Carson Valley Medical Center | Healthy Carson Valley | Winter 2021

Winter 2021 Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID WallaWalla, WA Permit No. 44 CARSON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 1107 U.S. Highway 395 N. Gardnerville, NV 89410 TAKE A LOOK cvmchospital.org LIKE US facebook.com/cvmchospital Social icon Circle Only use blue and/or white. For more details check out our Brand Guidelines. FOLLOW US twitter.com/cvmchospital instagram.com/cvmchospital COMING TO CARSON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER means getting the right cancer treatment—at the right time—from skilled practitioners who care about you. We offer three things patients with cancer need most: expertise, compassion and personalized medical care. We realize cancer is a difficult diagnosis, and that’s why we offer skilled physical and mental care to patients with cancer. Cancer is an unpredictable and often aggressive disease, but it is treatable. Depending The CVMC infusion teamand James Y. Chang, MD, FACP, provide care for cancer and blood-related diseases. FIND US ONLINE! Cancer care: The support and expertise you need on your specific cancer type, our personalized treatment varies. Our main goal in cancer treatment is stopping the disease from spreading by removing tumors and using medication to destroy lingering cancer cells. Surgical tumor removal and chemotherapy are some of the treatments we offer. Treatment for cancer symptoms and side effects is also important, as cancer treatment not only involves CVMC Cancer Care is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday. We are accepting new patients. Call CVMC Cancer Care at 775-783-3041 for more information. —Continued on page 2 Home is where the heart care is Carson Valley Medical Center diagnoses and treats heart problems and helps manage heart conditions and diseases. Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in men and women worldwide. It is also a silent killer, meaning that not many people realize they have it until a heart attack or stroke happens. Many people do not even know they have a heart problem until they experience a cardiac event. Your doctor can assess your likelihood of developing a heart problem during regular physicals, and if you have warning signs for heart disease, you may be referred to a cardiologist. What is cardiology? Cardiology is the branch of medicine focused on the heart—primarily the veins and arteries throughout the body, which transport blood from and back to the heart. You may want to consider seeing a cardiologist if you have family members with heart conditions, if you are a smoker or used to smoke regularly in the past, if you have high blood pressure or cholesterol, or if you have chest pains. Care you can trust Common heart conditions our board-certified cardiologists treat in Carson Valley include coronary artery disease, heart failure, blood clots, high blood pressure and atrial fibrillation. We detect these diseases through state-of-the-art cardiac imaging services, helping your doctors understand how to improve your health. Carson Valley Medical Center is fully equipped to detect and treat heart disease in our patients. Anthony Field, MD, Cardiologist CVMC Senior Care