Healthcare Solutions Network (HSN), a collaborative venture of St. Elizabeth Healthcare and TriHealth, announced today Thomas Boggs has been named the first chief executive officer of the health organization. The announcement was made by Garren Colvin, interim president and chief executive officer of St. Elizabeth Healthcare and John Prout, president and chief executive officer of […]
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Local Doctor Named Podiatrist of the Year
This afternoon, Commonwealth Orthopaedic Centers announced that Dr. Matthew Connolly has been named Kentucky Podiatric Medical Association Podiatrist of the Year for 2015. The Kentucky Podiatric Medical Association is a professional association for Doctors of Podiatric Medicine serving the citizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and is an affiliate of the American Podiatric Medical Association. […]
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New Summer Camp Launches at NKY Fitness Center
This summer, Next Level Academy in Wilder will be offering a unique and innovative program for kids. The program, known as G.Y.M.M., or “Growing Young Minds and Muscles”, is designed to be a summer-long fun and educational sports camp. Next Level Academy’s 23,000 square foot indoor facility will give campers the opportunity to learn new […]
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The Rowing Place Has New Home in Newport
The Rowing Place, which previously held indoor rowing classes inside the NewCov CrossFit on West 6th Street in Newport, recently moved to a new studio on Monmouth Street. The business, owned by Pedro Palacios, head coach at Cincinnati Country Day High School and of the Queen City Rowing Club, offers indoor rowing classes for juniors […]
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St. E to Celebrate Completion of $30M Facility With Open House
St. Elizabeth recently completed construction of its new $30 million, 40,000 square foot Heart & Vascular Institute, and will celebrate by hosting an open house this Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Edgewood. The new Heart & Vascular Institute features a combination of experts and programs that have been created to improve heart health […]
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Wellness Wednesday: How to Get Over the Fitness Hump
As a personal trainer, I receive numerous questions from clients on a daily basis. Yesterday morning, a text appeared on my phone. It read, “I’m discouraged because I feel like I’ve been working really hard and am not seeing any change in my physique. Ugh!”. This text is a very common message that I receive […]
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NKY Health Department to Honor Community Partners
The Northern Kentucky Health Department will honor the contributions of community partners to address both new and existing public health threats with the 2015 Award of Excellence in Public Health, presenting awards to Brent Cooper for his work to promote a smoke-free law; and to Patty Burns, Infection Control Manager with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, and […]
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The Top Killer of Kentuckians at Work Is…
New data released Wednesday shows the top killer of people at work in Kentucky. The Kentucky Labor Cabinet examined the causes of worker fatalities each year in Kentucky from 2012-14, and found the heart attack was the overwhelming number one cause of death at work. “It’s especially important to consider the health and wellness of […]
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St. Elizabeth Physicians Appoints New Chief Medical Officer
Earlier this afternoon, St. Elizabeth Physicians (SEP) announced the appointment of Gerda S. Maissel, MD, CPE as its new Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Maissel brings more than 20 years of executive healthcare leadership experience and will succeed Dr. Todd Cook, who is retiring after serving as the CMO since SEP was formed in 2010, and […]
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Wellness Wednesday: Food for Thought and Thoughts on Food
I’m sure we could argue all day about what constitutes healthy food, but I’ll save that rant for Facebook. What do fat-free peanut butter, sugar-free candy and dairy-free yogurt all have in common? They’re not real food anymore. All have been overly processed into a form that is nearly unrecognizable to our digestive system. We […]