The ankle is a weight-bearing joint that absorbs the body's full impact. An injured or diseased ankle can be especially painful. Ankle replacement...
Surgery Overview Fundoplication surgery is the most common surgery used to treat GERD and is usually performed by a general surgeon. This surgery...
Surgery overview An appendectomy, the surgical removal of the appendix, is standard procedure to treat a swollen and inflamed appendix...
The community is invited to remember and honor the lives of their loved ones at our Light Up A Life events held in December at each of our...
Bone densitometry uses special X-ray equipment to quickly and accurately measure the density of bones. This measurement helps doctors identify...
Grafting is a surgical procedure that replaces missing bone with an artificial, synthetic or natural material from the patient's own body.
A bone marrow biopsy is the removal of bone marrow tissue and is often done with a bone marrow aspiration. A biopsy allows close examination of the...
Braces, casts and splints are orthopedic devices used to immobilize or restrict movement of a body part in order to heal an injury or correct a...
Breast cancer screening: Saves Lives Get the facts, risk factors and screening information. Learn more Schedule a mammogram 98 percent of...
Surgery overview Breast-conserving surgery removes the cancer or abnormal tissue, but leaves the rest of the breast intact. The goal is to take...
A breast scan is an imaging test to look at your breasts. It is used when a mammogram has not given your healthcare provider enough information.
Surgery on the breast may be done for a number of reasons including: As local treatment for breast cancer: Breast surgery is considered the...
Breast ultrasound is an imaging test that uses sound waves to look at the inside of your breasts. It can help your healthcare provider find breast problems.
Career Highlights are offered throughout the school year. Each is a small (30 to 40 students), three-hour class focusing...
A cataract is a painless, cloudy area in the lens of the eye. The lens is enclosed in a lining called the lens capsule. Aging and exposure to...
Colonoscopy enables your doctor to examine the lining of your colon (large intestine) for abnormalities by inserting a flexible tube as thick as your finger into your anus and slowly advancing it into the rectum and colon.
Community Care seminars are offered at no charge to faith communities, outreach ministries, senior centers, civic organizations and community...
CT scans, also known as CAT scans, obtain multiple cross-sectional images of the body by using special X-rays and computer enhancement to create an...
A diagnostic test called an electroencephalogram, or EEG, can help determine if a patient is having seizures. An EEG is a test that records...
Falling is a very real concern for older adults. Nearly half of all people over age 65 fall every year. Many are seriously injured. When people...
Flexible sigmoidoscopy lets your doctor examine the lining of the rectum and a portion of the colon (large intestine) by inserting a flexible tube...
Fracture repair is surgery to fix a broken bone using plates, nails, screws or pins.
Our gift shops welcome guests in the lobby of many of our hospitals. Our teams of volunteers and staff are ready to assist you with a wide range of...
Providence Health & Services offers three residency training programs. Program details include philosophy, curriculum, clinical training sites,...
Join us as our physician experts explore a range of topics that will help you learn the facts about preventing, detecting and effectively treating many cardiac and vascular diseases. Our free community forums are held conveniently at several Providence medical centers and hospitals in Oregon.
Surgery overview A hernia is a bulge of intestine, another organ, or fat through the muscles of the belly. A hernia can occur when there is...
Hip revision surgery, which is also known as revision total hip arthroplasty, is a procedure in which a surgeon removes a previously implanted...
Ultrasound uses reflected sound waves to produce an image of organs and other structures in the body. This technology can be useful in helping...
Bereavement social workers provide short-term individual and family counseling to children, teens and adults who are grieving the death of a loved...
Surgery is the only treatment and cure for inguinal hernia. Hernia repair is one of the most common surgeries done in the United States. About...
Joint fusion permanently fixes a joint in one position.
Ligament and tendon repair is surgery to repair a damaged or torn tendon or ligament.
Kidney stones are a painful medical problem that affects more than 400,000 Americans every year. The stones are formed from hardened mineral...
Vision problems caused by cataracts, macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetes, stroke and head injuries make it difficult to read the newspaper,...
Watch a video featuring Dr. Michael Skokan, pulmonologist, describing the need for lung cancer screening. Information provided in part by Lung...
Surgery overview Mastectomy is the surgical removal of the breast. It is usually performed by a general surgeon as local therapy to treat breast...
The death of a loved one can affect the whole family. Me, Too offers a family approach to grief support, with age-specific groups for children,...
Me, Too volunteers act as co-facilitators to children’s bereavement support groups under the direction of a professional facilitator. Me, Too...
This test measures how long it takes you to fall asleep. It also determines whether you enter REM sleep. If a multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) is...
Fundoplication surgery is the most common surgery used to treat GERD and is usually performed by a general surgeon. This surgery can also repair a hiatal hernia.
Vascular diseases are known as “silent killers” because they often strike without warning. They are life-threatening diseases of the veins and...
Nuclear medicine scans use a special camera (gamma) to take pictures of tissues and organs in the body after a radioactive tracer (radionuclide or...
Providence offers online childbirth education programs to be done in the comfort of your own home. These are ideal for women whose schedules...
Orchiectomy is the removal of one or both testicles (testes) and is generally performed by a urologist. The testicles are the male sex organs that...
At Providence, we have a large number of family doctors and pediatricians who can care for your child from birth through their teen years. Whether...
When your child is sick, every decision is important. Having a pediatrician you trust is equally important. The pediatricians and pediatric nurse...
When people understand how pain really works, their pain decreases. This class is designed to help you understand how pain works in the body and brain. You will learn about what pain really is and how much your own actions and thoughts can improve your pain and help you return to your life.
Medical Staff Services provides support to Providence professional staff leadership and the various committees and functions of the organized...
The Pre-Surgery Clinic helps patients prepare for their surgeries before the actual day of the surgery. Our goal here is to help assure a satisfying surgical experience for the patient, patient family, surgeon and nursing staff. The staff meets with each patient to obtain and compile all of the required pre-surgery tests and documentation.
A prostatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland and is usually done by a urologist. This type of surgery is typically performed to treat cancer of the prostate or to reduce the symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate (difficulty passing urine, needing to go frequently).
Surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff tendon usually involves removing loose fragments of tendon, bursa and other debris from the space in the...
Joint replacement involves surgery to replace the ends of bones in a damaged joint. This surgery creates new joint surfaces. In shoulder...
Providing answers and treatment for your sleep problems, Providence Sleep Disorders Centers have a team of sleep experts who have diagnosed and...
Sleep studies are tests that watch what happens to your body during sleep. The studies are done to find out what is causing your sleep problems....
Providence Heart and Vascular Institute is committed to providing ongoing outreach and education to various audiences including community forums,...
Articular corticosteroids or steroids are medicines injected directly into a painful, inflamed joint, ligament or tendon.
Bereavement social workers and specially-trained bereavement volunteers support grieving individuals over the telephone. Information about...
Thyroid surgery is used to treat thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, and hyperthyroidism. During this procedure, part or all of the thyroid gland is removed. The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the front of the neck.
The term “endoscopy” refers to a special technique for looking inside a part of the body. “Upper GI” is the portion of the gastrointestinal tract, the digestive system, that includes the esophagus, the stomach and the duodenum, the beginning of the small intestine.