Latest Posts By Category Cardiology MCMC | OHSU Cardiology Opens Echocardiography Lab Second medical facility in Oregon to offer Gorge-area heart patients the benefits of bubble echocardiography technology. Echo can also identify areas of heart muscle that are contracting well because of poor blood flow or injury from a ... Read More State of the Heart Results With its recent national accreditation, MCMC’s Echocardiography Lab gets an official Seal of Approval. When Larry Toll began feeling tightness in his chest around the first of this year, he chalked it up to the typically chilly The ... Read More More Cardiology Posts Celilo Cancer Center Survivorfest 2017 The Countdown to Survivorfest has Begun! No registration required – Simply mark your calendar, show up at the event with your family and have a great time! Event Details Saturday, May 6, 2017 11am -3pm at Water’s Edge Guest ... Read More Celilo Physician Published in Prestigious Medical Journal The title doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but that won’t make the article that Keith Stelzer, M.D., Ph.D.,co-authored and the medical industry’s most prestigious journal recently published any less memorable. ... Read More More Celilo Cancer Center Posts Center for Breast Health Strength After Breast Cancer Informational and Educational Session: Wednesday, May 30th at 5:30pm MCMC Outpatient Therapies at Nichols Landing 33 Nichols Parkway, Hood River Strength After Breast Cancer is a new rehabilitative exercise program in The Gorge for breast ... Read More Coffee Talks at Wells & Sons Packing House Breast Health for Strong Families unites with Wells & Sons Packing House to provide charla event for employees. A coffee talk event was hosted in early October by Alberta Flores at Wells & Sons Packing House in Hood River. Flores ... Read More More Center for Breast Health Posts Community Outreach Health Foundation Awards $17,000 To Local Nonprofits The Dalles, Oregon - The Mid-Columbia Health Foundation awarded funds to five local nonprofits for its 2018 grant cycle. The Area of Greatest Need Grant, which is awarded annually, was presented to Columbia Gorge Pregnancy Resource ... Read More MCMC ACHIEVES VACCINE ACCOUNTING EXCELLENCE Mid-Columbia Medical Center’s outpatient clinics MCMC Family Medicine and MCMC Pediatrics have achieved recognition for vaccine accounting excellence from the Oregon Health Authority. Less than half of the 602 clinics that ... Read More More Community Outreach Posts Events Survivorfest 2018: Saturday, May 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Best Western Plus FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Athena Miller Marketing Manager and Public Information Officer at Mid-Columbia Medical Center (541) 506-6408 or athenajo@mcmc.net Join us Saturday, May 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Best Western Plus Hood ... Read More MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER ANNOUNCES READ AND RIDE PROGRAM The Mid-Columbia Health Foundation has teamed up with Chenowith Elementary School in The Dalles to improve literacy and fight childhood obesity through Read and Ride, a nationally recognized program that encourages students to use ... Read More More Events Posts Family Medicine Advanced Practitioners: Not All Heroes Wear Capes Advanced practitioners are coming to the rescue here in the Gorge and around the county. Scheduling an appointment with a doctor will not be a problem... As long as you can wait three to four weeks. In 2017, the wait time to schedule a ... Read More More Family Medicine Posts Featured Mid-Columbia Medical Center To Close The Bistro At Water's Edge The Dalles, Oregon, Nov. 27, 2018–As part of its mission to spread health and wellness throughout the community, Mid-Columbia Medical Center is closing The Bistro at Water’s Edge and incorporating the space into an Urgent Care ... Read More Against All Odds Teen Father, Randy Rood Memorial Scholarship Student Beats the Odds and Becomes a Firefighter For many people, middle school is perfect storm of acne and embarrassing moments that makes the transition from child to teenager feel like an ... Read More More Featured Posts Financial Services New Payment Drop Box for MCMC Patients Downtown FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2016 For more information contact: Mid-Columbia Medical Center Athena Miller, athenajo@mcmc.net John Huffman, johnhu@mcmc.net Step two of making financial services at MCMC more patient-friendly. Duane ... Read More More Financial Services Posts Hood River Therapy Warm Up for Cold Sports 7 conditioning tips to help ensure your trip down the mountain isn’t a painful exercise. If you’re a skier, it’s not that Ed Andree doesn’t want to meet you; you probably have a lot in common. But if you meet ... Read More More Hood River Therapy Posts Inpatient Rehabilitation Stroke Survivors Support Group Providing Peer Support, Hope & Encouragement The Need for Peer Support, Hope and Encouragement Stroke survivors and their family caregivers need help adjusting to the changes in their lives. That’s why many stroke survivors join ... Read More More Inpatient Rehabilitation Posts MCMC Outpatient Therapy Stroke Survivors Support Group Providing Peer Support, Hope & Encouragement The Need for Peer Support, Hope and Encouragement Stroke survivors and their family caregivers need help adjusting to the changes in their lives. That’s why many stroke survivors join ... Read More Warm Up for Cold Sports 7 conditioning tips to help ensure your trip down the mountain isn’t a painful exercise. If you’re a skier, it’s not that Ed Andree doesn’t want to meet you; you probably have a lot in common. But if you meet ... Read More More MCMC Outpatient Therapy Posts MCMC Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery Safety First MCMC puts sneakers on the ground to help treat student-athlete concussions and get them back to their sports safely. Watch any NFL game on television these days and you’re likely to see a player taken to the sidelines to undergo ... Read More Change of Scenery: New Orthopedic Specialist Ready to See New Patients The newest physician member of MCMC Sports Medicine and Orthopedics came a long way, and left a lot behind, for the chance to care for residents of this region. He grew up in Kansas City and went to college and medical school there, ... Read More More MCMC Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery Posts Mommy Wellness Mommy Wellness Research Study at the Oregon Physical Therapy Association's Annual Conference On Saturday, March 11th 2017 Christina and Gina presented their research study at the Oregon Physical Therapy Association’s annual conference in Portland. Christina McManigal PT, DPT, PRPC and Gina Clark PT, DPT, in collaboration ... Read More More Mommy Wellness Posts News BUILD HEALTHY HABITS THAT LAST: PREVENT - A Lifestyle Coaching Program Are you eligible for PREVENT? To participate, you cannot have a diagnosis of type 1 or 2 diabetes and must: Be 18 years or older Have a BMI >25, or 23 if of Asian descent. (Find out your BMI at choosemyplate.gov/tools-BMI) Have at ... Read More Living the Dream: MCMC Cardiologist Dr. Matt LaBarbera Loves Life in the Gorge For MCMC Cardiologist Dr. Matt LaBarbera, the Gorge is a dream come true. Born and raised in the suburbs outside New York City, Dr. LaBarbera completed his B.A., M.D, and residency at Manhattan’s prestigious New York University ... Read More More News Posts Orthopedics Totally Golden MCMC’s Total Joint Program again receives the rare distinction of earning the Gold Seal of Approval accreditation for quality of care. Dr. James Reardon is used to practicing big-city medicine. Before joining MCMC Sports Medicine ... Read More Change of Scenery: New Orthopedic Specialist Ready to See New Patients The newest physician member of MCMC Sports Medicine and Orthopedics came a long way, and left a lot behind, for the chance to care for residents of this region. He grew up in Kansas City and went to college and medical school there, ... Read More More Orthopedics Posts