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Published the Week of July 20

  • Athletes Pick Up the Pace with SportsMax
  • Nurse gives patient 'bluebird of happiness'
  • Southeast Instructs New Parents on Lifesaver Skills
  • Back Surgery: When Is It the Right Choice?

Published the Week of July 13

  • Southeast to 'Navigate' Heart Problems with new Imaging Tool
  • S.H.O.W. Mobile to Conduct Stroke Risk Assessments
  • Southeast Welcome's Gabe Soto, M.D., PhD. to Medical Staff
  • Healthy Cooking Class to stir up light summer desserts

Published the Week of July 6

  • Southeast Hospice ... A Special Kind of Caring
  • Exercise with a Friend at HealthPoint – Cape
  • Join the "A" Team at Southeast
  • Cool Off at HealthPoint's Splish- Splash Week Camp in Jackson

Published the Week of June 29

  • Perryville Mom "Right at Home" at Southeast Missouri Hospital
  • HealthPoint – Jackson to Host Independence Day 5K Race
  • Southeast Provides Free Asthma Education Program
  • HealthPoint – Cape Offers SportsMax Camp for Young Athletes
  • Foundation to Host Benefit Golf Tournament

Published the Week of June 22

  • Pedatric Hospitalists Bring a Strong Collaborative Partnership
  • Learn Your Risk of Stroke
  • HealthPoint – Jackson to Hold All-Sports Training Camp
  • Farming for Fun Will Get Kids Moving with Water Balloon Bingo,Pedal Tractor Pull at HealthPoint
  • Hospice Staff Brings Pizza, Movie to Patient’s Wife

Published the Week of June 15

  • Compliance is the Key to Living Well with Diabetes
  • Southeast is a Wi-Fi hotspot
  • HealthPoint Fitness Offers Learn-to-Swim Classes for Kids, Adults
  • Southeast Provides Childbirth Preparation Classes

Published the Week of June 8, 2008

  • Plasma Exchange Helps Patient with Rare Disorder
  • S.H.O.W. Mobile to Offer Blood Pressure Screenings, Ask the Nurse Program at Family Resource Center
  • Program Outlines Treatment Options for Arthritis
  • Southeast Hosts Free Asthma Education Program
  • HealthPoint to Hold GI Challenge

Published the Week of June 1, 2008

  • Mammosite Dramatically Reduces Treatment Time
  • HealthPoint Fitness Offers Heart Smart Screenings on a Walk-in Basis in Cape and Jackson
  • Southeast Cooking Class to Create Healthy And Hearty, ‘Manly’ Meals
  • Take our free, confidential Online Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment

Published the Week of May 25, 2008

  • Patients Benefit from 'Wiihabilitation'
  • Plunge into Aquatics Classes
  • Learn Your Risk of Stroke
  • HealthPoint – Jackson Offers Summer Blast Off Camp

Published the Week of May 18, 2008

  • Southeast Salutes National Emergency Medical Services Week May 18-24: Training Saves Lives
  • Email-A-Patient Offers Easy Way to Keep in Touch
  • Cervical Disc Disease Program May 28
  • Super Sitter Class to Teach Boys, Girls Proper Babysitting Techniques
  • Child Safety Day Set for May 31

Published the Week of May 11, 2008

  • We Can Weekend Benefits Cancer Patients, Families May 30 to June 1
  • Southeast’s Cardiovascular Diagnostic Lab Receives Accreditation
  • Southeast Celebrates National Hospital Week, May 11 - 17

Published the Week of May 4, 2008

  • Lactation Consultants Advise New Mothers on Breastfeeding
  • Massage Class Benefits Babies
  • Mother & Daughter Symposium to Focus on Women’s Health Issues May 12
  • Healthy Cooking to showcase creative chicken dishes May 19

Published the Week of April 27, 2008

  • Diamondback™ Opens Up Clogged Arteries
  • Learn Your Risk of Stroke
  • Mother’s Day 5K & Fun Run Set for May 10

Published the Week of April 20, 2008

  • Allergy Patients Find Relief
  • Southeast Brings Portable CT Head Scanner to Critically ill patients
  • Ask Your Doctor Programs Focus on Prostate Cancer, Fibromyalgia

Published the Week of April 13, 2008

  • Local Vocalist, Robyn Hosp, sings praise of Starting Point
  • Southeast Missouri Hospital’s Diabetes Center has been awarded recogniton from the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
  • HealthPoint Takes Cycling to New Level

Published the Week of April 6, 2008

  • After a Heart Attack, Perryville Baker is Back and Feeling Great
  • Southeast Offers MammoSite Radiation Therapy to Treat Breast Cancer
  • Generations offers new book and Web series on Childbirth

Healthier Look: Week of March 30, 2008

  • Patient back on the job after daVinci
  • Southeast Patients Benefit from Breast MRI Technology
  • Neurologist Joins Medical Staff; Endocrinologist Joins Medical Staff
  • Southeast Hospital, University Expand Mobile Health Effort

Healthier Look: Week of March 23, 2008

  • Colon Screenings Save Lives
  • Camp Helps Kids Cope With Loss of Friends, Family
  • Turning Point Program Aids Breast Cancer Survivors

Healthier Look: Week of March 16, 2008

  • Quality healthcare for you and your family
  • HealthPoint offers Martial Arts programs and ‘Water Running’ Exercise Class
  • SportsMax Provides Fitness Training to Improve Your Game
  • Heart Smart Screenings

Healthier Looik: Week of March 9, 2009

  • During Brain Awareness Week use your “thinking cap” to marvel at wonders of the amazing brain.
  • HealthPoint – Cape provides “Lifestyle Fitness” every Tuesday and Thursday, a 30-minute exercise class for senior citizens and those with physical limitations.

Healthier Look: Week of March 2, 2009

  • Southeast Home Health Takes Home Care to Heart
  • Sign up for our free parenting e-mail
  • Southeast Provides Free Asthma Education Program
  • Kids Bee Fit Offers Exercise Fun for Kids

Healthier Look: Week of February 24, 2009

Southeast's Heart Hospital ranks among the top 10 percent in the nation for cardiac surgery, according to the recently-released Tenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study. In recognition of its ranking in the top 10 percent in the nation for cardiac surgery and 5-star rating in that specialty, the Heart Hospital is one of two Missouri hospitals to receive the HealthGrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award for 2008 (the other is Freeman Health System in Joplin).

Healthier Look: Week of February 17, 2008

  • When chest pain strikes, minutes matter most
  • Kick the habit with smoking cessation classes
  • Romp 'n Stomp brings kids to their feet

Healthier Look: Week of February 10, 2008

  • A Quantum improvement for heart patient
  • Take our free, confidential online heart risk assessment
  • Kids benefit from "Way to Go Kids," weight control and fitness education program

Healthier Look: Week of February 3, 2008

  • Circuit Clerk Feels Heart Healthy after 7 Bypasses
  • Take Good Care of Your Heart with free Blood Pressure Screenings
  • HealthPoint Offers Golf Fitness

Healthier Look: Published Week of January 27, 2008

  • Stroke Survivors steps up with Southeast's Help
  • Learn your risk of stroke
  • Hospice Volunteers Needed

Healthier Look: Week of January 20, 2008

  • Surgery Gives 'Life Back' to Puppet Lady
  • Welcome to B@bies OnBoard!

Healthier Look: Week of January 13, 2008

  • After Fragile Beginning, Baby Mena Thrives
  • Welcome from CEO James Wente about new weekly Health Page