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SPOTLIGHT ON: COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Walking BY ELISE SIMS PAIN FREE Right place, right doctor, right device make for a great patient experience C harles “Roger” Anderson, 77, likes to keep active and tries to take a long walk in his neighborhood every day. But in January of 2012, the usually mobile St. John man was stopped in his tracks with severe pain in his left leg, which had become red and swollen, and difﬁculty breathing. His wife, Judy, knew he was in trouble as she recognized the signs of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). After DVT She made sure he went straight to the hospital— Community Hospital in Munster—where he met with Arvind Gandhi, M.D., interventional cardiologist. “Mr. Anderson came in with several blood clots, or DVT, that were completely collapsing the vein in his thigh,” Gandhi says. “After anticoagulant therapy was administered, we declotted Mr. Anderson’s leg with a procedure called a thrombectomy to remove the blood clots that had formed in the femoral vein St. John resident Charles “Roger” Anderson is happy to be back on his feet after a minimally invasive treatment to remove blood clots that developed in veins deep in his body. 50 SPRING 2 013

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Spring 2013 - Community Healthcare

Vim & Vigor - Spring 2013 - Community Healthcare
Community Message
Community Briefs
Winner’s Circle
No Place Like Home
Sowing the Seeds of Good Health
Sowing the Seeds of Good Health
You’re the Star
Heart-to-Heart
Lighten Up!
Have No Fear
Work It!
Diane Keaton
What Are the Chances?
9 Symptoms Never to Ignore
When Allergies Attack
Virtual Health
SPOTLIGHT ON: St. Catherine Hospital
SPOTLIGHT ON: Community Hospital
SPOTLIGHT ON: St. Mary Medical Center
Care You Can Count On
Act Fast!

Vim & Vigor - Spring 2013 - Community Healthcare