Pharmacy office now offering medication therapy
Option Care of Arizona has opened an office in Yuma under management by pharmacist Dianna Faidley to provide specialty pharmacy infusion and nutritional services.
The office offers pharmacy services for intravenous medications such as antibiotic therapy as well as pain management, congestive heart failure, catheter maintenance and enteral nutrition therapy. It can also administer multiple sclerosis and osteoporosis IV medications.
Nursing staff is available to provide direct patient care but the main focus is the medication therapy, Faidley said. "We can provide our services to those patients leaving the hospital setting or we can get them started from home. We are also able to administer medication at our office location."
In the past, medication of this type often required an extended hospital stay and frequent returns to the hospital for infusions once the patient was discharged.
The service also has sites in Prescott managed by Kevin Nestrick and in Tucson managed by Greg Fox. Registered nurse Lisa Sewell is the nursing coordinator.
The Yuma office is at 2170-1/2 W. 24th St. and can be reached at 373-0101.
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The June issue of Yuma Business Direct is now available online at businessinyuma.com.
The issue features Dietrich Evans, owner of 3D Laser Imaging, who applies this cutting edge technology to a variety of applications around the world from offshore oil platforms to crime scenes and archeological sites. Closer to home, he's worked on the Yucca Power Plant expansion project and is in the process of creating a clone of reality of Yuma's downtown historic district.
Rafael Torres, manager of the Ramada Inn-Chilton Conference Center, answers 20 questions in the ongoing hospitality industry series.
Habitat for Humanity is featured as the Yuma County Chamber of Commerce Member of the Month for its efforts to build a better community.
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Tuesday Morning is having a grand opening of its new Yuma store from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. The store is located at 320 W. 32nd St. in the Big Curve Shopping Center next to Michael's. For more information, call 344-2211.
The store will carry many upscale brands at closeout savings for such items as home furnishings, luxury linens and gifts.
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Also at the Big Curve, Susan Blaikie Recto has opened Acupuncture Clinic at 148 W. 32nd St. For an appointment, call 344-4757. Recto also is offering community clinics.
The daughter of a U.S. government employee, she grew up in Asia where she first learned about Chinese medicine. A licensed acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner, she has a master's degree in traditional Oriental medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. She received further training in China at Chendu University Hospital of TCM and interned at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, San Diego Hospice, University of California San Diego and UCSD Seniors Clinic.
Recto has taught and lectured in cities around the world and U.S., and currently is an associate professor at Arizona Western College.
The ancient practice of acupuncture is the use of very fine needles inserted into particular parts of the body for the relief of pain and other therapies, Recto said. For more information, visit www.chineseacu med.com.
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Mother and Daughter Custom Embroidery is all settled in its new home at 2553 E. 24th St. next to Paradise Pools. It has the same phone number of 783-6008.
The business previously was located at 1025 W. 24th St.
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Sonora Nissan has been playing musical cars as it undertakes a major construction project.
Recently, the old used car building (which sat back from 32nd Street at the rear of the lot) was demolished and the lot was resurfaced. With the resurfacing completed, all the dealership's inventory of vehicles has been moved to that lot and construction started on the new facility that will face Pacific Avenue.
The foundation for the new building has been laid and the metal frame is erected. When finished, it will be a 26,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility built to Nissan's national brand guidelines. It will feature new vehicle sales and finance, business offices and retail service and parts departments. The building is slated for completion by the end of October.
At that time, the 32nd Street lot and current building facilities will become Sonora Nissan's Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales Center. The current service department will be used to recondition pre-owned vehicles.
Entry to the dealership can be accessed through driveways on both 32nd Street and Pacific Avenue.
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In other building activity, Alan Kircher, city of Yuma assistant building official reported:
- Permits have been issued for the construction of the new Chicanos Por La Causa preschool at 1875 S. 45th Ave. The 5,000-square-foot preschool will be located next to the organization's existing facility.
- Permits also have been issued for a 3,000-square-foot addition to the Elks Lodge lounge and dining room at 2300 S. Elks Lane.
- Tenant improvements have been completed for the auditorium at Harvest Preparatory Academy, 350 E. 18th St.
- Permits have been issued for the new kitchen for John and Margie's Ranch House Restaurant at 4340 E. Highway 80. Dirt moving work could start this week. Owners John and Margie Mitchell have been renovating the property for some time and say they hope to open the restaurant for business Sept. 15.
- Plans have been approved for tenant improvements to the former Rite Aid building at 600 W. Catalina Drive. The property was purchased by Salvation Army to move the thrift store and administrative offices there and sell the current property at 1701 S. Arizona Ave.
- The exteriors of the two Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants will be getting a face-lift to reflect the restaurant chain's new image.
- Permits have been issued for the third catheterization lab at the Yuma Regional Medical Center Heart Center of Yuma.
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Highway 95 Cafe, 2585 E. 16th St., is featured in the June issue of the national magazine Budget Travel in a piece called "Eat Like a Local."
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Lisa Loaiza, owner of Polished Lady Beauty Salon, has recently remodeled and renamed her salon to fit the French motif. Now named Mona Lisa Salon de Beauté, the salon is at 2375 S. 4th Ave., where you can find Rafael Brown, DeeGee Dobson, Lisa Loaiza and Melinda Rico (with room for one more stylist on the team).
The salon offers custom cuts, color specialty, waxing, acrylic nails and other services. For more information, call 782-4126.
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Fortuna Road Mini Storage and Car Wash, 11707 S. Fortuna Road, has completed an expansion. A total of 65 new storage units sized 5-by-5 feet to 15-by-30 feet have been added to the 20-year-old business. For more information, call 342-2144.
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Judy Grigg has taken over as president and CEO of KEBA, dba Grigg's Auto Body, 2490 E. 16th St., while husband Ken steps back a bit from the business he opened in 1990. Judy has been associated with the business for five years.
Previously, she owned and operated the Willow Creek Candle Co. in Nashville, Tenn., with her son, Joshua.
General manager for Grigg's is Duane Troy, who moved to Yuma in 2005 from Berwick, Pa., where he owned and operated his own mechanical and auto body shop for 20 years. The shop can be reached at 782-7573.
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Power Quality Inc., 642 E. 39th Place, Suite 5, will observe its 15th anniversary with an open house from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. Come by for refreshments and see what the business has to offer, which is the sale and service of sealed lead acid batteries for wheelchairs, scooters, alarms, riding toys, medical lifts and other products.
For more information, call 344-9008 or visit www.powerqualityinc.com.
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