Cedars-Sinai Newsroom (Marina del Rey Hospital,Weight Management)
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2023
May
25,
2023
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
To mark Nurses Month in May, Courtnay Caufield, DNP, RN, Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital’s new chief nursing officer (CNO), is focusing on the future.Charged with leading the nursing staff through a new era of change as the pandemic recedes and ...
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May
23,
2023
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15:30 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai has appointed Bryan Croft as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and as chief executive officer of Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital. The appointment is effective June 3.Croft is current...
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March
02,
2023
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Shedding excess pounds is challenging, but it is only half the weight loss journey. After reaching a goal weight, patients must commit to healthy eating and other lifestyle changes that will keep the pounds off.“Bariatric surgery and weight loss medi...
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March
01,
2023
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08:02 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Rowena Roque, 46, was having a problem that many people can relate to: doing everything in her power to lose weight and get healthy but never succeeding.From fad diets to two-hour workouts, there isn’t a diet or workout regimen that Roque didn’t try....
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January
05,
2023
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital has named Courtnay Caufield, DNP, RN, as chief nursing officer effective Dec. 30. Caufield brings more than 17 years of experience in healthcare to her new role. Her most recent executive positions included servin...
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2022
December
13,
2022
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
When the holidays roll around at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital, so does a festive spiritual care cart pushed by Chaplain Hannah Rhiza, MDiv, BCC. Trimmed with sweets, fruit and lights, the cart brings Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah to hospita...
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September
20,
2022
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07:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
As the COVID-19 pandemic eases, many people are going back: back to work, back to school, back to normal lives.But one group that hasn’t gone back is the volunteers. Across the U.S., volunteer activity remains low, even as charitable giving has rebou...
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August
02,
2022
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09:59 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Women between 40 and 60 years old are the focus of new national guidelines aimed at preventing unhealthy weight gain that can lead to serious illness. The study review paper and clinical guidelines are published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.“Mo...
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July
14,
2022
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai’s new director of Obesity Medicine in the Department of Surgery, Amanda Velazquez, MD, is determined to help prevent and treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity in the Latinx community."Our community is disproportionally affected by both condi...
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June
24,
2022
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Construction crews recently completed demolishing a four-story medical office building next to Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital, where a new, modern hospital will soon rise. But rather than a dramatic explosion, this demolition happened brick by ...
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April
09,
2022
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
With many regular blood donors resuming travel this spring amid a lull in COVID-19 cases, Cedars-Sinai is asking the community to help replenish blood supplies that have dwindled during the pandemic. To support these efforts, Cedars-Sinai Marina del ...
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April
05,
2022
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital has received Primary Stroke Center designation from the Joint Commission—a nonprofit accrediting body for healthcare organizations and programs—and the American Stroke Association. The designation certifies the ho...
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March
14,
2022
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
When Reverend Hannah Rhiza steers her Spiritual Care Cart through Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital, it's hard not to notice. The tiered trolley for staff overflows with neat stacks of flavored teas and self-care notecards nestled among a lollipop...
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2021
December
22,
2021
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The most-read stories on the Cedars-Sinai Newsroom during 2021 covered a wide range of topics, from heart disease and irritable bowel syndrome to social anxiety and lung transplantation. But one theme dominated the most popular stories: COVID-19.COVI...
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December
09,
2021
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
As we approach the two-year mark of battling COVID-19, Cedars-Sinai 's Newsroom Team aims to brighten the holiday season with stories about our patients, our caregivers and their medical triumphs. Click here to read the collection. Happy Holidays to ...
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September
28,
2021
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
By the NumbersTotal number of private patient rooms will increase from 68 to 160Number of operating rooms will increase from 6 to 10Number of procedure rooms (Cath Lab/Interventional Radiology/GI Endoscopy) will increase from 1 to 4...
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July
02,
2021
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai has appointed Joanne Laguna-Kennedy, MSN, RN, CENP, as vice president and chief operating officer of Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital.“Joanne brings to her new role a breadth of institutional knowledge backed by years of clinical lea...
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June
17,
2021
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Before 12-year-old Beckett Fouquet heads off to sleep-away camp this summer with dozens of kids, his mother said she was looking for that little extra peace of mind that came with getting Beckett vaccinated against COVID-19."I wanted him to be able t...
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June
14,
2021
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai architects have a rare opportunity to build a hospital from scratch, and they want to get it right.So instead of relying only on models, drawings or photos to guide the design of the new nine-story Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital, t...
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March
22,
2021
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
About #YearofCOVIDOne year has passed since stay-at-home orders went into effect across the U.S. and the COVID-19 pandemic changed our lives in profound ways. The novel coronavirus has infected more than 100 million worldwide and killed more than 2.5...
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March
16,
2021
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06:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Many office-based employees find themselves still working from home a full year after the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic forced work as we knew it to change dramatically.The shift toward more remote work played a key role in helping limit the spread...
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March
04,
2021
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
About #YearofCOVIDOne year has passed since stay-at-home orders went into effect across the U.S. and the COVID-19 pandemic changed our lives in profound ways. The novel coronavirus has infected more than 100 million worldwide and killed more than 2.5...
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2020
December
23,
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
What is it like to have battled the COVID-19 pandemic for almost a year? The Cedars-Sinai Newsroom reached out to some of our #HealthcareHeroes to find out.
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November
27,
2020
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07:15 AM
America/Los_Angeles
With the novel coronavirus spreading across the U.S. at a record pace, Cedars-Sinai has been seeing an increase in COVID-19 patients at its hospitals and through its network of physicians. But the health system's leaders say Cedars-Sinai is prepared....
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October
01,
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Overlapping Symptoms of Flu and COVID-19
Fever or feeling feverish/chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fatigue
Sore throat
Runny or stuffy nose
Muscle pain or body aches
Headache
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July
01,
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
As the U.S. confronts its history of racism and grapples with ongoing racial disparities, Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital staff members gathered to show solidarity with minority communities and support for health equity.One recent afternoon, mor...
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April
14,
2020
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06:03 AM
America/Los_Angeles
During one of the nation’s most trying times, Cedars-Sinai supporters are stepping up to expand care for patients and families in crisis. This generosity allows the health system to remain a vital resource for timely treatment and care.“We have been ...
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April
13,
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
What is it like being an intensive care nurse on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic? The Cedars-Sinai Newsroom reached out to some of our #HealthcareHeroes to find out.
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March
18,
2020
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08:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The Argonaut, a local newspaper distributed in Marina del Rey, Santa Monica and surrounding areas, recently interviewed Cedars-Sinai clinical pharmacist Ching Chow, RPH, PharmD, about how the health system is helping patients quit their vaping habit....
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2019
December
29,
2019
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital marked its 50th anniversary in 2019 by offering a glimpse of the future. Executives unveiled plans for a brand-new hospital that will break ground in 2020."We're making major investments in our resources and our p...
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