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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wedncaday, March 21, 2001 - Page 9 SAN JUAN HEALTH CARE SERVICES INTRODUCING OUR PROVIDERS DR. WALSH DR. REDDY Internal Medicine Cardiac Care ' The neat thing about living in Monticello is that you are away from all the y stuff" yet still able to enjoy some benefits that you drive miles to find. At the San Juan Health Care Services you will find once a month Dr. Walsh, Cardiologist, coming to the hospital to treat and serve patients with possible cardiac problems. Whether treatment or follow-u- p procedures Dr. Walsh has been coming to Monticello for more than ten years. If you are in a cardiac high risk group" (high cholesterol, high blood pressure, intermittent chest pain, unexplained dizziness, or other symptoms named by die American Heart Association americanheart.org) you may want to call for an appointment with Dr. Walsh. This is another specialty clinic offered by the San Juan Health Care District for an appointment. Calf the hospital at big-cit- on-goi- Rejecting an offer to be "Chief Resident" at the Temple University School of Medicine in Pennsylvania, Dr. Reddy chose instead to move to Monticello to join the medical staff of the San Juan Health Care Services. Beginning'March 1, Dr. Reddy is already seeing a number of patients. Dr. Reddy ranked 28th of 100,000 applicants at medical school entrance exam and top 5th in postgraduate entrance exam. He also reached semi final level in Pediatric Quiz in 1991, conducted annually by Indian Association of Pediatrics in India. He came to the hospital highly recommended. 16 matter now common or rare, or how simple or complex. We are specially trained to We handle severe chronic illnesses and problems. situations where several different illnesses may strike at the same time including solve puzzling diagnostic the Denise Bartley Is a new face in the San Juan Health Care District For the past year, she has worked in 'the Blanding Clinic, Monticello and Blanding Womens Clinic, and at the San Juan Hospital Emergency Room. . Bartley has a wide range of experience She throughout the Four Comers area. attended high school in Cortez, received her Bachelor's DENISE BARTLEY mm degree at Colorado State University, and a Masters in' Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner from the Graceland University in Independence, Missouri. In addition, Bartley has also worked as a flight nurse for almost a year for Southwest Life Guard of Cortez. She maintains advanced cardiac life support and pediatric advanced life support capabilities. mm following: Cardiology (heart attack, heart failure, etc.) Endocrinology (diabetes and other glandular disorders) Oncology (Cancer) Geriatrics (people over 65 years) Gastroenterology ("heart bum", colon and intestinal tract diseases) Nephrology (kidney failure and dialysis) Pulmonology (lungs) Rheumatology (arthritis, .lupus and other joint problems) Hematology (blood) Infectious diseases (serious infections jn all age groups and both sexes) Allergy and immunology, adolescence related health problems, sports medicine. Dermatology (skin diseases) Hepatology (liver) For life - In today's complex world, we aim to take care of our patients for life hi the office or clinic, during hospitalization and intensive care, and in nursing homes. However, when other medical specialists, such as surgeons or obstetricians, are involved, we coordinate their care for our patients and manage difficult medical problems associated with that care. In fact, we fo often serve as medical consultants to physicians in other specialties that we've earned the nickname, "the doctor's doctor. Geriatric training provides skills necessary to give special attention to the concerns of the elderly population (over 65 years) including falls, incontinence of bowel and bladder, pre- - and post operative assessment, stroke, dementia, nursing home related health problems, special social circumstances. We are also trained to work as hospital ists for patients admitted to the hospital. We provide efficient management and coordination of acute and Intensive care which leads to faster recovery and earfler discharge from the hospital. |