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GRANTSVILLE Minnie Hamilton Health System in Grantsville and Glenville has increased breast and cervical cancer screenings by informing and reminding patients of the importance of regular testing.
Through one-on-one education with female patients, both the Calhoun and Gilmer County clinics increased awareness and encouraged testing.
A new protocol was developed which helped to implement these one-on-one interventions and according to clinic software, they were a success.
“Combined, the clinics’ cervical cancer screening rates increased an average of 17 percent from baseline and breast cancer screening rates an average of 4 percent from baseline, both over a two year period,” a press release from Minnie Hamilton said.
GRANTSVILLE Minnie Hamilton Health System in Grantsville is offering an infusion to help COVID patients. Minnie Hamilton this week announced the arrival o
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PARKERSBURG With its attention focused on vaccinations, the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department hasn’t offered many free COVID-19 testing events recently.
But testing remains available and important, said Carrie Brainard, threat preparedness coordinator for the department. Anyone who has symptoms of the novel coronavirus or may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 should get tested so they can be quarantined if necessary, she said.
“We want people to know whether they have” it, Brainard said. “We do have people out there that don’t show any symptoms.”
For months, the department organized testing events in the six counties it serves – Calhoun, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt and Wood. But with vaccinations beginning in early January and thousands wanting to sign up, more resources are being applied to that effort.