Around the campus. Read on to learn about just a few of the things happening at Huntington Health.
Improving men’s health. Approximately 40 million men in the United States have benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), otherwise known as an enlarged prostate. BPH is a non‑cancerous condition where the prostate has grown to be larger than normal. If left untreated, BPH can cause significant health problems, including irreversible bladder or kidney damage, bladder stones and incontinence. We recently introduced a new therapy — known as aquablation — to offer relief for patients suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms due to BPH. In fact, we are the first hospital in the San Gabriel Valley to offer this unique therapy. Using the power of water and ultrasound imaging, aquablation is a safe and effective treatment. This advanced form of therapy, delivered with robotic precision, provides long-lasting symptom relief. “Aquablation therapy is the much-anticipated next step to furthering our commitment to robotic surgery and men’s health,” says Armen Dikranian, MD, medical director of robotic surgery.
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Advancing nursing research. Our fifth annual Nursing Research Conference took place on March 1, 2023, in downtown Los Angeles at The Center for Healthy Communities. The event, which drew about 70 nurses from Huntington and other Magnet® hospitals in Southern California, was held in person for the first time in two years. The event was made possible thanks to philanthropic funding from The Francis Bacon Foundation, which supports nursing research projects and quality improvement studies to test and validate new strategies in patient care. Every year, the conference offers an unmatched opportunity to share information about nurse-led research and to exchange information about innovations in care. Nurses who have conducted research presented their studies at the event and participants could also meet the authors of poster presentations to discuss their projects about improving quality and nursing research. Planning for next year’s conference is already underway, which is scheduled to take place on March 13, 2024.
