Carson Tahoe Cancer Center

In this week's edition of It's Your City, host Cortney Bloomer talks with Carson Tahoe Health Foundation Director Kitty McKay about this summer's annual HopeFest for local cancer patients and fundraising efforts held throughout the year.

FREE and Open to the Public! RSVP to (775) 445-7508
There are many paths to wellness, but one of the most important may be your diet. Local green thumb, Randy Robison, will teach participants how to create and edible garden in our region.

Carson Tahoe Cancer Center, Conference Room
1535 Medical Parkway; Carson City, NV 89703

For more information or to RSVP (775) 445-7508
CancerInfo@CarsonTahoe.org

Carson Tahoe Health, a leading healthcare system in Northern Nevada, and The Greenhouse Project, an agricultural and education-based nonprofit, announced an expanded partnership Thursday to build the Foothill Garden on Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center’s campus.

Coronary artery disease patients in Northern Nevada now have a new treatment option that literally disappears over time, only at Carson City-based Carson Tahoe Health.

Michelle Joy, Chief Operating Officer, recently announced the hospital is among the first in the country – and the only provider in the region – to offer the latest generation of state-of-the-art cardiology technology, Absorb.

FREE and open to the public! Fighting illness is hard enough....
Wellness instructor, Gina, will teach you how to pamper yourself while working towards good health. Please join us on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 4:30 pm. Location is the Conference Room at the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center; 1535 Medical Parkway, Carson City. RSVP to (775) 445-7508 or email to cancerinfo@carsontahoe.org

On January 2, 2017, Carson Tahoe Health will begin offering convenient, low-cost Department of Transportation physicals at the Carson Tahoe Clinic at Wal-Mart in Gardnerville.

In just two short weeks it will be Christmas Eve. Treat the kids to some quality time with Family Day at A to Zen or at the final performance of ‘Elf Jr. – The Musical.’ Let the Carson City Symphony get you in the spirit of the season at the 33rd Annual Holiday Treat Concert in the Community Center. Bring an unwrapped toy and you’ll get in for free to the Carson Victory Rollers’ annual ‘Season’s Beatings Red and Green Scrimmage.’ Keep reading for some great ways to spend the day.

SUNDAY:

Brace yourself, Carson City. We could be in for some wet and windy weather this weekend. The more adventurous of you will be participating in the Be Bold, Run in the Cold ‘Run with Rudolph’ 5/10K near Western Nevada College. If you’d rather be indoors, the Carson Mall is hosting a Holiday Craft Fair, and at noon will celebrate the grand opening of Ogres-Holm Pottery. Celebrate a Country Christmas with Mary Kaye and the Kaye Sisters in Genoa or get your Celtic fix at the Brewery Art Center with a performance by County Clarke. Read on for local fun for young and the young-at-heart.

Please join the Compassion Friends organization at our Annual World Wide Candle Lighting on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016 from 6pm-8pm. We will light candles for all our lost children at 7pm across the globe to create a wave of light in remembrance.

This year we are having a small potluck and an ornament exchange. For more information, please contact the chapter leader, Tom Schwartz at (775) 461-0362 or at info@tcfcarsoncity.org. Compassion Friends meets at the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center Lobby, 1535 Medical Parkway in Carson City.

Earlier this year, a national “moonshot” to defeat cancer was announced at the State of the Union. I was gratified to see rural cancer care issues included in this conversation. Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah has long emphasized working to ensure that individuals who live in rural areas can access cancer screening, treatment, and prevention resources.

This is challenging work, but thanks to commitment from other high-quality health care organizations, we are improving cancer care in rural communities.

Carson Tahoe Health is excited to present its fourth annual Spooktacular party, a family-oriented Halloween celebration open to the community. The free event takes place on October 27 from 3:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. in the north parking lot at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center.

EVENT UPDATE OCT. 27: Carson Tahoe Health will host today's Spooktacular in the Sage Café from 3:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. The change was due to the likelihood of rain.
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Carson Tahoe Health is excited to present its fourth annual Spooktacular party, a family-oriented Halloween celebration open to the community. The free event takes place on October 27 from 3:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. in the north parking lot at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center.

For seven years running, University of Utah Health Care (UUHC) has ranked among the nation’s top 10 academic medical centers in quality, safety and accountability. This year, the U has risen to the top.

Friday has arrived and it’s bringing with it a valley full of good times. The sixth annual Hopefest Concert and Fundraiser at Carson Tahoe Hospital kicks off at 5 p.m. Enjoy food trucks, live music with the Waybacks, and more at the free, family friendly event. McFadden Plaza is where you’ll find Jazz and Beyond’s concert with the Jackie Landrum Band, Living the Good Life is serving up a performance by Prey for Son, or take the stage yourself at Carson Lanes’ karaoke. Today’s list is chock-full of options, so keep reading and have a great day.

HopeFest6, a free outdoor concert with headliners, “The Waybacks” is set for Friday at Carson Tahoe Cancer Center. All proceeds from food, refreshments and raffle ticket sales directly benefit local cancer patients undergoing lifesaving medical treatment, providing support for basic needs that go beyond the hospital walls.

The Carson Tahoe Health Foundation is pleased to recognize the generous support and $10,000 grant funding recently announced by the Safeway Foundation.

The Carson Tahoe Health Foundation is pleased to be teaming up with local dining favorites, The Cracker Box in Carson City and Js’ Old Town Bistro in Dayton, for a day of support for local cancer patients in need, and to kick off HopeFest6, a rockin’ benefit concert to be held the following week at the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center.

Carson Tahoe Health Foundation is thrilled to announce the headlining entertainment for our annual free cancer benefit, HopeFest 6, the high-spirited, unpredictable, Bay Area born band, The Waybacks.

The Carson Tahoe Health Foundation is pleased to host HopeFest6, a free outdoor concert with headliners, “The Waybacks”. All proceeds from food, drink and raffle ticket sales directly benefit local cancer patients undergoing lifesaving medical treatment, providing support for basic needs that go beyond the hospital walls. HopeFest6 is Friday, August 19 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center located at 1535 Medical Parkway in Carson City.

Hold onto your hats, Carson City, summer has arrived with a bang. Bikes, brews, bulls and broncs are just a few of the things you’ll find on this event summary. Whether you are looking for adult fun, family fun, art, music, shopping, or something outdoorsy, look no further: Carson City and her neighboring valleys are packed full of fun.

SATURDAY:

• Reno-Tahoe Odyssey (178 mile relay race; begins at Wingfield Park in downtown Reno; legs 24-28 run through Carson City)

In recognition of National Cancer Survivors Day, Sunday, June 5, 2016, Carson Tahoe Health invites the community to attend “Survivors Expressions,” a free event in honor of people who have been touched by cancer.

Carson Tahoe Health would like to recognize the Rotary Club of Carson City Sunset for generously donating three 2,000-pound concrete benches, located around the main entrance at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center in Carson City.

In celebration of Mother’s Day this coming Sunday, May 8, Carson Tahoe Health is pleased to launch “My Stork Story,” a new online forum for area moms to share their baby stories and birthing experience at Carson Tahoe.

Carson Tahoe Health is encouraging women with a family history of breast cancer to be proactive about their breast health by attending the Cancer Center’s annual Project Pink event. A woman’s risk of breast cancer doubles if she has a close relative (mother, sister, or daughter) who has been diagnosed with the disease.

Carson Tahoe Health has once again partnered with the Shriners Hospitals for Children to provide free orthopedic screenings to eligible patients under the age of 18.

Carson Tahoe Health is excited to present its fourth annual EGGstravaganza, a family-oriented Easter celebration open to the community. The free event takes place on Wednesday, March 23 from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. in the Sage Café at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center in Carson City.

The latest generation of state-of-the-art cancer treatment is now available to Northern Nevada patients, only at Carson Tahoe Health. Michelle Joy, Chief Operating Officer, announced today that Carson Tahoe Health is the first in the region to offer the new Microwave Ablation technology by NeuWave Medical.

Carson Tahoe Health would like to recognize David A. Johnson, MD, Medical Director of the Carson Tahoe Center for Wound Healing in Carson City, for receiving the honorary Physician of the Year award from Healogics, Inc.

Carson Tahoe Health would like to recognize Jacob Watts, CNA and former CNO Cathy Dinauer, MSN, RN for being appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval to serve the Nevada State Board of Nursing in their new respective roles. Cathy is now the Executive Director, and Jacob is a new Board member representing CNAs across the State.

The Carson Tahoe Health Foundation honored a group of employees from GE Bently Nevada and the Carson Valley Inn for their ongoing efforts in support of local cancer patients in need. Over the last 12 years, they have donated over $215,000 in funds raised in support of the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center, an affiliate of Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, during their annual GE Bunko for Breast Cancer event held at the Carson Valley Inn.