Valley
Hospital and Medical Center offers this specialty clinic
at our sister hospital, Deaconess Medical Center.
About Cystic Fibrosis
Why Choose
Us
•
The
Region’s Only Cystic Fibrosis
Clinic.
•
Our Physician
Leader is triple Board Certified
•
Affiliate of
the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
•
Multidisciplinary
team management of each patient
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease
that causes the body to produce abnormally thick, sticky
mucus. According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,
eighty percent of people with CF are diagnosed
by age 3. The thick mucous leads to life-threatening
issues with particularly the lung (infections and blockage),
but also the pancreas (malabsorption of nutrients from
food) and the bile ducts (permanent liver damage).
Most patients need many prescriptions and chest physical
therapy to assist with breathing, digestion and to
stay as healthy as possible. For
more information about
cystic fibrosis…Our Clinic is the only one in the region
to treat these special people with this complicated disease.
Our Physician
Leader
Did
you Know?
More than 10
million Americans are silent carriers
of the CF gene. If two carriers have
a child, 25% chance their child will
have CF. A sweat test is the primary
diagnostic tool for this disease
Michael McCarthy, M.D. is triple board certified in Pediatrics,
Pediatric Pulmonary, and Pediatric Allergy. He meets
with these patients weekly to provide the best, preventive
care possible.
Contact Us
Located on 5 North, Deaconess Medical
Center
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
473-7300
