Perry Shumway

Madisonhealth Blog

Nathan Comes to Share His Inspiring Story on August 9th. Nathan Ogden knew his life to be near perfect with two young children, a wonderful wife of four years, and a successful career. Then at 26 years old, life presented a drastic challenge three days before Christmas in 2001. Searching for adventure on a snow-capped mountain would soon have Nathan trading in his skis for a wheelchair. Coming off a ski jump wrong he was instantly paralyzed and diagnosed as a quadriplegic, not able to swallow or even breathe on his own. There was too much to live for so he battled through setbacks and obstacles with intense therapy. Nathan returned to work full time, was able to drive again, and embraced his new life from a seated position with the motto of “We Believe”. He was getting much stronger and knew he would walk again. Just over a year...

Jack Clark, MD – New Madison Memorial Hospitalist

Madison Memorial Hospital is excited to welcome Jack Clark, MD, to the Rexburg Community and to the Hospital Medical Staff. Dr. Clark is an Internal Medicine physician who has joined us this week. He will be working full time as Madison Memorial Hospital’s Hospitalist. Dr. Clark attended medical school at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He completed his residency program in Internal Medicine at Penn State University Hershey Medical Center in Hershey Pennsylvania. We look forward to having Dr. Jack Clark as part of the Medical Staff. 

Join us in giving Dr. Clark a warm welcome when you see him.

 

Are You Ready for the Solar Eclipse? Here are the top five things you need to do to prepare for the solar eclipse which will be visible in Rexburg this August. 1. Get Eclipse Glasses Looking at the sun for a long period of time can damage your eyes. When you view the eclipse, you will need eclipse glasses. Eclipse glasses should have a filter to look through. If the glasses aren’t labeled ISO, they won’t protect your eyes the way they should, according to Space.com. Places to find eclipse glasses include solarglasses2017.com, BYU-Idaho bookstore, and other grocery stores. 2. Find a Good Location Free areas you can view the eclipse are Porter Park, Evergreen Park, Madison Middle School, Riverside Park, Madison Junior High, Nature Park, and Smith Park, according to Rexburg Online.   3. Remember the Date and Time The eclipse will happen August 21, at 11:33 AM. Here in Rexburg, it...

Rexburg on the 4th of July

I hope you are able to enjoy your holiday week and can attend some of the festivities here in our community. I have listed the various activities below for you. 

 

Main Street Mile 
Wed, July 4th
9:00am Registration Starts, 9:45am Race Starts
Flag Raising 
Wed, July 4th – 9:30am
Madison County Courthouse – Centennial Park
Independence Day Parade 
Wed, July 4th
10:00 am Main Street
Day in Porter Park 
Wed, July 4th
9:00am – 2:00pm
Booths, food, and games

 

Support a Healthy Environment for All 75% of employees experience or witness bullying at work. Bullying happens everywhere… on phones, in homes, at work, and at schools. Bullying is health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons by one or more perpetrators. Understand more why bullying is bad, where bullying occurs, and most importantly how you can stop bullying. A Toxic Environment Bullying creates a toxic environment where healthy behavior is discouraged. Those who get bullied often feel anxious, dreading to go to work, school, or even home because of the potential threat of random attacks from someone they know, whether it is hurtful words, loud yelling, inappropriate pranks, or physical aggression. We all can become bullies if we don’t watch ourselves. Ask yourself, “Is my treatment toward this person helping them or harming them?” A bully enjoys tormenting others. Do you? If so, recognize that this is not okay. Stop. Everyone...
Cancer Never Rests, Neither Will We at Relay for Life Cancer. It’s a word that we often see in medical pamphlets and often hear in whispers. We know it’s a disease that’s not to be messed with, but we’re always glad when it hasn’t messed with us. How would we act, however, if we knew the National Cancer Institute’s conservative statistic that approximately 38.5% of individuals will develop a form of cancer in their lifetime? Cancer doesn’t care who you are, it will affect you and those around you, and at one point or another, it will affect us all. One individual who has experienced the effects of cancer in her life is Lisa Marie, and she’s not too different from any one of us. She’s from Idaho, works in the community, is a mother of three and loves to garden and read. The difference is that two of her...
Madison Memorial Hospital Earns 2017 Qualis Health Quality Award Madison Memorial Hospital earned the Award of Excellence from Qualis Health for the hospital’s “Quality-Driven Medication Reconciliation” program. “Medication safety is crucial during times of care transition,” said Mikel Barr, RN, Director of Quality at Madison Memorial. “But when a patient is admitted to the hospital, it is not uncommon for their primary care physician to be uninvolved with their care. In cases like these a patient may experience interruptions in medications for chronic conditions, variations in the dosage of those medications, or even be prescribed new medications. These changes can result in flare-ups of the chronic condition, may affect the patient’s ability to recover from the acute condition for which they were hospitalized, or cause dangerous drug interactions.” To address this disconnect, Madison Memorial Hospital piloted an innovative medication reconciliation program, with the aim of improving patient safety by preventing adverse drug...

Memorial Day Flower Sale Fundraiser -Proceeds buy Teddy Bears for Pediatric Surgical Patients

Friday May 26th

9 am – 4 pm

Next to Madison Memorial Cancer Care Center Entrance

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