HEART HEALTH MONTH: After experiencing a heart attack or stroke, a cardiovascular disease patient often needs physical rehabilitation to regai…
HEART HEALTH MONTH: January 8 started out a typical Friday for 57-year-old Reid Bishop – until it took an unexpected turn in the afternoon. A …
HEART HEALTH MONTH: The cardiac care team at Penrose-St. Francis Health Services is not only well educated and compassionate, it is highly syn…
HEART HEALTH MONTH: After nearly 50 years of caring for local hearts, Colorado Springs Cardiology is a staple in the local healthcare communit…
HEART HEALTH MONTH: When it comes to healthcare partnerships, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services has forged some of the best in town. Case in…
HEART HEALTH MONTH: Twenty years ago, Dan Danielson had a heart attack. “It wasn’t really a surprise, my father died at 59 from a heart attack…
HEART HEALTH MONTH: Dr. Kimberly Dulaney, FACC, MD, is on a mission to get women in the Pikes Peak region to listen to their hearts. “Women te…
HEART HEALTH MONTH: It’s an exciting time to be a cardiothoracic surgeon in southern Colorado – just ask Dr. John R. Mehall, MD, Director of C…
We care about your heart; that’s why The Gazette is teaming up with Penrose-St. Francis Health Services to bring you stories of local heart he…
Sponsored Feature: Pat Jahla celebrated her sixty-fifth birthday on February 14, a date that has grown in significance since she battled heart…
Local health care providers work tirelessly treating patients, but it is not accidents or chronic illness that takes the highest toll. Claimin…
Sponsored feature: “My story is simple, but complicated,” Joe* said. It all started in May 2014, during a month-long trip to Hong Kong. “I dev…
Sponsored feature: If Marty Townsend could give any piece of advice, it would be not to put all your eggs in one basket – so to speak. “If som…
Sponsored feature: In September 1999, on the fourth day of Diane Drabing’s trek to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, she dismiss…
Sponsored Feature: If your parents or grandparents have had a heart attack or stroke, your chance of experiencing the same health issues is si…
Sponsored Feature: Stephanie Hammar is a woman on a mission – make that many missions borne out of rich and complicated experiences. It all st…
Sponsored Feature: Last Halloween, Bob Wicklund parked his motorcycle, walked to work and climbed 11 floors for exercise at Penrose Hospital w…
Sponsored Feature: At 86, very little keeps Jeanne Smith down for long, including heart disease. In 2012, doctors found blood clots in the Cor…
Sponsored Feature: For as far as it has come, modern medicine around the world is in a constant state of refinement – and Penrose-St. Francis …
Sponsored Feature: Look for daily Heart Health features on gazette.com during American Heart Month. Never in her wildest dreams did 41-year-ol…
Sponsored Feature: Penrose-St. Francis Health Services has stepped up its game with the addition of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TA…
Sponsored Feature: Just one year ago, Diane Passno felt the life draining out of her body. “I was miserable and everything left me out of brea…
Sponsored Feature: Pacemakers and defibrillators save countless lives of those experiencing a variety of heart conditions – but they cannot la…
Sponsored Feature: After seeing firsthand the consequences of risky heart health behaviors, Robert Wright is resolved to live a healthy lifest…
Sponsored Feature: It turns out mom was right – especially when it comes to heart disease prevention and nutrition. “The simple things matter:…