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Show Many Medical Services Now Available atVVMC Specialists travel to Cedar City regularly to hold clinics at VVMC: Gastroenerologist -diagnosis and treatment of stomach and intestinal disorders. Cardiologist - diagnosis and treatment of heart ailments. Neurosurgeon - diagnosis and treatment of nerve disorders Pediatric Neurologist -care of children with nerve disorders. Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist - (Title self explanatory). ex-planatory). , Plastic Surgeon - surgical j repair of injured or malformed tissues. Allergist and Im-munologist Im-munologist - Diagnosis and treatment of allergies. Plans are also being made to have the following specialists hold clinics at VVMC. Pulmonary Medicine Specialist - diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases. Physical Medicine Specialist - diagnosis and treatment of nerve conductivity con-ductivity problems. nermatokigist - diagnosis and treatment of skin problems. Dr. Hanks concluded by .stating, "It is very encouraging en-couraging to see many new services being made available to our patients." In the past, : many residents of our area have had to travel to Salt Lake City to receive specialized medical treatment. Not only is the trip to Salt Lake City time-consuming and expensive ex-pensive requiring considerable con-siderable time off work, but follow-up care is often difficult. dif-ficult. Now, many physician specialists are making regularly scheduled trips to Cedar City and are using the facilities at VVMC to treat patients. When asked to comment, Dr. Phil Hanks, Governing Board Chairman of VVMC said, "We at VVMC are proud of the increasing level of services provided to our community. As our population grows, it is important im-portant for our hospital to develop and to keep pace with local needs. We have had strong encouragement from our phusicians to add these new services. Simultaneously, we have received great financial support from the Valley View Health Care Foundation Foun-dation so that necessary equipment could be purchased." pur-chased." The ideal types of physicians to have in a community the size of Cedar City are Family Practitioners, Prac-titioners, with several Medical Specialists available for consultation. Cedar City now has nine Family Practitioners, and one each of the following Specialists. Ophthalmologist - eye care and eye surgery. Psychiatrist - treatment of mental disorders Obstetrician-Gynolologist - care during pregnancy and childbirth, and treatment of female medical problems. Orthopedic surgeon - bone, join and muscle care. Urologist - care of the genitourinary tract in men and urinary tract in women. Pathologist - Diagnosis of disease by laboratory methods. Radiologist - Diagnosis of disease and disorders by x-ray x-ray methods. The following Physician |