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Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital, The Soroptimist's and The Calaveras Foundation Have Teamed Up for Free Lipid Panel Testing |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 04/03/2009 09:39 AM
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San Andreas, CA...During April and May All Women in Calaveras County are eligible for a Free Lipid Panel Test. What is a lipid panel? The lipid panel is a group of tests to determine risk of coronary heart disease. They are tests that have been shown to be good indicators of whether someone is likely to have a heart attack or stroke caused by blockage of blood vessels or hardening of the arteries...
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Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital Quarterly Update ~With Larry Cornish and Peggy Lucas |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/11/2009 02:22 PM
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San Andreas, CA...We had the pleasure yesterday to record another Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital Quarterly Update. This time Larry Cornish is joined by the Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation's Peggy Lucas. MTSJ and the MTSJ Foundation have quite a bit of good news to share. The Hospital has done very well again in several different categories of patient satisfaction, physician recruitment and more. The MTSJ Foundation is proud to announce that they have now met their goal for the first Digital Mammography in the county and they are now starting their fundraising...
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Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Occupational Health Announces Ribbon Cutting Friday March 27th |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 03/09/2009 04:59 PM
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Angels Camp, CA.... Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Occupational Health will be holding a Ribbon Cutting to celebrate the Grand Opening of their new clinic. This clinic deals strictly with work comp injuries and employer services such as drug screens, physicals, audiograms,TB tests and many more. We cover services throughout the Mother Lode. ...
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Mark Twain St. Hospital Awards Grant Funds to Youth's |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/26/2009 05:02 PM
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Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital recently announced the awards for their 2008 Endowment for Youth Program. Each year the hospital’s Thrift Stores provide funding opportunities for not-for-profit Calaveras County projects that provide services to children ages 0-18. For this funding period, $28,500 was awarded to 46 local organizations to support their youth programs. “We are very pleased to once again provide funding to support their organization’s mission, especially in today’s economic environment” said Thrift Store manager Diana Rodrigues. “Our community is blessed to have these.....
"Did you know…great organizations change before they have to. Join us as we advance our health care vision. Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital. The next generation of Excellent Health Care" |
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Adult Stem Cell Treatment Leaves College Student Free of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms - Thaddeus M. Baklinski |
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Posted by: Victor_Claveau on 02/24/2009 09:03 PM
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CHICAGO, February 24, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Edwin McClure, a Virginia Commonwealth University graduate student, and one of the participants in clinical trials involving adult stem cells, says that he is completely cured of the multiple sclerosis symptoms that began to afflict him in high school...
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Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital's "Stuff The Van" Was a Huge Success For the Food Bank! ~By John Hamilton with Video Enclosed |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/19/2009 01:39 PM
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San Andreas, CA...Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation Director Peggy Lucas led a good sized group of staff from MTSJ as they delivered a van that was literally stuffed with food and donations for the Calaveras Food Bank. In addition to the food supplies they also gave HRC and Food Bank Director Billie J. Westernoff a check for $200 from MTSJ employees...
   
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Mark Twain St. Josesphs Hospital Foundation Celebrates Successful Campaign and Installs New Officers |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/20/2009 11:45 AM
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At the Annual Dinner and Installation of officers recently head at Ironstone Vineyards, Robert Hussmann from Angels Camp, the newly installed Foundation President, announced the success of a campaign to support Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital’s purchase of digital mammography technology. The first machine, funded by the Foundation, is scheduled to be installed in the San Andreas hospital in early fall. “We are so fortunate to live in a community that understands the importance of having a thriving health care facility and is willing to support it so generously,” stated Hussmann. The campaign for the second machine in Angels Camps is underway.....
Front Row L to R: Michal Houston, Peggy Lucas, Susie Miller, Linda Lewis
Back Row L to R: Janet Cuslidge, Rick Harray, Ruth Huffman, Anita Paque, Bob Hussmann, Jim Dalton, Ken McInturf
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Don’t Let Winter Stop You in Your Tracks!~By ThePineTree Pedaler, Brett Loring |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/15/2009 07:13 PM
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by Columnist, ThePineTree Pedaler, Brett Loring
ThePineTree Pedaler, Brett Loring , will now feature a regular Fitness Column here on ThePineTree.net every Monday for your viewing pleasure! He will also continue to write his ever so famous fun stories on school happenings, critter stories and more.....Eighteen degrees outside, snow’s falling, and the roads are icy. Seems easiest to just skip that outdoor exercise routine on days like this. Don’t let winter weather stop you! Now I’m not a die-hard distance-runner or a marathoner (I prefer the bicycle for the long haul), but barring any serious respiratory ailments, I insist upon a 3-day-a-week, 3-mile routine for the heart, lungs and legs – rain, sleet, or snow. So early this.....
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BloodSource of Sacramento Held a Blood Drive on Monday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Angels Camp, Hosted by the Mother Lode Knights of Columbus |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/09/2009 06:47 PM
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Angels Camp, CA....To meet the daily demand for blood, BloodSource must collect an average of 700 units of blood a day. Half the blood supply comes from donors who visit our community donor centers. Half comes from donors who sign up for mobile blood drives sponsored by their local community, place of worship or employer....
Some reporters will do almost anything for a story!
Here staff writer Victor Claveau donates blood.
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CHIP is Coming to Sonora....The Secrets to Health and Longevity to Be Revealed at FREE Seminar~by Victor Claveau |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/07/2009 12:42 PM
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Sonora, CA....The Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP) is designed to substantially lower high levels of blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, heartburn, angina and to lessen depression. It facilitates the reversal of narrowed arteries. This world-class program is conducted in hospitals, corporations and faith-communities throughout North America, Australia, New Zealand and the British Iles. More than 50,000 people consider graduation from CHIP as one of the high points of their lives on their journey to optimum health. You can be one of them by joining CHIP right here in...
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