www.eisenhowerhealth.org/growth www.DesertHealthNews.com May/June 2025 Medical News The Valley's Leading Resource for Health and Wellness 7 www.desertvascularassociates.com Personalized quality care delivered with compassion and integrity 760.902.1511 74000 Country Club Dr. • Suite G-3 • Palm Desert DesertVascularAssociates.com Special Interests: • Varicose Veins/Venous Insufficiency • Carotid Artery Disease • Aortic Aneurysms • Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) • Dialysis Access • Chemotherapy Port Insertion Accepting new patients and most major insurance plans Before After Anna Gasparyan, MD, FACS Vascular Surgeon Desert Vascular Associates Eisenhower Health is proud to be a community health system in every sense of the word. Not only do we serve our community, but we are actually owned by the community. That means we answer to you. So we carefully assess local health care needs, look ahead at trends and statistics, and plan services accordingly. We consider it our responsibility and our honor to care for the residents of the Coachella Valley. Over the last 20 years, Eisenhower Health has reinvested $1.2 billion to expand and enhance our continuum of care. Examples include: • Establishing a network of Health Centers across the valley for primary and specialty care • Investing in state-of-the-art technology in robotic surgery, imaging, and more • Developing a Graduate Medical Education program to train expert physicians for the future • Continually expanding services in key areas like cardiovascular, cancer, orthopedics, and behavioral health When it comes to caring for the Coachella Valley, we’re all in. And we’re all yours. Our Patients Are Our Priority. “As a Not-for-profit Hospital, Our Only Care Is Caring for You.” ~Marty Massiello, CEO/President EisenhowerHealth.org/Growth June is National Cancer Survivor Month and the first Tuesday (June 3) marks an opportunity for those in the beauty and wellness industries to show their support. Celebrated as Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day, the movement encourages businesses to offer complimentary services of their choice to all men, women and children who are cancer survivors—regardless of their type of cancer or when they were diagnosed. With businesses in all fifty states, along with beauty salons in Canada, Mexico and Italy, the initiative was started in 2003 by Barbara Paget of Rancho Mirage. At 80 years young, Paget continues to work on her goal of making this a nationally designated day. The idea for the volunteer movement arose from a morning show segment Paget saw over two decades ago. In response to the large number of clientele being diagnosed with cancer, a local spa decided to offer a day of complimentary beauty services to those affected. The act of kindness hit a nerve and she thought out loud, “I can do that!” Paget approached the owner of a spa she frequented who immediately agreed to the gesture of support. With only a small flyer in the spa and one at a nearby breast center, the day was filled with a waiting list. After three years, Paget decided to expand the movement, but never dreamed it would go beyond her home state of Illinois. Today, Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day is supported by Great Clips®, Pivot Point International, Stand Up 2 Cancer and other national organizations, along with hundreds of small businesses across the country. To take part, businesses simply display the organization’s flyer (available on their website) in their salon, studio or clinic and contact Paget to be added to their national roster of participants. “I do not ask any participant what they are offering,” she says. “I am simply grateful for their support to help those affected. I ask that they simply let their clients know about the day.” Local organizations taking part include Myokinetix Functional Performance Health & Wellness, Blown El Paseo at Shear Hair Design, Lucky Boys Hair Salons, Mirela’s Spa & Salon, The Private Club Barbershop, Josef Saliba Salon and Thyme to Tease to name a few. A full list can be found at the organization’s website. “If you know a cancer survivor in another state, reach out to them with the website information,” recommends Paget. “I encourage any cancer survivor to reach out to Feeling Beautiful and Well Day of support for cancer survivors By Lauren Del Sarto Beauty and wellness professionals can make a big difference on this special day. Continued on page 14 Personalized Support offer women of their Well survivors
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