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Taking Charge of Your Health: How Your Primary Care Provider Can Help You Stay Ahead of the Curve
August 10, 2020by Bryce Warr, DO, Family Practice Physician Since the onset of COVID-19, many of us have probably focused more intently on our health than ever before – paying close attention to how we are feeling, staying alert to any signs that we might not be well and doing what we can to stay healthy. While a pandemic is certainly a bad thing, being more in tune with…
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Zero Visitor Protocol Re-implemented at Castleview Hospital
August 07, 2020PRICE, UT – August 7, 2020 – For the safety of our patients, the community, our employees, and our medical staff, effective Friday, August 7, Castleview Hospital is re-implementing a zero visitor policy in response to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases. “Like many communities across the country, we are starting to see an uptick in COVID-19…
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Dr. Bryce Warr Joins Eastern Utah Family Medicine
July 30, 2020New family practice physician brings whole person healthcare expertise to Price Price, Utah (July 30, 2020) – Eastern Utah Family Medicine (EUFM) and Castleview Urgent Care today announced that Bryce Warr, D.O., has joined its staff and will be offering family practice services to patients throughout Carbon County and surrounding areas. Dr. Warr has specialized…
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Castleview Hospital Urges Community Members to Wear Masks
July 17, 2020(Price, Utah – July 17, 2020) – Castleview Hospital is urging community members to wear face masks or cloth face coverings in public areas where social distancing is not easily achieved in an effort to help stop the spread of COVID-19. This aligns with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as being an effective way to…
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Childbirth and COVID-19: Keeping Expecting Mothers and Newborns Safe at Castleview Hospital
July 08, 2020By: Julie Sprague, OB Director Pregnancy always comes with its share of anxiety and fear, but the COVID-19 pandemic has added a new layer of concerns for expecting families. If you will be delivering a baby during the pandemic, you likely have many questions about how delivery in the hospital may be different right now and how you can keep yourself and your baby…
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Castleview Hospital Celebrates 40 Year Anniversary
June 29, 2020Price, Utah (June 29, 2020) – This month Castleview Hospital celebrates four decades of providing quality care to patients in Carbon and Emery counties and the surrounding areas. In June 1980, construction was completed and the doors for the 49-bed hospital opened to the community. Castleview Hospital has seen many changes over the years. Former chief executive…
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COVID-19: How the Pandemic Made Castleview Hospital Better
June 26, 2020By: Greg Cook, CEO In recent weeks, I have been reflecting on the unprecedented challenges that our community and our team at Castleview Hospital have faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, I’ve been intentionally looking for every possible silver lining in a time when – let’s face it – we all need some positive news. We…
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Castleview Hospital Names 2020 Mercy Award Winner
June 25, 2020PRICE, UTAH (June 25, 2020) – Castleview Hospital recently announced that Jeff Weddle has been recognized as the hospital’s 2020 Mercy Award winner. The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of LifePoint Health’s hospitals who profoundly touches the lives of others and best represents the spirit and values on which the company was founded. The…
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Safe for the Summer: Tips to Help You Stay Protected and Healthy While Enjoying the Season
June 23, 2020With summer officially here, chances are you’re hoping to take advantage of the season’s many opportunities to get outside and enjoy nature. And while it’s important to remember that COVID-19 is still here and we should be doing everything we can to stop the spread of this virus, taking a break to get outside, soak up some vitamin D and enjoy a little…
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Taking Care of Your Mental Health During COVID-19
May 12, 2020By Dannette Moynier, LCSW When it comes to protecting ourselves during the current COVID-19 pandemic, it can be easy to focus exclusively on physical health – making sure we are following CDC guidelines, practicing social distancing and doing everything we can to keep ourselves, our families and our communities safe and healthy. All those things are very important.…
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Castleview Hospital Marks National Nurses Month, Celebrates the Year of the Nurse
May 07, 2020Castleview Hospital is proud to join the American Nurses Association (ANA) in celebrating National Nurses Month this May, in an expanded recognition of the positive impact our nurses have on the health and well-being of our community. National Nurses Week – observed annually May 6-12 – honors the men and women around the country who have dedicated their lives…
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Minutes Matter: Don’t Put Your Heart Health On Hold During COVID-19
April 30, 2020By Lindsey Metelko, chief nursing officer When a heart attack strikes, every minute matters. In fact, the first few minutes are critical in determining the short-term and long-term outcome for the patient. While the world continues to focus on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, cardiovascular disease, or heart disease, is still the leading cause of death in the United…
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Castleview Hospital to Resume Elective and Non-Urgent Surgeries and Procedures on a Limited Basis
April 27, 2020Price, Utah (April 27, 2020) – Castleview Hospital announced today that it is taking the appropriate steps to safely resume some elective and non-urgent surgeries and procedures that were previously rescheduled out of an abundance of caution amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The decision to reschedule procedures when clinically appropriate was made in…
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COVID-19: What Castleview Hospital is Doing and What You Can Do
March 20, 2020It probably feels as if coronavirus – or as it is officially known, COVID-19 – is all anyone is talking about these days. As COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses like the seasonal flu continue to spread across the U.S., you also may feel a certain level of concern over how this disease could affect you or your loved ones, or if your local healthcare…
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Diabetes 101 - What You Should Know
March 16, 2020Diabetes is one of the biggest health issues facing Americans today. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 30 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. That’s one in 10 Americans. And one in four of those who have it don’t know they have it. These are troubling statistics, particularly because diabetes is the seventh…
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Novel Coronavirus (COVID–19) Hospital Preparedness
March 12, 2020Castleview Hospital is committed to providing the highest quality care and ensuring the safety of our patients, employees, providers, volunteers and visitors. We are continuing to work closely with Southeast Utah Health Department, the Utah Department of Health, and following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ensure our hospital is…
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In the Mix: Why it might be time to add routine colonoscopies to your health journey
March 06, 2020It’s a scene many of us can recall. You arrive home from school, rush to your bedroom and tune your boombox to your favorite radio station. You pop in a blank cassette tape, or one you’ve recorded over so many times before, to capture the songs you love – or the songs you hope someone else will love, too. If that scene of adding favorite songs to your…
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Nursing Scholarships
March 06, 2020Castleview Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary is pleased to offer Nursing Scholarships to students currently accepted into the 2020-2021 College of Eastern Utah Nursing Program. Applicant will be interviewed by the Auxiliary Scholarship Committee References will be required Preference will be given to residents of Carbon and Emery Counties Castleview Hospital Volunteer…
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Castleview Hospital Named as a Top 20 Rural Hospital
March 02, 2020Price, Utah, Mar. 2, 2020 – Castleview Hospital was recently named to the top 20 rural and community hospitals by The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) out of 1,821 total rural community hospitals across the United States. Castleview accompanies only two other Utah hospitals on the list. This year marks the hospital’s third time being named a top 20…
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Eat Right, Bite by Bite: How to make good nutrition work for you
March 01, 2020By Eva Tseng, Dietitian at Castleview Hospital Eating healthy helps us get and stay healthy. And there’s no better time to adopt useful strategies for making good nutrition an essential part of your health journey than National Nutrition Month.® This year’s theme is “Eat Right, Bite by Bite” – a great reminder that eating healthy and…
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