Prescott Man's Routine Surgery Leads to Lifesaving Diagnosis

A Prescott man is grateful to be alive after a routine surgery led to the early detection of a life-threatening lung disease by the medical team at Dignity Health Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC). It was almost two years ago that Kirk Richardson, 69, was recovering from shoulder surgery when he woke up in the middle of the night, feeling like he couldn’t breathe. “I didn’t know if it was a panic attack, but I started pacing and trying to steady myself,” shares Richardson. When his symptoms didn’t improve, Richardson’s wife drove him to YRMC’s Emergency Department. The YRMC medical...

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