McLaren Flint, Genesee County’s first comprehensive stroke center, has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes McLaren Flint’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. McLaren Flint earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. Before discharge, patients should also receive education on managing their health, schedule a follow-up visit, as well as other care transition interventions.
Affordable medical coverage is something everyone wants, especially as people age. Luckily, our nation has safeguards for workers as they get older. Millions of people rely on Medicare, and it can be part of your health insurance plan when you retire.
Certain smells are very recognizable: peppermint, oranges, roses just to name a few. I, like many, take the ability to smell these scents for granted; but, as Joni Mitchell and many of her followers sang, “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.” Losing the ability to detect these scents could be an accurate early warning sign of dementia.
Foot and ankle pain may have a variety of causes. However, a great deal of this discomfort can be improved or completely eliminated by wearing properly-fitting shoes. Finding well-fitting shoes seems like a simple thing, but many shoes are not shaped for your individual foot. As we age, wearing shoes that offer stability and allow optimal mobility without pain becomes more important.
The mission of Hurley Medical Center is “Clinical Excellence. Service to People.” The facility’s expert physicians often go above and beyond to help patients, their families and the community. It was recently announced that two Hurley doctors are being honored for providing families extra care and support.
It’s the middle of the night and you hear your child crying in the next room. You rush in to see what is wrong. She is holding her ear and running a high fever. You’re worried and feel for her; you know you need to take her to the clinic, but tomorrow is a big day and you have a lot going on. Sitting in a waiting room for more than four hours would put everything on hold. What to do?
Ahhh summer! It’s time to slip on a T-shirt, shorts and sandals and head out into nature. At this time of year, millions of people spend time outdoors to take in some fresh air, get some exercise, maybe do a little photography, run through a field or two, pick up a tick and get Lyme disease. What a season! Let the festivities begin!
At Hurley Medical Center, elderly patients receive an extra layer of personalized care, according to Ruba Mahfouz-Alkotob, MPH, OTR, Director of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP). Studies indicate that people over the age of 70 are at a greater risk of decline during hospital stays. HELP is a comprehensive care program designed to prevent delirium (a sudden state of confusion or change in mental state) and functional decline in older patients while they’re hospitalized. The team is comprised of a Geriatrician, an Elder Life Specialist, Geriatric Nurse Specialists and trained volunteers.
Women are the heart of the family. They carry the pressures of home, kids, work and all of life’s challenges, while taking care of those around them. Many of us ignore our own needs while putting others first; however, a woman’s health is the thing they need to care for the most. After all, you have nothing without your health. Fortunately, Hamilton Community Health Network (HCHN) – particularly the new Gynecology Department – is here in our community, helping women take care of their own health, while taking care of the entire family. “We all know it’s hard for women, moms and working moms to take time to care for themselves, as we’re always at the bottom of the list,” says Margaret Punch, MD, physician at the new HCHN Gynecology (GYN) Clinic.
