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Beat Breast Cancer With Early Detection
October 2, 2024
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a special designation created 40 years ago to educate women about the disease and the importance of detecting it early. Fittingly, the best means of detection ‒ mammography ‒ is celebrated mid-month, October 18, on National Mammography Day.
read moreMeet Andalusia Health’s 2024 Monarch Award Nominee, Joan Mills, RN
September 23, 2024
Joan Mills, RN, is likely Andalusia’s most tenured nurse not only in the Women’s Services area where she works but across the entire hospital. She was hired in April of 1984 and has been with Andalusia Health ever since. But it wasn’t her four-decade tenure that recently earned her the recognition...
read moreSeptember Synopsis ‒ Sepsis is Serious
September 19, 2024
Sepsis is your body’s overwhelming response to a serious infection. It can rapidly progress to tissue damage and even stop your organs from working. Sepsis accounts for one-third to one-half of all deaths that occur in U.S. hospitals, trailing only heart disease and cancer. Sepsis Awareness Month in September was created...
read morePSA for Middle-Aged Men ‒ Get Your PSA
September 19, 2024
Guys, September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and the essential message here is that prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer for men and regular screenings can lead to early detection, which ‒ as with nearly all cancers ‒ increases your chances of beating the disease. The bad...
read more5 Ways to Take the Drama Out of High Cholesterol
September 19, 2024
Ah, September ‒ football is back, school is in full swing, Fall is just around the corner and thankfully, there are only a few more weeks left of political ads. September certainly means a lot of things to a lot of people. But one particular September happening that isn’t exactly top...
read moreAndalusia Health’s Daisy Award Winner ‒ ICU Nurse Meri Crutchfield
September 18, 2024
Congratulations to Meri Crutchfield, RN, Andalusia Health’s Daisy Award winner for 2024. Meri, a nurse in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU), was nominated by several of her patients. The DAISY Award is a national recognition program, sponsored by the Daisy Foundation, whichcelebrates exceptional nurses who are nominated for the honor...
read moreAndalusia Health Earns ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
June 13, 2024
Andalusia Health received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit group that sets standards for excellence in patient safety and care. Andalusia Health is one of only six hospitals in the state of Alabama to earn an “A” grade during Leapfrog’s Spring 2024 assessments, which...
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Healthcare Executive, Alabama Native Vickie Demers Named New CEO of Andalusia Health
April 13, 2023
Demers’ 22+ years of healthcare experience includes her most recent role as COO of Logan Regional Medical Center, a 132-bed, sister ScionHealth hospital located in West Virginia
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Improve your Nutrition: Celebrate National Nutrition Month®
March 1, 2023
National Nutrition Month®, sponsored annually by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, celebrates its 50th year in 2023. During the month of March, make a commitment to learning more about good nutrition and living a healthier lifestyle. The average American diet, high in processed meats, sodium and sugar; low in nuts,...
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Food Insecurity: A Year-Round Health Concern
February 1, 2023
Hunger means much more than missing a meal. Food insecurity, defined as consistently inadequate access to nutritious food needed to achieve and maintain health, is experienced in every American community and is a symptom of greater societal challenges. Food insecurity does not indicate a lack of available food or a...
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