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DRHC Reaches 200th LAP-BAND
Deer River HealthCare Center’s (DRHC) Bariatric Team, led by Dr. Daniel
Margo, performed their 200th LAP-BAND placement procedure in January, 2008. LAP-BAND
is an adjustable gastric band that is placed through small incisions and
loops a band around the top of the stomach to create a small pouch so that
people feel more full and eat less.
“This is a milestone for us,” exclaimed Dawn Evans, DRHC’s
Bariatric Coordinator. “Not only are we assisting patients in reaching
their weightloss goals through our supportive program, we are helping more
patients than ever before – earning recognition as one of the most
established programs in Minnesota.”
According to Evans, LAP-BAND surgery has been performed in Deer River since
2003 and a team approach, stressing the importance of caring for the patient
in the long term, was developed to assure patients have excellent outcomes. No
other Bariatric team within 90 miles has the experience of the DRHC team
and their patients drive from all over the region to receive this team approach
to their care. read more >
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DRHC Introduces Meridian Medical Clinic
to open in Grand Rapids
On Tuesday, November 20th, Deer River HealthCare Center's Chief Executive Officer, Jeffry Stampohar and the DRHC Board of Directors announced to their staff and providers that DRHC will open the Deer River Meridian Medical Clinic in the Lakewood Heights Professional Building in Grand Rapids, MN, on December 31, 2007.
"We are tremendously proud to announce Deer River Meridian Medical Clinic as the newest member of our Deer River HealthCare Center family," stated Chief Executive Officer, Jeffry Stampohar.
"Our mission is to give current and future patients of DRHC a convenient, new location in which to receive quality, compassionate primary care - and now, by teaming up with Lakewood, our patients have even more options than before."
According to Stampohar, the Deer River Meridian Medical Clinic setting will display a deeper alignment amongst its healthcare partners, Deer River HealthCare Center and, most importantly, its patients.
"As a Deer River Meridian Medical Clinic patient, you can choose which treatment specialist or surgeon you want to see and where you want to go for inpatient or outpatient care. We are confident that by establishing your trust and giving you the right tools to make healthcare decisions, you will be equipped to achieve optimal health," said Stampohar.
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