Regional West Brain Surgery Patient's Hair Spared with Surgical Technique

As a college sophomore and member of the Chadron State College women’s golf team, Chadron resident Alpine Hickstein is a focused, dedicated student athlete, brimming with health and vitality. In November 2019, when she first experienced numbness and tingling in her left leg, plus temporary hearing loss, she mentioned it to her parents, but wasn’t overly concerned.

As the region’s neurosurgery and spine center, we use the latest in technology at Regional West. Some technologies include:

Patient education is vital for exceptional care before, during, and after surgery. That is why we offer a pre-operative patient education program Bringing you “Back” as well as online educational resources that include:

• Bringing You "Back" Guidebook
• Emmi Solutions
  • Emmi makes complicated medical information easy to understand and act on.