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Plano General Hospital involved in
expansion project, adds new services
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To assist such a diverse staff in
providing excellent care to the
patient, Plano General provides
its physicians with the most
sophisticated diagnostic,
therapeutic and rehabilitation
services available in this area.
For instance, the hospital
operates a whole body cum-
puterized axial tomographic, or
C.T. Scanner, one of the most
important diagnostic tools
available today.
In addition, Plano General of-
fers the physician and patient
ultrasonography (use of sound
waves to detect diseases of the
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Dr. Nicholas Kandalaft, one of
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General.
Also, in 1983, Plano General
opened and Outpatient Surgery
Center in the north wing of the
hospital. The center provides
special facilities to individuals
who need minor surgery not re-
quiring hospitalization. Pa-
tients no longer have to be ad-
mitted to the main hospital; in-
stead, they enter the Outpa-
tient Surgery Center at various
times of the day, have the
surgery and leave before 8 p.m.
that evening.
“The center is decorated in
bright, cheerful colors and in-
cludes a private recovery area
for each patient, a specially
equipped playroom for children
who are waiting for minor
surgery and a private waiting
room and entrance for patients’
family members,” said Allyn R.
Harris, administrator of the
hospital. Besides being conve-
nient for outpatients, the center
provides the patient with
signinficant cost savings.”
Plano General Hospital has
more than 350 physicians on its
medical staff who specialize in
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vices, Plano General Hospital
has added a variety of new ser-
vices during the past year and
is involved in an expansion pro-
ject to be completed this year.
In early 1983, several
neurosurgeons joined PGH’s
medical staff. With the addition
of these specialists, the hospital
can serve patients with brain
disorders, spinal cord injuries
and other types of neurological
problems.
“We are also fully equipped
to handle all emergency cases
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communities we serve, in-
cluding Plano, Richardson,
Allen, The Colony, McKinney
and North Dallas, with quality
health care services,” Harris
said. “During the next year, we
will continue to dedicate
ourselves to being a
sophisticated and caring
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General has the distinction of
being accredited by the
prestigious College of American
Pathologists. Only 10 percent
of hospital laboratories in the O
United States qualify for such
accreditation.
One of the medical directors
of the lab is Dr. Bruce Fallis, a
nationally known pathologist
who wrote many of the
pathology textbooks utilized in
medical schools throughout the
country.
Other diagnostic services ©
available at Plano General in-
clude cardiac stress testing,
brain stem evoked response
testing, echocardiograms,
pulmonary function screenings.
Also, the Pulmonary Depart-
ment at the hospital operates a
plethysmograph, or “body
box,” a piece of equipment
which aids a physician in
detemining the extent of lung O
damage, particularly in
asthmatic children.
Plano General also provides
both outpatients with a variety
of therapeutic and rehabilita-
tion service, including cancer
chemotherapy, lung and heart
rehabilitation, physical
therapy, speech pathology, oc-
cupational therapy, and diet Q
counseling.
Plano General’s Emergency
Room is staffed by physicians
24 hours a day and is fully
equipped to handle all types of
serious and urgent conditions.
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During the past year, Plano
General also began offering the
public and industry various pro-
grams designed to help people
improve their health.
The hospital created a center
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management, and exercise. Pro-
grams in each of these areas are
offered to the public and to the
area employers.
In addition to creating the
center for Lifestyle Enhance-
ment, PGH constructed an
aerobic fitness trail for the
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of berms or hills. Signs are
posted on each of the 18 exer-
cise stations to explain how
runners and walkers can
monitor their heart rate to en-
sure that they are exercising at
a level that will improve their
cardiovascular health.
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Herman, Jim. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 64, Ed. 1 Monday, February 27, 1984, newspaper, February 27, 1984; Allen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1459674/m1/24/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Allen Public Library.