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Nurse who led effort to get boy oscillatory machineExtended Highland Family Helps Croatian Boy Breathe Easier with Donation

Dr. Annette Medina-WalpoleAnnette Medina-Walpole, M.D., Elected to American Geriatrics Society Board

Tamra West, RNFA, demonstrates her inventionHighland First to Use New OR Device Invented By One of Its Own Nurses

Michelle Hayes makes donation to Family Maternity CenterCouple Remembers Premature Twins with Donation to Family Maternity Center

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Highland Nurse's Invention Takes Hold in OR

OR Nurse Tamra West demonstrates her inventionHighland Hospital Nurse Tamra West, RNFA, has developed a new device that improves on the standard techniques of securing patients to the OR table during surgeries. Highland was the first to use the Trendelenburg Positioner.


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Prenatal Yoga Classes Prepare Mothers for Labor

Pregnant BellyA Highland Hospital nurse and certified prenatal yoga instructor is teaching classes Thursday and Saturday to promote relaxation and strengthen muscles for delivery.


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Highland Takes "Giant Steps" at March of Dimes March for Babies

Highland walkers at March for BabiesNearly 170 Highland employees walked and raised money for the March of Dimes March for Babies. The event supports research and programs that promote healthy pregnancies and prevent birth defects .


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Training for the Tour de Cure:
Three Employees Share Their Stories

graphic of a cyclist Highland has organized a team for the American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure June 10. Follow three team members on Highland's Blogas they train.


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Extended Highland Family Helps
Croatian Boy Breathe Easier

Members of Highland family pose with oscillatory machine and vest Vehid Basic, RN, CGRN, a nurse in the Highland Endoscopy Center, led a months-long effort to get a boy with cystic fibrosis in Croatia the machine he needs to survive.


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