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Beacon Light

1983

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Beacon Light: December 1983, St. Cloud Hospital Dec 1983

Beacon Light: December 1983, St. Cloud Hospital

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  • Messages from Saint Cloud Hospital's board chairman, executive vice president and medical staff chief.
  • Three physicians discussed guidelines for routine physical exams
  • The importance of recreation therapy in mental health is discussed
  • Regular exercise is a key to weight loss as well as to better health in general
  • Information on the hospital's "first annual" Apple Run
  • Proper nutrition has a role in the prevention of disease
  • The importance of keeping current with immunizations, including those for adults, is explained.
  • Gifts and Memorials
  • Comparing the cost of the St. Cloud hospital to others in Minnesota
  • A report of the year's financial …


Beacon Light: October 1983, St. Cloud Hospital Oct 1983

Beacon Light: October 1983, St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light

  • Children learn about hospital
  • Parents learn to cope with the death of a child
  • Apnea monitor may help prevent SIDS
  • Infant car seats rented at hospital
  • New equipment evaluates nervous system functions
  • Colorectal surgeon touts high-fiber, low-fat diet
  • 75 year anniversary of the School of Nursing
  • Hospital receives praise from the U of M


Beacon Light: September 1983, St. Cloud Hospital Sep 1983

Beacon Light: September 1983, St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light

  • Profile on volunteering in the hospital
  • Beginning of the use of cardiac catheterizations in the hospital
  • Story on the hospital's pacemaker follow up program
  • Feature on the advances in pacemaker technology
  • 25 year anniversary of the hospital's auxiliary program
  • Hospital receives accreditation from the Join Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH)


Beacon Light: Summer 1983, St. Cloud Hospital Jun 1983

Beacon Light: Summer 1983, St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light

  • Dr. Keith Larson on the various causes of back problems
  • Different physical therapy methods to manage back pain
  • The use of chymopapin injections to treat slipped discs
  • Story on ways to manage chronic back pain
  • Completion of the hospital's strategic plan
  • Announcements concerning changes in the hospital leadership structure


Beacon Light: Spring 1983, St. Cloud Hospital Mar 1983

Beacon Light: Spring 1983, St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light

  • Discussion of cancer treatment with Dr. Bernard Rodgers. Pg. 2
  • The role of Physicist Rich Geise in patient treatment. Pg. 5
  • Explanation on how a CAT scanner works. Pg. 8
  • Profile on the TEFRA act. Pg, 12
  • Feature on Dr. Reg Watts. Pg. 16


Beacon Light: Annual Report 1983-1984, St. Cloud Hospital Jan 1983

Beacon Light: Annual Report 1983-1984, St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light

  • Messages from Saint Cloud Hospital's board chairman, executive vice president and medical staff chief.
  • Homecare feature
  • Nutritious meals available to home -bound
  • Education is key to preventing back injuries
  • Overview of the hospital's hospice care program
  • Employee nutrition wellness program
  • Medical technologists visit area nursing homes to draw blood for testing
  • Changes in Medicare
  • Financial report