April 2008Welcome to St. John's Physician e-Update, a quarterly
e-newsletter designed to communicate information about new procedures and
services offered at St. John's to our referring physicians. Please feel free to
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Aging in the New Millennium
 By
Maria Dela Rosa, M.D., St. John's
Senior Center
Across the nation, we have been hearing more and
more about the rising healthcare costs and how the Medicare health system is in
jeopardy, not only because this is a presidential election year and healthcare
is an important political issue, but because it is a reality that will affect us
all. The health care crisis is partly attributed to “the graying of America.”
It is a fact that the elderly, as a whole, utilize health care more than most
other population segments.
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Minimally
Invasive Heart Valve Surgeries
 By
Fon Huang, M.D.
In the past two years, minimally
invasive approaches for valve surgery has been growing and maturing at St.
John’s hospital. The goal is to make heart valve surgery less invasive to the
patient and promote faster recovery and return to normal physical activities.
Under the expertise of Dr. Fon Huang, techniques have been adopted to reduce the
trauma and stress of valve surgery for our patients.
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more
 Deep
Brain Stimulation at St. John's
By
Alan Scarrow, M.D.
Since the spring of 2005, St.
John’s has offered deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a therapy for patients with
medically refractory Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. DBS involves
high frequency, pulsatile electrical stimulation of the deep brain nuclei such
as the thalamus, globus pallidus or subthalamic nucleus that suppresses or
inhibits local neurons passing close to those areas.
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more
 Laporoscopic
Hysterectomy: A Minimally Invasive Option for Faster Recovery
By
Christina Litherland, M.D.
Hysterectomy is the second most common
surgery performed for women, second only to cesarean section. Approximately
600,000 women undergo hysterectomy every year. Like many other types of
surgery, there are now newer, minimally invasive hysterectomy options to provide
patients with faster recovery, less pain and fewer complications.
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more
Chronic pain is a very complicated, diverse area of practice that is often
misunderstood by patients and health care providers alike. Patients and
providers often seek out fast and easy solutions for chronic pain
conditions, and as one might expect easy solutions are often elusive, if
not impossible.
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Patient Tower Grand Opening Set for April 19
 St.
John's is changing the shape of health care!
As our community changes
and grows, Ozarks residents can count on our long-standing commitment to
high-quality, compassionate care. The new Patient Tower is the latest
example, blending St. John’s rich
history
of local service with all
the powerful possibilities of modern medicine.
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