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Kevin J. Bunn, MD joins Minden Medical Center

Board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon Kevin J. Bunn, MD has been specializing in Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Surgery, and Joint Replacement Surgery since 2015. Operating in Louisiana since 2018, Dr. Bunn is a member of prestigious organizations such as the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, and the Louisiana...
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MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER WELCOMES MINDEN NATIVE – ANDREKA GARNER WINSTON, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C TO MINDEN PHYSICIAN PRACTICE

MINDEN – Minden Medical Center welcomes Andreka Winston, a board-certified Family and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who has been in the medical field for over 19 years. Andreka will focus on providing the appropriate care for patients suffering from various mental health disorders. Her practice will be to promote well-being in patients of all...
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MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER OPEN $6.7 MILLION MULTISPECIALTY CLINIC IN HAUGHTON

HAUGHTON – Community leaders and officials from Minden Medical Center and Allegiance Health Management opened in January and will be hosting a Ribbon Cutting on Tuesday, February 29 from 11 am to 1 pm.  . Our $6.7 million multispecialty clinic in Haughton is 14,633 square feet.  We will have primary care, pediatrics with plans to...
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Dr. Mark Wilson: Regrowing new cartilage using patients’ own cells (MACI) is superior knee procedure

Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation or MACI is a procedure in which a patient’s own cells are used to regrow new cartilage for full thickness defects in the knee joint. “It’s been around for a while,” said Dr. Mark Wilson, a Sports and arthroscopy fellowship-trained and board-certified orthopedic surgeon. In fact, the procedure with the “MACI”...
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MMC Visitor Guidelines

Minden Medical Center has modified its visitor restrictions and normal visiting hours have resumed (8:00 AM – 9:00 PM). Visitors being allowed to visit a patient care unit may be screened for respiratory illness upon entrance to the facility, during times of increased transmission. ALL visitors must adhere to hospital guidelines and should not visit...
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Prenatal & Prepare And The Importance Of Both For A Happy Healthy Pregnancy

Delivery – The Women’s’ Clinic – Minden Medical Center Prenatal Care – Why it matters – The Women’s’ Clinic – Minden Medical Center   You’ve checked and double checked – and then checked again just to be sure. And all the home pregnancy tests agree: You’re pregnant! Now it’s time for a flurry of phone...
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Recurring Ear Infections Can Cause Speech Delays

WHAT IS EAR TUBE SURGERY? Ear tubes are tiny tubes made of metal or plastic and they are shaped like a small spool of thread. During ear tube surgery, a small hole is made in the eardrums and the tubes are inserted. The opening to the middle ear (the area behind the eardrum) lets air...
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Your Dizzy Spells Could Be Caused By Crystals Or “Ear Rocks”

BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO In Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), dizziness is generally thought to be due to debris which has collected within a part of the inner ear. This debris can be thought of as, “ear rocks”, although the formal name is, “otoconia”. Ear rocks are small crystals of calcium carbonate derived from a...
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Minden Medical Center Only Hospital in North Louisiana to Achieve Baby-Friendly Designation

Minden, Louisiana, August 1, 2017. – Minden Medical Center announces the baby place has achieved prestigious international recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated birth facility. “Minden Medical Center’s baby place continues to set the standard for maternity care in North Louisiana. We are very proud of our team who worked so hard to earn this designation,...
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