Author: St. Elizabeth Healthcare

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. The entrance leads into the main lobby. In addition to registration and lounge areas, this first-impression high-traffic space offers direct access to the Center’s lab services, retail pharmacy, café and our Resource Center. Down the hall, you can find the…

Vaping devices, also known as e-cigarettes, vape pens, e-vaporizers, or electronic nicotine delivery systems are becoming familiar terms. Since they first were introduced to the public, they have become wildly popular in many shapes and sizes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2022 more than 2.5 million middle and high school students in the United States used e-cigarettes in the past 30 days. The devices used to vape contain a battery used to warm the e-liquid in the prefilled pod or refillable tank. You can use certain products again and again by replacing the tank…

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.

A majority of American adults have experienced back pain at one point in their lives. Common culprits include yard work, overdoing it while exercising, or merely turning too quickly. Chronic conditions, like arthritis, can also cause pain in the back and neck areas. No matter what the source, back pain can significantly affect a patient’s quality of life. Treatment options for back pain The first stop for patients with back pain should be their primary care physician. Speak with your physician about how and when the pain started. Treatment options include exercises to strengthen your core muscles and over-the-counter anti-inflammatory…

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 had waited 68 days to hug him. Scott spent more than two months battling COVID-19 and its lingering after-effects at St. Elizabeth Ft. Thomas. Half of those days were spent in the Intensive Care Unit on a ventilator in a…

St. Elizabeth is the first in Kentucky and the only health system in the region to offer a new wearable, non-invasive treatment for mesothelioma. Optune Lua is a portable device that delivers low-grade electrical fields to the tumors to slow the growth of cancer cells. “Optune Lua is a new treatment that slows progression and improves the quality of life for people living with mesothelioma,” says Dr. Goetz Kloecker, medical oncologist with St. Elizabeth Physicians. “It is the first FDA-approved treatment for mesothelioma in 15 years.” Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer that attacks the lining of…

The Rotator Cuff-Sparing Shoulder Replacement is a new, less invasive option for shoulder surgery. It’s an innovative approach developed by Dr. R. Michael Greiwe, an affiliated orthopaedic surgeon with OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine practicing at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, that allows for faster healing and less pain.

First-time parents Patti and Aaron Talbert were excited to enroll in a St. Elizabeth Healthcare childbirth class to prepare for their son’s arrival. Then the COVID-19 pandemic began, and their getting-ready-for-baby plans came to a halt. St. Elizabeth Healthcare quickly decided to move childbirth classes online to allow parents-to-be to take classes in the safety and comfort of their own homes. This ended up being a blessing in disguise for Patti and Aaron because it allowed them to take the childbirth course “together” from afar. As a member of the Army National Guard, Aaron is often away from home for…

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 devices for patients who are at risk of life-threatening heart rhythm problems. “This next-generation device communicates wirelessly to the patient’s physician and also lets patients access information about the device using an app on a smartphone,” explained Dr. Sinno, a…

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 to honor MacKenzie’s memory and help other NICU families during a stressful and overwhelming time. On November 25, 2019, MacKenzie Grace Louden arrived via c-section, weighing 1 lb. 2.3 oz. At 26 weeks and five days she was immediately admitted…