No one enjoys a pop quiz but when you ace it, it feels extra good. That’s how team members with Prowers Medical Center’s home health department felt when the state surveyors made a surprise visit to conduct a Medicare certification survey in March 2018. They stayed the week to make sure the medical center was [...]

Did you know that swallowing disorders are very common as we age? Or that some cognitive impairment can be reversed? Prowers Medical Center offers a variety of speech and language therapies, but some of the most common conditions treated are speech and language problems after stroke, swallowing disorders and cognitive impairment caused by diabetes or [...]

By Prowers Medical Center staff In 1968, the cost of gasoline was 34 cents per gallon. The Beatles recorded “Hey Jude” and “2001: A Space Odyssey” was at the top of the Box Office. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were both assassinated. That year, Intel, Calvin Klein and Red Lobster started their [...]

By Prowers Medical Center staff Did you know that stroke treatment must occur within three hours from the last point you or your loved one functioned normally? With stroke, the quicker you receive treatment the less damage you’ll endure. That’s why the universal motto for stroke is to “act FAST.” The Centers for Disease Control [...]

If you have asthma, you likely know that allergy season can make your asthma worse. Allergens, like pollen and dust, can trigger asthma attacks. Here are some tips to help limit your exposure to allergens so you can enjoy the spring and coming summer. “If you are asthmatic, make sure your medications are filled and [...]