Upcoming Events
- A Heart Healthy Life: Staying Well and Recognizing Symptoms
TH, Mar 16, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
Lydia Vincent, RN, and Sheenah Fernandez, RN
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-423-4855
Lecture held in person at the Mizell Center, Palm SpringsPain Management: Past, Present and Future
TH, Mar 16, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Hazmer Cassim, DO, Board Certified in Pain Medicine
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-423-4855Bariatric Surgery Information
TU, Mar 21, 8 to 9:30 a.m.
Jorge A. Almodovar, MD, Board Certified in General Surgery
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-834-3796
Lecture held in person at the Annenberg Health Sciences BuildingMaternity Services – Aerosolized Surfactant: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?
TU, Mar 21, 6 to 7 p.m.
David Durand, MD, Neonatologist
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-423-4855
Pain Management Strategies After Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
TU, Mar 21, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Erik Schnaser, MD, Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-423-4855Meditation: A Core Tool for Your Well Being
W, Mar 22, 10 to 11 a.m.
Karen Stewart, RN
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-423-4855Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer and HPV: A Panel Discussion
W, Mar 22, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Donald Gardenier, NP, DNP, and Cari Sudmeier, NP, Eisenhower Health;
Christina Tollefson, NP, VA Loma Linda Health Care; and Alex Borsa, Cheeky Charity
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-423-4855Gratitude for a Healthy Heart
W, Apr 12, 10 to 11 a.m.
Karen Stewart, RN
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-423-4855Antioxidants and Superfoods
W, Apr 12, 4 to 5 p.m.
Hannah Hobson, Registered Dietitian
To register online, visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Calendar, or call 760-423-4855
First OB ED in Riverside County
Eisenhower Health Becomes First Licensed Obstetrical Emergency Department (OBED) in Riverside CountyEisenhower Health is proud to announce its newly licensed Obstetrical Emergency Department (OBED). Located in the hospital’s Family Birth Center, the OBED enhances the Center’s comprehensive maternity services available to expectant mothers in the Coachella Valley.
The Eisenhower Family Birth Center’s OBED is a specialized area within the Family Birth Center, equipped for obstetrical emergent visits, staffed 24/7 by a team of board certified hospitalists specialized in obstetrics, and certified labor and delivery nurses experienced in treating high-risk pregnancies (after 20 weeks).
“In an OBED, you have an emergency unit designed specifically for the needs of the pregnant patient with a dedicated staff,” says Paul Mikel, MD, FACOG, Medical Director, Department of Obstetrics, Eisenhower Health. “A trained specialist sees each and every patient and the care team works together on a plan, offering both improved safety and convenience for the patient.”
One Patient's Cautionary Tale: "Get your tests done."
“In 2016, we found out that I had prostate cancer,” says Indio resident Bruce Daniels, 75. As part of the preoperative workup before having robotic surgery to treat it, he underwent a whole-body scan to ensure that the prostate cancer hadn’t metastasized (spread). While there was no sign of metastasis, the scan did reveal what appeared to be a cyst on Daniels’ pancreas.“My urologist said he couldn’t operate until I had the cyst checked out,” Daniels relates. So he went to see Geoffrey Block, MD, Eisenhower Health’s interventional gastroenterologist at the time, who performed a biopsy that determined the cyst was not cancerous. Daniels was cleared to undergo prostate cancer treatment, which was successful.
No Time to Be Down
Outstanding spinal surgery maintains patient’s active lifeBy her own description, Samantha Pyle Buono is “not an athlete who’s running marathons, training for an Ironman or playing tennis or golf.” But she maintains a demanding schedule as a working mother of two teenage boys that could tire out any competitor.
“I’m the kind of mom who never misses a water polo game, makes all the snacks, rides the team bus to away games, sits in the bleachers and stands in line for two days at Disneyland,” she says. “Our family loves doing things together. I don’t have time to be down.”
When severe back pain kept her from doing the things she loves with the people she loves, the Palm Desert resident sought expert surgical help — three times — at Eisenhower Neuroscience Institute.
Game On! The Fast-Growing Sport of Pickleball
Preventing injuries is key to staying healthy on and off the courtWhile astronaut Ed White was achieving a stellar milestone in the summer of 1965 as the first American to walk in space, back on earth, Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell and Barney McCallum were in the process of inventing pickleball in a quest to entertain their bored children.
More than 50 years later, pickleball has become a national obsession. According to The Sports & Fitness Industry Association, in 2021, there were 4.8 million players in the country. As of 2022, USA Pickleball™ listed 10,000 facilities nationwide; the Coachella Valley is home to more than 30 with plans to build additional facilities. In 2018, the Indian Wells Tennis Garden jumped on the pickleball bandwagon hosting the annual Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships, one of the sport’s top competitive events (note: The 2020 event was cancelled due to the pandemic). For the month of October 2022 and through the championships, the Indian Wells facility temporarily converted 40 tennis courts into pickleball courts for open play.
Long COVID Panel Discussion
Annenberg Health Sciences Building
April 12, 2023
6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.In the United States alone, it is estimated that 20 to 30 million Americans have long COVID symptoms, many in their 20s and 30s. Some individual’s symptoms resolve after three to six months, while others have symptoms beyond two or three years. Many have been unable to return to work.
The long COVID panel discussion will include Eisenhower physicians
- James Gaede, MD, Board Certified in Family Medicine and certified as an HIV Specialist by the American Academy of HIV Medicine
- Seymour Young, MD, Board Certified in Neurology and Psychiatry
- Eisenhower Epidemiologist Patricia Cummings, PhD
- Jennifer Chevinsky, MD, Board Certified in Preventive Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine and serving as Deputy Public Health Officer for Riverside County Public Health and Assistant Professor for the Department of Preventive Medicine and School of Public Health, Loma Linda University.
Eisenhower physician Justin Thomas, MD, Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine, Interventional Pulmonary Disease, Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, will moderate the discussion.
This panel discussion will be held in person at the Annenberg Health Sciences Building with an option to also attend via Zoom.
For more information, please call 760-423-4855 or email us at Reservations@EisenhowerHealth.org or click here to REGISTER
