News

The following is a list of recent Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center news articles that highlight our commitment to excellence. To read an entire article, please click on the news headline.

Lymphedema treatment available at P.A.R.C.

Every day a medical condition called Lymphedema affects more then 400,000 of the two million breast cancer survivors in the United States.  Lymphedema is a condition that causes swelling of the arms o...
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PBRMC offers free service to seniors through Senior Class program.

Senior Class is an exciting new community service program offered by Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.  It was created especially for adults 55 years of age and older.  This program is ded...
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Radioactive seeds are less invasive prostate treatment

“When God created Adam and Eve, he gave the woman the reproductive system and man the prostate,” said Dr. Sivaprasad Madduri, urologist at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.     Prostate cance...
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PBRMC heart surgery mortality below average

The mortality rate has decreased for heart surgery at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center over the past year, according to a recent study done through the Duke Clinical Research Institute....
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PBRMC infection rate below state benchmark

Hospitals have been under the microscope since a federal report in October indicated a drug-resistant strain of staph bacteria was the cause of death for nearly 19,000 people in the United States in 2...
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PBRMC Healthcare Costs Proven Lower Than Other Hospitals

Poplar Bluff, MO - As healthcare costs continue to be a highly debated topic, research shows Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center’s charges are less when compared to other Southeast Missouri hospitals...
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PBRMC Awarded Gold Seal of Approval

Poplar Bluff, MO - Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center (PBRMC) has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for h...
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PBRMC Nurses Have Key To Eliminating Medication Errors In The Palm Of Their Hand

Poplar Bluff, MO – Nurses at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center (PBRMC) are the first in the state of Missouri to begin using the most innovative technology available to safeguard their patients fro...
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