CHOMP Shuts Down Cardiac Procedure Lab Temporarily : By Derek Baine, Monterey, CA

There have been labor shortages all across the country but most of the focus has been on the inability to hire unskilled labor.  However, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP) has just announced that it has temporarily shut down its cardiac procedure laboratory because an important position is now vacant.  They are searching for a lab coordinator position which is a highly skilled nurse who manages the care of patients who are undergoing specific procedures in the lab.  The state-of-the-art lab was opened just two years ago.  It’s unclear if this is related to another recent report that CHOMP and other hospitals in the county are facing a severe labor shortage due to employees refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

 

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Drinking Coffee Is Good For Your Heart

A new study which was published in the journal European Society of Cardiology found that drinking up to three cups of coffee per day may protect you from heart disease. Amongst people that were not diagnosed with heart disease, study participants drank 0.5-3.0 cups of coffee per day. They had a lower risk of heart disease, stroke and early death than non-coffee drinkers. Filtered coffee catches a compound called cafestol that exists only in the oily part of coffee and can help with reducing LDL (bad cholesterol) and reduce heart disease risk. Therefore, it’s better for you to use a French press or Turkish coffee maker where the cafestol will not be removed.

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