Riverside Medical Center
February 7, 2012
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RMC Calendar

 

RMC - Calendar of Events

 

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 Please Join Us!

Brooke Moody, RPT

 will talk about "Osteoporosis"

Friday, February 10, 2012

at 1:00 p.m.

in the

Physician's Resource Room

Notice!

Full-time or PRN Med-Tech

or MLT position available.

A Louisiana License is required.

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Free Health Screenings

 will be April 4, 2012

near the main lobby

of the hospital.

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Blood Drive - 2/13

Noon - 4:30

Hospital Parking Lot

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Our Mission
The mission of Riverside Medical Center is to provide high quality health care services in a safe, compassionate and cost efficient environment to the residents of Washington Parish and the surrounding area.

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RMC Now Offers Digital Mammography
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Riverside Medical Center added a Digital Mammography System dedicated to women and the early detection of breast cancer.

In addition to digital mammography, our facility also offers DEXA Bone Densitometry technology to aid in the detection of osteoporosis.





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Riverside Medical Center upgrades to 1.5T MRI and expands service days.

Announcement

We are pleased to announce that Riverside Medical Center in Franklinton, LA has upgraded to a state of the art 1.5T MRI.  We have also expanded our days of service to Monday - Saturday.  Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI) is an advanced diagnostic procedure that makes detailed images of internal bodily structures, such as the spine, joints, brain and other vital organs, without the use of X-rays or other forms of radiation.

Availability

Patient appointments may be scheduled for Monday - Saturdays, 8 a.m. till.  Late appointments are available.

Direct Patient Appointment Scheduling

Patients may schedule an appointment directly by calling 985-795-4336.

Physician Scheduling

To schedule your patient, please call 985-795-4336 or fax order to 985-795-4226.

JCAHO Accredited            Alliance Imaging

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Updated: July 21, 2009
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Riverside Medical Center Receives Gold Level Louisiana Hospital Quality Award

Franklinton, La., Riverside Medical Center has received the Gold Level 2008 Louisiana Hospital Quality Award, presented by Louisiana Health Care Review, Inc. (LHCR), the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Louisiana. The award was announced at the first Louisiana Health Care Quality Summit hosted by LHCR in Baton Rouge in April.  With this award, Riverside Medical Center has been recognized for improving the quality of health care given to their patients, and Riverside Medical Center is one of 26 hospitals in the state to receive the 2008 Louisiana Hospital Quality Award.

The Hospital Quality Award honors Louisiana hospitals that successfully implement quality initiatives directed toward improving patient care in the hospital setting. This is the third year these awards have been presented. The award recognizes those facilities that are actively engaged in improving care in one or more of the following areas: 

  •  Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) 
  •  Heart Failure 
  •  Pneumonia
  •  Surgical Care

The clinical topics measured for the awards have been designated as national health care priorities by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Staff members from Riverside Medical Center have been working with quality improvement specialists from Louisiana Health Care Review, Inc. (LHCR) to use proven, evidence-based practices to improve care for their patients. With the use of specific designed protocols and education tools for Heart Failure and, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Riverside Medical Center will continue to provide quality patient care to the people of Washington Parish.  “Louisiana Health Care Review is pleased to recognize hospitals such as Riverside Medical Center for achieving measured improvement in patient care. More importantly, we know that the utilizing proven standards of care can save lives, and we applaud the work of these hospital teams in their dedication to quality patient care for the people of their community,” said LHCR Chief Executive Officer Gary Curtis. “As the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Louisiana we are committed to working with providers in all health care settings to improve the health and health care of Louisianans.” “The medical staff and the entire health care team of Riverside Medical Center is dedicated to providing the very best in patient care and our efforts have been enhanced through our quality improvement partnerships with LHCR. We are extremely proud to be a recipient of this distinguished award,” said Conrad Flowers, President and CEO Riverside Medical Center.

 

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Screening High School Athletes in the Washington Parish School System
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Members of the RMC Cardiopulmonary Department screening local high school athletes
Lonnie Williams,  RDCS, RVT
Crystal Lyons, RRT, Cardiopulmonary Director
Patsy McKenzie,  CCS

Riverside Medical Center and Cardiovascular Associates are screening high school athletes to detect Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, a deadly thickening of the heart muscle that causes the sudden death of athletes.

This screening includes a limited Echocardiogram, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate and Glucose check. 

These screenings are provided for the athletes at no cost by Riverside Medical Center and Cardiovascular Associates.

For more information, call Crystal Lyons, Director of the Cardiopulmonary Department At 985-795-4136;

Lonnie Williams or Patsy McKenzie at 985-795-4133.





Cardiac Screening
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 Cardiac Screening

We are proud to announce the enhancement of our Cardiovascular Ultrasound system with the addition of the new Vivid 7 Echocardiogram machine.  This dimensional breakthrough dramatically affects the efficiency and ease of assessing your cardiovascular health with diagnostic confidence.

For more information, please contact our Cardiopulmonary Department and speak to one of our qualified Echo Technicians (985) 795-4318.

Who should have a Cardiac Screening?

  • If you want to learn more about your heart health
  • If you suffer high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea, high cholesterol, chronic lung condition, chest pain, shortness of breath, smoke cigarettes, suffered a previous stroke, or any heart condition
  • If you have a family history of heart disease, or sudden death
  • If you have been diagnosed with a heart murmur
  • If you are an athlete and concerned about your heart health
  • If you are not feeling well and are concerned about your heart health
  • If you have not had an EKG or echocardiogram in the past year
  • If you are looking for peace of mind




Updated: July 23, 2009
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Riverside Medical Center is proud of its outpatient wound care clinic. The wound care clinic is designed to treat patients with chronic or slow healing wounds that have shown little or no signs of healing over the course of a month or two. 

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Updated: July 23, 2009
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Franklinton, LA 2008—Riverside Medical Center and Alliance Imaging, Inc. announce the addition of six days per week magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) service, which will enable the facility to service the community with expanded MRI service and capability.

This service has allowed patients to undergo this imaging procedure within the community and now offers additional days of operation. “The addition of this imaging modality compliments ands greatly extend the range of high quality diagnostic services already available to the community’s residents at Riverside Medical,” states Brian Tate, Radiology Director.  Call 795-4336 for more information.
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