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• How Patient and Family Advisory Councils Improve Your Patient Experience

    Patient and Family Advisory Councils play a vital role in delivering quality care to both patients and families. Simply put, they allow

• Can a Fitness Tracker Make Me Heart Smart?

  Atrial fibrillation (or AFib) is an exceptionally common rhythm disorder. It is a quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications.

• Know Your Calcium Score to Prevent a Heart Attack

  The shortest way to explain a calcium score is this: By knowing what yours is, you can determine your risk for heart events over the next several years.

• Love Your Heart: Eat Breakfast

  If you’re trying to lose weight and think skipping breakfast is a good start, think again. Breakfast is often considered the most important meal for good reason, and when you skip it, either to reduce calories or because you’re in a rush, you may actually end up gaining more weight. 

• 5 Heart-Healthy Habits to Teach Your Children

  Learning heart-healthy habits is crucial. 

• 8 Simple Ways to Stay Healthy When You Work a 9-to-5

  More than 123 million Americans work a full-time job. When you add family obligations and social activities into that mix, there aren’t many hours left in the day.

• Vaccinations Every Adult Should Have

  Immunizations aren’t just for preventing disease in children. Vaccinations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also can protect adults from diseases such as pneumonia, influenza and measles that cause serious illness and even death. In fact, adults who contract measles have a greater risk of death than children with measles.

• Is It Too Late for a Flu Shot? Definitely Not!

  No one wants to get the influenza virus (flu). We continue to vaccinate throughout the flu season as it remains the single best way to protect our children and families. 

• Why Do I Need to See a Mental Health Counselor?

  Why should you see a mental health counselor? The answer may surprise you. Many people think they must have a serious issue to see a counselor. They may worry that going to a counselor indicates they are not right in the head. Neither are true.

• So You Need a New Hip? Here’s What To Expect

  Are you nervous about getting a hip replacement? That might be driven by fears of losing some original body parts and worries over long recovery times and the potential for lost mobility.