If you have severe hearing loss and your hearing aids aren’t helping the way they once did, you may benefit from a cochlear implant. Cochlear implants do not cure hearing loss, but they provide an opportunity for the severely hard of hearing or deaf to identify the sensation of sound by directly stimulating the hearing nerve. Nathan Wiebracht, MD, of …
Most of the headlines around COVID-19 have focused on respiratory side effects and symptoms — coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. But new evidence shows that the virus’ effects may go beyond the lungs. It may also have an impact on brain and mental function. “There’s still so much that we don’t know about COVID-19, but we’re seeing some patients …
Kenny Moore’s progressing heart failure left him unable to walk a block without becoming fatigued. His health was also declining. His heart was not pumping efficiently, and fluids were building up in his body. His doctors gave him some choices. To improve his quality of life he could get on a heart transplant list or get a ventricular assist device …
Brittany Sorrell was well prepared for her third child’s arrival — and then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, turning her carefully thought-out birth plans upside down. Brittany, a former Educational Specialist at St. Elizabeth Healthcare and mom to two boys, knew she would be in great hands once she arrived at the Family Birth Place. “But the closer I got to …
For many people, the idea of joint replacement surgery can seem daunting. It may conjure thoughts of a long hospital stay or a painful recovery. But what if that surgery didn’t require a hospital stay? What if it meant you would be up and walking shortly after the procedure? With same-day joint replacement surgery, all that is possible. “Most patients …
We’re right here to change the future of cancer in our region. Welcome to the St. Elizabeth Cancer Center, we’re excited to have you on this tour. As you hopefully know by now, this isn’t just about a building. We’re here to change the future of cancer in our region. Not just treating the cancers but treating the patients themselves. …
Listen to Jacob Bast, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of St. Elizabeth Physicians, on Becker’s Healthcare Podcast. He discusses his top priorities in the coming months, his best advice for emerging leaders, and more.
For Northern Kentucky resident Scott Bonta, May 28 will forever mark a new anniversary in his life: it’s the day he returned home after battling COVID-19 for more than two months in the hospital. Surrounded by cheering St. Elizabeth Healthcare nurses, doctors, therapists and aides, Scott slowly stood up from his wheelchair and carefully walked into his family’s embrace. They …
