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Dr. Megan Wolthuis-Grunander, a trauma surgeon at Ogden Regional Medical Center, poses recently for a portrait.

North Ogden native trained in trauma, surgical critical care

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 10:31pm

OGDEN -- Dr. Megan Wolthuis-Grunander was just 3 years old when she decided she wanted to practice medicine.

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Overdiagnosis by doctors becoming a problem

Lee Bowman Scripps Howard News Service

Last updated Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - 2:32pm

There's a growing pushback in American medical care -- and across the developed world -- to be less aggressive about looking for certain diseases in patients.

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This patient is no dummy: High-tech mannequin helps EMTs train

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 10:11am

OGDEN — A 37 year-old man was unconscious and bleeding. His heart raced and his blood pressure dropped. Emergency Medical Technicians worked hard to stabilize him.

Then, the man stopped breathing.

Mike Storey and Tim Vega, of Roy fire and paramedics department, inserted a breathing tube and began pumping oxygen into the man’s lungs. After several chest compressions, the man’s eyes opened and he began moaning.

This trauma victim wasn’t real. Instead, it’s a wireless simulation mannequin called SimMan 3G.

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Ogden clinics combine to offer women’s care

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 4:50pm

OGDEN — Ogden Clinic and the Ogden Women’s Clinic have announced a partnership to serve women’s health care needs in the Top of Utah.

The partnership will include 40 staff members, seven doctors and two mid-level providers from the Ogden Women’s Clinic, who will work closely with Ogden Clinic’s team of health care providers.

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Ogden Regional and McKay-Dee named as top-100 U.S. hospitals

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 5:11pm

OGDEN — Ogden Regional Medical Center and McKay-Dee Hospital have been named among the top 100 hospitals in the nation in their respective categories.

Thomson Reuters, a business data provider, released its annual study Tuesday identifying the top U.S. hospitals based on overall organizational performance. The two Ogden-based hospitals were the only ones in the state to receive the Top 100 Hospital awards.

Ogden Regional was listed as one of the top 100 medium community hospitals while McKay-Dee was listed as one of the top 100 teaching hospitals.

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Bridgette Berkeley takes care of a patient in the ICU at Ogden Regional Medical Center recently. She graduated in July and says she knows she’s lucky to have gotten a job in her field so quickly. One thing that helped was that hospital officials knew her work ethic, as she worked as a secretary and a nursing assistant at the hospital while in school. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

Economy hides possible impending shortage of nurses

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 9:14am

SOUTH OGDEN — When Bridgette Berkeley goes to work as an intensive care unit nurse at Ogden Regional Medical Center, she feels fortunate.

A July nursing graduate from Stevens-Henager College, Berkeley said she’s bucking the trend to already have the job she wants such a short time after graduation.

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On Thursday, Sara Yearsley (left) and Amanda Gentry prepare 72-hour kits for the emergency-preparedness fair to be held Saturday at Weber State University. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

WSU fair to help families prep for quake

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 11:29pm

OGDEN — Eight hundred plastic Easter eggs aren’t destined for Sunday baskets.

No, the colorful eggs have Saturday duty, teaching the importance of earthquake preparedness to kids who attend Weber State’s “ShakeUp: Drop, Cover, Hold On” event.

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The Rev. Myke Crowder, of Layton Christian Academy

Layton pastor attends Supreme Court hearings, seeks another way to provide health care for all

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 11:58pm

LAYTON — The Rev. Myke Crowder, of the Layton Christian Academy, is front and center when it comes to opposing President Barack Obama’s health care mandate.

Representing the National Clergy Council along with other members, Crowder is attending a three-day U.S. Supreme Court proceeding in Washington, D.C., where justices are hearing arguments on whether Obama’s health care mandate is constitutional.

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MediConnect Global CEO to lecture at WSU

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 17, 2012 - 9:37pm

OGDEN — Weber State University on Thursday will present a Ralph Nye Lecture featuring Amy Rees Anderson, CEO of MediConnect Global.

The noon lecture is free and will be held in the Smith Lecture Hall, in Rooms 206 and 207 of the Wattis Business Building. For information, call 801-626-7307.

WSU is at 3848 Harrison Blvd.

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How is a sick 12-year-old girl like an accused cop killer?

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 8:13am

When Utah told Matthew David Stewart’s parents to stop raising money for their son’s legal defense, my first thought was: Has it gotten this nasty?

The shooting of six cops, and the death of one, was bad enough. But in 34 years, I have never seen my community so torn. People think the cops can do no wrong, or got what was coming to them. People think Stewart is evil, or misunderstood.

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New Davis Hospital treatment focuses on breast, prostate, cervical cancers

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 9:11pm

LAYTON — Davis Hospital and Medical Center now has a specialized radiation treatment for breast and prostate cancers.

Brachytherapy is an advanced cancer treatment that uses radioactive seeds that are placed in or near the tumor, delivering a high dose of radiation while reducing exposure to surrounding tissues.

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Matthew David Stewart faces charges in the death of a Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force agent and the wounding of five other law enforcement officials. His family has been trying to raise funds for his legal defense but must file for a permit and have it approved first.

Official explains fundraising legalities in Stewart case

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 8:22pm

OGDEN — As far as the law knows, there’s only one difference between the family of Matthew David Stewart asking for money to pay their son’s legal bills in the shooting death of a policeman and the family of a sick child asking for money to pay hospital bills: Someone complained about the Stewart family.

Other than that, all things being equal, both situations are private charities seeking public donations. Both have to follow the law.