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The importance of a nurse midwife. Medical Minute interview with Saltzer Health’s nurse-midwife Erin Felt, CNM
A lot of women turn to certified nurse-midwives for help with labor and delivery but they may not be aware that a certified nurse-midwife can actually take care of women of all ages. Listen to this Medical Minute interview with Saltzer Health's nurse-midwife Erin Felt, CNM to learn more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOxwtKdQj8k&feature=youtu.be As a midwife, Erin strongly believes in the empowerment of women and their families as partners in their health care. She advocates for the promotion and recognition of pregnancy and...
Brandy Thorp, RN, OR Circulating Nurse
As a circulating nurse, it is Brandy Thorp’s job to help patients at every step of their journey in same-day surgery. Brandy is a registered nurse at the newly opened Saltzer Surgery Center where she provides individualized care and “doing whatever needs to be done” in the operating room. Each surgical experience begins with Brandy interviewing her patient in pre-op. Then, she transports them to the OR, helps with anesthesia, positions them safely for their procedure and preps the operative...
Memorial Day Hours
On May 31st, Memorial Day, Saltzer Health Urgent Care locations will remain open under normal business hours of 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. with available services of COVID-19 testing & vaccinations. For 24 hour access to Urgent Care, X-rays and CT scan services, please visit our Ten Mile Urgent Care and Medical Imaging Center location. All physician offices will be closed in observance of the holiday. Normal hours of operation will resume Tuesday, June 1st. Hope you have a wonderful...
In Her Own Words: Annicka Richardson, Certified Sterile Processing Technician, Saltzer Surgery Center
Could you describe your job? I clean and sterilize surgical instrumentation. I take the scissors, knife handles, all of the clamps, and all of the tweezers -- we call them forceps -- and I disinfect them after surgery. I disinfect them through our washers, disinfectors, and various other mechanical means. I then put them through sterilization so that they are ready to be used once again for another patient. There is so much more to it than that. That’s a...