to Launch New "Did You Know" Video Series |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/08/2009 08:22 AM
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Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital will commence a new “Did You Know…” campaign in the next few weeks to further inform our community about activities within our health care market. The new campaign involves distribution of a high definition video clip to requesting recipients. The clips will provide the viewer with updates on the hospital’s progress in growth, innovation and leadership strategies, upcoming events, awards and ......
"Did you know…to honor our Mothers and assist underinsured women in Calaveras County, free mammograms are being offered May 18th - 22nd at the Family Medical Center in Arnold. Call 795-4193 for a necessary appointment. Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital. The next generation of Excellent Health Care"
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Mark Twain St. Josephs Provides Support for Our Furry Friends |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 04/24/2009 10:34 PM
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As a follow-up to last month’s “Operation: Stuff the Van” to support the local Food Bank, the 49’er Bullfrogs and Employee Satisfaction Teams at Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital have taken on the task of collecting desperately needed items for the animals in our community. The Resource Connection of Amador and Calaveras (formerly the Human Resource Council), Calaveras County Animal Services and the Calaveras Humane Society all were recipients of the pet drive. ..
Member of the 49’er Bullfrogs of Mark Twain Hospital stand in front of a van full of the much-needed pet supplies. |
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Mark Twain St. Joseph's Health Tips....Exercise Prescription Coming Your Way? When Doctors Prescribe Exercise, Patients Get Moving~By Miranda Hitti |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 04/22/2009 12:22 PM
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The next time you see your doctor, he or she might do more than just tell you to get some exercise -- they could pick up their prescription pad and prescribe exercise. Exercise prescriptions get inactive adults moving, a new study shows. The study, published in this week's Archives of Internal Medicine, is a "milestone" because it proves that exercise prescriptions work, says Pamela Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP....
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Friday, May 8th.....4th Annual Celebrity Luncheon! Photos and Video of Last Year's Successful Event Enclosed! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 04/13/2009 08:34 AM
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The Take It To Heart Foundation announced today that their 4th Annual Celebrity Luncheon will be held at Ironstone Vineyards at noon on May 8, 2009. The proceeds from the event will support the fight against heart disease through funding of Calaveras and Tuolumne county projects to reduce childhood obesity. .....
  
Pictured Above are Wendy Hughes & Gay Callan, Lisa Westbrook & Ron Klass.
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The Paris–Roubaix of California or The Copperopolis Road Race is in The Books ~By John Hamilton With Full Results Enclosed |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 04/13/2009 10:16 AM
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Milton-Copperopolis, CA...Potholes and Patching took the place of Cobblestones as one of the toughest single day "Classics" in California Cycling is in the books. Potential Tour de France winner Levi Leipheimer DQed which left the door open for Benjamin Jacques-Maynes of the Bissell Pro Team to take the race and Scott Nydam from the BMC Pro-Team took the second spot. Rachel Heal took home top honors in the top classification on the women's side of the race. Andrea Silva who took the great shots below mentioned how hard on equipment and riders the race was. She saw crashes, bent wheels and more but the riders just kept on going. There has been some talk of trying coax the Tour of California to make one of the stages through Calaveras County and races like this one...
Photos By Andrea Silva....Just Click Above for Full Screen Slide Show
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