Upcoming Events
- A Heart-Healthy Life: Staying Well, Symptoms to Recognize and Early Heart Attack Care
TH, Dec 15, 12:45 to 1:45 p.m.
Lydia Vincent, RN, and Sheenah Fernandez, RNBlood Drive
W, Dec 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Held at the Annenberg Health Sciences Building
Prostate Cancer Treatment Options: An Afternoon with the Experts
TH, Jan 5, noon to 1 p.m.
Delshad Ahmad, MD, Board Certified in Hematology/Oncology, and Kamal Patel, MD, Board Certified in Radiation Oncology
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-834-3798
Lecture also held in person at the Annenberg Health Sciences BuildingA Cardiac Surgeon’s Approach to Slowing Down Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB)
TH, Jan 12, 6 to 7 p.m.
Daniel Logsdon, MD
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-423-4855
Lecture also held in person at the Annenberg Health Sciences BuildingBariatric Surgery Information
SA, Jan 14, 10 a.m. to noon
Bobby Bhasker-Rao, MD, Board Certified in General Surgery
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-778-5220
Health Insights Blog
Eisenhower Health’s blog featuring articles, videos and podcasts on various health care topics. Visit Insights.EisenhowerHealth.org to learn more.Living Well Podcast
Living Well is a health and wellness-focused podcast featuring physicians and other health care professionals discussing their area of expertise. Recent topics include meniscus tears, occupational therapy, HPV and anal cancer, getting to know your insurance plan, cardiology and electrophysiology, advances in urology care, and pancreatic cancer detection and prevention. Living Well podcasts can be found at EisenhowerHealth.org/Podcast or on Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and TuneIn apps.Provider Referral
Need assistance finding a doctor or other provider? Call 760-568-1234.
Eisenhower Health National Recognized for Patient Safety
Only Coachella Valley Hospital to earn an "A" grade.Eisenhower Health received an “A” in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2022. This national distinction recognizes Eisenhower Health’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and errors in the hospital.
“Eisenhower Health is extremely proud to earn this recognition once again,” says Martin Massiello, President and Chief Executive Officer, Eisenhower Health. “Our team’s collaborative efforts in providing safe, high quality care, treatment and services with compassion and empathy has been our mission for more than five decades. An “A” Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group underscores their hard work and dedication to our patients — making safe care a reality every day.”
HITTING A HOLE-IN-ONE
Eisenhower orthopedic physician returns patient to his golf gameLike many desert residents, Mike Laughlin, 81, lives and breathes golf. He normally plays up to four times a week, holds a single-digit handicap and has shot his age more than 300 times — the first time at 69, 12 years ago.
But Laughlin’s back story sets him apart from most golfing aficionados — a 35-year history of developing and marketing golf course communities.
He started to play golf seriously at age 13. “It’s always been my sport of choice,” says Laughlin. He became a caddy, a championship junior golfer and a college athlete.
Laughlin’s first career out of college was as an Air Force fighter jet pilot during the Vietnam War. He flew 100 missions, for which he received the Distinguished Flying Cross and seven Air Medals. He then worked as a United Airlines pilot until being furloughed by recession. During that time, he found his new calling on the ground.
Get Fit: Have a Ball!
The benefits of using a stability ball — cardio, balance and strength trainingLooking for variety, challenge and a bit of fun in your workouts? Want to improve your core strength, flexibility, balance and coordination all in one? Try a stability ball.
Stability exercise balls initially got their start in rehabilitation, but in recent years have gained popularity for home use and in fitness classes, partly because everyone benefits from a strong core — whatever your age, fitness level or goals.
Physicians Roundtable: Strategy for Battling Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2020, 697,000 people in the United States died from heart disease — one death every 34 seconds. Key risk factors are high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking, followed by diabetes, obesity, an unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and excessive alcohol use.To meet the growing demand for diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, Eisenhower Health’s Cardiac Service Line is undergoing a $155 million expansion for the new Eisenhower Cardiovascular Institute — to integrate and streamline imaging, procedures, diagnosis, treatment and patient care; to expand procedural and surgical areas; and to create a new space for cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation.
