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Columbia County Health System has complied with recent regulatory changes in certification to perform DOT Physicals for Commercial Drivers Licenses. Kortney Killgore-Smith, in our Waitsburg Clinic, has received her DOT Certification. Call (509) 337-6311 to schedule an appointment for your CDL physical.
All women should perform a breast self-exam monthly. While mammograms can help you to detect cancer before you can feel a lump, breast self-exams help you to be familiar with how your breasts look and feel so you can alert your healthcare professional if there are any changes.
How should a breast self-exam be performed?
1)In the Shower
Using the pads of your fingers, move around your entire breast in a circular pattern moving from the outside to the center, checking the entire breast and armpit area. Check both breasts each month feeling for any lump, thickening, or hardened knot. Notice any changes and get lumps evaluated by your healthcare provider.
2) In Front of a Mirror
Visually inspect your breasts with your arms at your sides. Next, raise your arms high overhead.
Look for any changes in the contour, any swelling, or dimpling of the skin, or changes in the nipples. Next, rest your palms on your hips and press firmly to flex your chest muscles. Left and right breasts will not exactly match—few women’s breasts do, so look for any dimpling, puckering, or changes, particularly on one side.
3) Lying Down
When lying down, the breast tissue spreads out evenly along the chest wall. Place a pillow under your right shoulder and your right arm behind your head. Using your left hand, move the pads of your fingers around your right breast gently in small circular motions covering the entire breast area and armpit.
Use light, medium, and firm pressure. Squeeze the nipple; check for discharge and lumps. Repeat these steps for your left breast.
National Cancer Institute. (2012). National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. Retrieved on April 29, 2014, from http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-self-exam
Scott Bond and Dale Reisner, Washington State Hospital Association and Washington State Medical Association wrote a great article, published in the Puget Sound Business Journal, proposing that any conversation about healthcare coverage needs to also include discussion on access. For example: If you have insurance but you have to drive 30 miles or more to seek emergency care, are you truly covered?
We would like to thank the Waitsburg Lions Club 7872 and Club President Guy McCaw for their hospitality last night and for the opportunity to present information on the Hospital District. The club clearly has a vested interest in the success and well being of their community; they truly serve!
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We recently completed the installation of our last Cerner, Long Term Care module last month and are one of the first Long Term Care facilities, in the Nation, to install Cerner’s MDS Intelligence and Powerchart LTC products in combination with their Caretracker module. We are excited about this partnership and the positive patient care outcomes using these tools will lead to. To learn more about how Columbia County Health System and Booker Rest Home is improving healthcare for our residents, please read the following:
Cerner & Columbia County Health System MDS Intelligence Solution.
