On Friday, Sept. 11, Dr. Mohamad Sinno performed the first implantation in the U.S. of a Bluetooth-enabled biventricular implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) at St. Elizabeth Edgewood. The new device, the Abbott Gallant, recently received FDA approval for a new technology assessment and is available in only a few centers in the U.S. during this assessment phase.  Internal defibrillators are implantable …

Edgewood, KY – St. Elizabeth Healthcare is honored to announce a partnership with MacKenzie’s Marvelous Adventures, LLC, to offer support and encouragement to our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) families. MacKenzie’s Marvelous Adventures bloomed in memory of Caitlin Graham and Andrew Louden’s daughter, MacKenzie, who lived only 20 days after being born prematurely. Caitlin and Andrew created a beautiful legacy …

Water enhancers have been around for decades. You probably had them in your cupboard as a child—Kool-Aid and Tang. But water enhancers got a facelift in 2012 when the beverage aisle started filling up with squeeze bottles of concentrated liquid flavor, all to get Americans to drink more water. Rachel Wagner, a dietitian with St. Elizabeth Physicians Weight Management Center, …

Welcome to the St. Elizabeth Cancer Center, where our goal is to provide the most advanced and innovative care in our region. Starting at the entrance drop-off, patients and guests will safely arrive and exit the Cancer Center through a covered and protected space. The entrance leads into the main lobby—bathed in warm uplifting sunlight. Upon registering, each patient will …

If you suffer from a degenerative spinal condition, you have likely spent hours researching the latest treatments. Over the past decade, the techniques and tools have improved significantly to make surgery safer and more precise. In 2017, St. Elizabeth Healthcare began using the most advanced tool for spinal surgery available—the Mazor X robotic-assisted surgical program. Tann Nichols, MD, a neurosurgeon …

You may have used the stay-at-home orders over the past few months to get into the best shape of your life, but if you are like most Americans, you probably watched a lot of Netflix and tried to stay safe. As the sports season approaches for student-athletes, it’s important not to go straight from the couch to the field. “When …

Due to aging Baby Boomers, there is expected to be a large increase in the number of total hip and total knee joint replacement surgeries performed over the next 10-15 years. As one of the region’s leading healthcare systems, St. Elizabeth Healthcare felt they could improve care for future joint replacement patients by studying their past patients. St. Elizabeth Healthcare …

After months of delaying most of your medical appointments due to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis, you may be wondering if you can finally get the joint replacement you need. St. Elizabeth Healthcare and the orthopaedic surgeons from OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine practicing at St. Elizabeth Healthcare don’t want you to continue to live in pain. “We don’t want …