Well-Known Columbia Providers Join Boone Health
Columbia Family Medical Group’s physicians have joined Boone Health Medical Group. Carolle Silney, MD will now practice at Boone Health Primary Care Nifong, 900 W. Nifong, Columbia. George Prica, MD and Siamac Vahabzadeh, MD will both practice at Boone Health Primary Care Broadway, 1605 E. Broadway, Columbia. Learn more at www.boone.health/primarycare.
Read MoreThe Most Important Meal of the Day: Breakfast
The expression we all grew up hearing, “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”, could not be more true. The word breakfast translates to, quite literally, ‘to break the fast’. Overnight, we are unintentionally fasting for hours. When we wake up, our bodies have gone a long period of time without any energy…
Read MoreA Reason to Smile: Our New Mask Policy
Starting Tuesday, April 4, 2023, masks will be optional for patients, visitors, and employees in Boone Health facilities unless requested by patients or required for infection prevention. Patients can ask Boone Health staff to wear masks during their visit. Our employees will continue to follow appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements for your care needs.…
Read MoreA Beginner’s Guide to Infant Massage
Did you know that one of your baby’s first senses to develop is touch? Your touch can be both calming and stimulating to your baby and create a positive interaction for both of you. Massage can help with stimulation, sensory input, brain development, bonding, weight gain, relaxation, reduced gas or intestinal pain, and behavior regulation.…
Read MoreStress and Weight Management
Stress and weight management are intertwined. While your appetite may decline during episodes of acute stress, chronic stress – whether psychological or physical – often results in an increased appetite. There are many reasons that people turn to food when stressed and physiological explanations as to why we eat more and crave specific foods when…
Read MoreTonya Linthacum, FNP-BC – High Risk Breast Clinic Family Nurse Practitioner
I grew up in Macon, Mo., home of the Macon Tigers, and went to the University of Missouri for my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing – once a Tiger, always a Tiger! My husband, Mike, and I both are nurses and met many years ago at the University Hospital where we both were working.…
Read MoreTherapy Dogs To The Rescue
Dori Neumeier was sitting in the lounge area of the Therapy Floor when the elevators opened and out walked Timbre the therapy dog and his owner Tom Trabue. Dori felt all of her stress from the day melt away as Timbre came over and allowed her to pet him. Dori had been hospitalized for over…
Read MoreHands-On Healthcare Education
Students learning how to be nurses, respiratory or speech therapists, paramedics, radiology technicians, and other healthcare professionals can only learn so much in the classroom. There comes a time when they need to begin working with real patients in real situations. And that’s where Boone Health comes in. Boone Health works with roughly 50 schools…
Read MoreBoone Health and Peak Sport and Spine Announce Mid-Missouri Partnership
Boone Health and Peak Sport and Spine are joining forces at 20 outpatient therapy clinics in mid-Missouri, bringing together two longstanding health care organizations. The move allows for an elevated coordination of care throughout the patient’s health care journey and accelerates Boone Health’s efforts to expand access to quality care in mid-Missouri. “We know that…
Read MoreRevival of the Fittest
In October, Boone Health Medical Group opened a new clinic in Mexico, Mo. But although new to Boone, the Medical Park clinic has deep roots in Audrain County, with a long history of providing care to patients. Boone Health Medical Park – Mexico was originally founded in 1996 as a multispecialty group with a pulmonologist,…
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