HealthNews from Manatee Memorial Hospital & Health System
Winter 2008

Contents

 Home
 Manatee
Memorial Hospital
 Count on Us for Your Healthcare Needs
 Breast Cancer Prevention Starts
with Self-Exams
 Just for Kids:
New Pediatric
Center Welcomes
Young Patients
 Don't Ignore Those Mysterious Leg Cramps
 A Fast Response
Saves Failing Hearts
 Time to Take ADVANTAGE!
 Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
 Colon Cancer Screening Is Effective and Easier Than You Think
 Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Available at LWRMC
 We're Ready When You Need Emergency Care
 Past Issues

www.manateememorial.com

www.lakewoodranchmedicalcenter.com


HealthNews from Manatee Memorial Hospital & Health System

HealthNews from Manatee Memorial Hospital & Health System


Photo of children
Just for Kids: New Pediatric Center Welcomes Young Patients

Manatee Memorial Hospital's new Pediatric Center, which opened November 15, is providing a cheerful, comfortable place for children to heal.

Located on the fourth floor of the hospital, the Pediatric Center can accommodate 15 patients in seven private and four semiprivate rooms.

 Photo of an ambulance

Manatee Memorial Designated Heart Attack Care Center

"This certification lets paramedics know that patients who experience heart attacks in our area can be brought here for evaluation and treatment."

Photo of legs

Leg Pain? Learn the Signs of Peripheral Arterial Disease

If you've been experiencing pain or cramping in your calves, feet or buttocks that disappears when you stop walking or your feet often feel cold or numb, take notice.
Breast Cancer Prevention Starts with Self-Exams

According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer among American women after skin cancer.

  Colon Cancer Screening Is Effective and Easier Than You Think

If you are embarrassed to talk with your physician about gastrointestinal problems or scared about having a colonoscopy, don't be.

  We're Ready
When You Need Emergency Care


Emergencies happen every day. And though we'd like to think they will not happen to us, we know better.


Logo of Manatee Memorial Hospital & Health System 206 Second Street East,
Bradenton, FL 34208
941-746-5111 FAX: 941-745-6862


HealthNews from Manatee Memorial Hospital & Health System