Nov 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
With the drop of a beam, Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) crossed another milestone in its long-term commitment to expand and enhance medical services throughout the region. This beam, the last structural beam to fall into place, seals the framework for a new...
Nov 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
On any given day, the Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) Pendleton Center for Health and Wellness is a happy destination, buzzing with energy and camaraderie. But for several months, it was quiet, due to COVID-19 closures. Members were anxiously awaiting its...
Nov 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Starr Herridge left her home one morning to go to the mall, a familiar trip where she regularly picked up her cigarettes. But on this particular morning in 2012, Starr decided to pull in to the neighborhood drug store instead, and found herself purchasing smoking...
Nov 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
All that “swells” is not fluid. It may be fat, fibrosis or scar tissue. It also could be edema, according to Anil Kumar, MD, Medical Director, The Vein Center at Center at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC). Leg edema – an acute buildup of fluid in the tissues –...
Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
This is the year when kids need their flu shots more than ever. If your child contracts COVID-19 and hasn’t had their flu shot, they may wind up with both respiratory illnesses at once. And that could be dangerous. “We still don’t know what co-infection...
