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Language bank provides live telephonic interpretation for practitioner, patient
marieg@heald-mail.comAn elderly woman heads into the emergency room with severe stomach pain. She hardly understand what’s happening, let alone how the doctors will fix it. All she knows is that it hurts, she’s alone and she doesn’t speak English. As...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Hearing Impairment, Abdominal Pain
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New names announced for hospitals in Berkeley, Jefferson counties
richardb@herald-mail.comWhat were, until Monday, City Hospital in Martinsburg and Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Charles Town, W.Va., are now Berkeley Medical Center and Jefferson Medical Center, both under the umbrella of University Healthcare. The new names were announced...Tags: Corporate Officers, West Virginia University, Culture, Medical Research, Arts and Culture
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Key facts in Gosnell murder case
A look at key facts in the case of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, charged with murder in the deaths of a female patient and four babies prosecutors say were born alive at the abortion clinic he ran: ___ THE INVESTIGATION In 2010, federal agents who were raiding...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Trials, Medical Specialization, Kermit Gosnell
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Man flown to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center after fall
People walking on the C&O Canal towpath Sunday found a man who was injured in a fall at Maryland Heights, said Capt. Arnold Martin of the Potomac Valley Volunteer Fire Co. The man, whose name was not released, was alert and conscious when emergency...Tags: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
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New executive director of Washington Co. Humane Society streamlines adoption process and more
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comReducing obstacles for adoption, decreasing euthanasia rates and increasing the number of animal control field service officers are top priorities listed by Michael Lausen, the recently hired executive director of the Humane Society of Washington County....Tags: Rabies, Crime, Law and Justice, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Euthanasia, Maryland State Police
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Pair of nursing assistants honored for caring ways
Karen Castle and Helena Burnette were named City Hospital’s Quality Service Award winners for March. Each month, the hospital’s Service Award Committee selects an employee to receive the award. In March, two nursing assistants from the...
Tags: Nursing, Medical Specialization
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Finding renewed value in life and loved ones
alnotarianni@aol.comGeraldine Andrews had no idea last year at this time what she was in for in the months to come. She worked as a hair stylist and enjoyed tight-knit relationships with her husband, two daughters and four grandchildren. Then, in August, Andrews, 58, of...Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Liver Disease, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Diseases and Illnesses, Cirrhosis
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Panhandle hospitals will be renamed as part of National Hospital Week
New names for City Hospital in Martinsburg and Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Ranson, W.Va., will be unveiled Monday as part of National Hospital Week celebrations, West Virginia University Hospitals-East announced Friday. Celebrations to promote the...
Tags: Human Interest
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Man cleared in Martinsburg fatal accident recently died
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe driver of the pickup that fatally struck a trash collection truck worker on Dominion Road near Gerrardstown, W.Va., on March 7 has died, police said this week. Stephen J. Vigh Jr., 75, of Gerrardstown, passed away at his residence on May 1,...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Accidental Death
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Bangladesh blast survivor: 'I never dreamed I'd see the daylight again'
Associated PressFor 17 days, the seamstress lay trapped in a dark basement pocket beneath thousands of tons of wreckage as temperatures outside climbed into the mid-90s F. She rationed food and water. She banged a pipe to attract attention. She was fast losing hope of...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Rentals, Consumer Goods Industries, Science and Technology, Heavy Engineering
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Humane Society of Washington County plans to add spay/neuter clinic
The Humane Society of Washington County will break ground this summer for a $2.2 million low-cost spay and neuter clinic, Executive Director Michael Lausen said Thursday. “We take the animals to vets around the area” for spaying and...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Animals
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Raymond R. Snodderly, 76
Raymond Rummel Snodderly, 76, of Hagerstown, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born Sept. 18, 1936, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Walter Croft Snodderly Sr. and Nellie (Rummel) Snodderly. Mr....
Tags: U.S. Army, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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