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Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion is a minimally invasive outpatient procedure used to prevent blood clots for patients with atrial fibrillation who are unable to take long term anticoagulation. If you've been told that you have atrial fibrillation but have trouble with blood thinners, you may be a candidate for LAAO.

According to the CDC, about 6.2 million adults in the United States have heart failure. The term “heart failure” sounds like the heart is no longer working at all, but it actually means the heart simply isn’t pumping as well as it should. We can help manage your diagnosis. 
 

Amy Lau, MSN, RN, CIC, Infection Preventionist, Deaconess Health System

With the highly-contagious omicron variant spreading throughout our community, cases of COVID-19 are on the rise.  This has led to many questions about which masks work best. Find answers here.
 

Brittney Fulcher, NP, Deaconess Comprehensive Pain Center​​

It is estimated that 50 million adults suffer from chronic pain in the United States. This pain can be mild or severe, episodic or continuous, merely inconvenient or totally incapacitating. Chronic pain is pain that persists for longer than 3-6 months.