HealthNews from Manatee Memorial Hospital & Health System
Spring 2008

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Manatee
Memorial Hospital
Manatee Memorial Stroke Program
Takes Top Honors at National Conference
Manatee Memorial Auxiliary Celebrates Outstanding Year
of Service
Do You Have
Items to Donate?
Family Physician
Offers a Holistic Approach to Care
Making the Most of
Your Golden Years
“Where Do Babies
Come From?”
Time to Take ADVANTAGE!
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
New Hip Replacement Technique Means
Less Pain, Quicker Recoveries
Women’s Center
Earns High Marks
for Patient Safety
There’s a Doctor
in the House
Past Issues

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HealthNews from Manatee Memorial Hospital & Health System

HealthNews from Manatee Memorial Hospital & Health System


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Family Physician Offers a Holistic Approach to Care

Catherine Cooper, DO, is not only a female family physician practicing at Manatee Memorial Hospital, she is generally the first person her patients call when they need medical attention or advice. As a family physician at Cooper Family Medical in Bradenton, she treats everything from kids' scrapes and sniffles to their parents' and grandparents' chronic conditions, like diabetes and high blood pressure.

"I love caring for entire families," Dr. Cooper says. "It really helps me build trust with patients when I know and understand not only their own health history, but also something about their family life and how that affects their mental and physical well-being."

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Manatee Memorial Stroke Program Takes Top Honors at National Conference

When a stroke strikes, there's no time to lose -- getting help quickly from a healthcare team with the expertise and tools to diagnose and treat stroke can make all the difference in survival and recovery.
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Manatee Memorial Auxiliary Celebrates Outstanding Year of Service

The Manatee Memorial Auxiliary coordinates hospital volunteer activities and raises thousands of dollars for hospital improvements, medical scholarships, local social service agencies and community service projects through a variety of fund-raising efforts.
New Hip Replacement Technique Means Less Pain, Quicker Recoveries

Some people are reluctant to undergo total hip replacement surgery because they want to avoid the postoperative pain and lengthy recoveries associated with very invasive surgery.
Women's Center Earns High Marks for Patient Safety

The survey results are good news for the community because they show that patients can be confident that they'll receive high-quality and safe care at the Center.
There's a Doctor
in the House

Thanks to an important new program, many patients hospitalized at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (LWRMC) receive care from a relatively new type of physician specialist, called a hospitalist.

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HealthNews from Manatee Memorial Hospital & Health System