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Doctors say donât let coronavirus fears prevent heart care COVID-19 infection can impact your heart health (Source: WTOC) By KOLD News 13 Staff | February 17, 2021 at 12:18 PM MST - Updated February 17 at 12:18 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - If you have underlying heart issues, contracting COVID-19 can be especially dangerous. Itâs a good reason to follow recommended precautions for masking, handwashing and social distancing, but pandemic fears should not prevent you from getting medical care, according to doctors from Carondelet Health Network.
âHeart attack and stroke symptoms are always urgent and the hospital is still the safest place to be,â said Dr. Karhoba Jahan, a cardiologist for Carondelet Health Network. âHeart attacks and strokes donât stop for COVID-19.â
Carondelet Emergency Center on track to open soon (Source: pixabay) By Shelby Trahan | February 15, 2021 at 2:58 PM MST - Updated February 15 at 2:58 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - A spring opening is anticipated for Carondelet St. Raphael’s Emergency Center, located near I -10 and Wilmot Rd.
The facility, now fully set up with supplies and medical equipment are currently taking applications for full-time staff. The emergency center will provide around the clock emergency care for residents of the nearby residential and commercial areas.
“St. Raphael Emergency Center will be open 24/7, offering convenient access for the nearby growing residential area and major employment centers. The facility’s 13-bed emergency department will be open around the clock and staffed by board-certified emergency physicians,” the administrator for the facility, Chris Tweedy said.
Job recruiting underway for new Carondelet emergency center Carondelet St. Raphael Emergency Center (Source: Carondelet) By KOLD News 13 Staff | January 20, 2021 at 12:02 PM MST - Updated January 20 at 12:02 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Carondelet Health Network is planning to open a new freestanding emergency center serving the southeast Tucson area this spring.
Carondelet St. Raphael Emergency Center will provide around the clock emergency care for residents of the nearby residential and commercial areas. The center is recruiting registered nurses with acute care setting experience in emergency, telemetry or critical care. Other open positions include CT technologists, respiratory care practitioners and environmental services (housekeeping). Openings are for day and night shifts.
Source: Carondelet St. Mary s Hospital By KOLD News 13 Staff | January 12, 2021 at 11:24 AM MST - Updated January 12 at 12:09 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The Carondelet Health Network disapproves of a car honking event the union held outside of hospitals this morning amid COVID-19 case surges in southern Arizona.
In a press release from National Nurses United, NNOC/NNU-represented registered nurses planned to hold a car procession honk-a-thon on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 8:15 a.m., to urge their hospitals to provide optimal staffing and alert the community of the current public health crisis in Arizona.
“In the ICU, we typically have two patients maximum and when you add on a third patient that means we have less time with each patient who are all in critical conditions,” said Christine Valenzuela, an ICU RN at St. Mary’s’s Hospital.