Phelps Memorial Blog

Lymphedema Month is in March! To spread awareness, we talked to our very own, Lauren Erickson. As a Lymphedema Therapist, Lauren talks more about the condition and addresses the most frequently asked...

With spring season sports upon us, athletes and coaches are busy getting ready for the season by setting new goals, going over fundamentals, and more than likely doing a lot of conditioning and/or...

For the month of February, we generally think of hearts……healthy hearts. In recent years, the Mediterranean diet has been advocated as the best heart healthy diet that will help reduce the risk of...

Making someone else's day doesn't have to be a big, elaborate act. Sometimes it just takes an envelope and a note. On February 17th, in honor of National Random Act of Kindness Day, Phelps Memorial...

Phelps Memorial Health Center, Holdrege, was recently named one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health for the 6th consecutive year...

Do any of these statements remind you of your child? "Johnny won't eat anything green, just because of the color." "Caroline refuses to eat bananas because of the texture. She won't even touch them."...

February is teen dating violence awareness month. There are some red flags that parents and teachers should look out for in teens in relationships. They include withdrawing from activities in which...

From the moment a woman learns she's pregnant, her job as a parent begins. Upon hearing such news, often times women will make important changes as necessary to ensure the well-being of their child...

If you are 50 years or older, talk to your medical provider about getting screened for Colorectal Cancer and request a free screening kit from Phelps Memorial Health Center from February 1 – 20, 2021...

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most serious public health problems in the United States and threatens to return us to a time when simple infections were often fatal. The Centers for Disease...