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CLEAR Temp: 90 °F Wind: NW at 10 mph Friday, August 29, 2003 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine Joy Magazine Tempo A & E RogueValleyAutoFinder RogueValleyHomeFinder Real Estate Showcase Wellness Connection Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Employment Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend August 9, 2003 New outpatient clinic will serve patients with muscular dystrophy By WENDY ARDOLINO Mail Tribune Muscular dystrophy sufferers will no longer have to travel to Portland or San Francisco for their medical needs, thanks to a new outpatient clinic at Providence Medford Medical Center. A reception is planned from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at the clinic, located in Providence’s Regional Rehabilitation Center and funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association. "It’s a celebration of Providence and MDA as a partnership; for our community to understand what MDA does for our clients and why the community support is so important to MDA and our families we support," said Arlene Whitney, director of MDA’s Medford office. The free clinic will offer diagnostic and follow-up care for muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Patients will be seen monthly by appointment. Advertisement The clinic is expected to help more than 180 people registered with MDA in Southern Oregon and Northern California, said Whitney. Among them are Danette Goss and her son Jason, 7, of Central Point. Goss found out she had myatonic dystrophy after she gave birth to Jason, who was diagnosed with the disease one month later, she said. Goss said with the clinic opening, "If we really need anything, we don’t have to worry about getting ahold of people in Portland." Providence Medford is providing the space for the center, and a grant raised through the national Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon will provide the clinic’s funding, said Teresa Price, MDA health- care service coordinator. "When you get funding from MDA National, that means there’s a great need," said Price. Directing and providing services at the clinic will be neurologist Larry Maukonen and physiatrist Cornella Byers. There will be two more doctors on site and two on call, said Price. A rehabilitation team from Providence will help provide physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language pathology and social service consultations. The clinic will be open by appointment after the reception until 4:30 p.m., said Price. For an appointment, call Price at 866-686-2753. The MDA is open to anyone who has been diagnosed with any of the 40 neuromuscular diseases in its program. Besides the new clinic, the local MDA office offers support groups, summer camps for ages 6 to 21, medical equipment repair and more. For more information, check out the Web site at www.mdausa.org . Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2003 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Rogue Valley Auto Finder Rogue Valley Job Finder --> Rogue Valley Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Real Estate Showcase Food for Thought Hike of the Week Wellness Connection Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Openings Prime Times