Count on Us for Your Healthcare Needs
The first is our new Pediatric Center, which we've designed to be kid-friendly in multiple ways. In
addition to providing advanced medical care for children, the center offers amenities to help cheer and
soothe them and their families, including spacious rooms, colorful murals and a playroom stocked
with toys. We're especially proud of how the entire community came together to create the Center,
with many local businesses and organizations donating funds, labor and ingenuity.
We're also dedicated to keeping you informed
about your own health. To that end, this issue
provides tips on recognizing and preventing
peripheral arterial disease, a narrowing of the
arteries that carry blood to the legs, and new
treatments that can save your limbs and your life.
You'll also learn why and how to perform regular
breast self-exams and what to do if you find a
suspicious lump.
Moody Chisholm
At Manatee Memorial Hospital, we're always growing and changing to keep pace with
our community's needs. In this issue of Health News, you'll learn about two of the latest
developments at the hospital.
You'll also learn about the steps we're taking to treat heart attack victims even before they arrive
in our emergency department. We've put a system
in place to allow local paramedics to put our
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory on the alert
as soon as a heart attack is suspected. Patients
can receive immediate treatment to open clogged
arteries the moment they arrive at the hospital,
greatly increasing the chances of survival and
recovery.
The Case Management department adopted the 28th Combat Troop of
the Support Hospital in the International Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, and
donated 20-plus boxes of essentials to the troops.
This issue reflects Manatee Memorial's dual
goals of providing top-notch medical care and
resources to keep our community healthy. We hope
you enjoy the issue, and we thank you for your
support and look forward to serving you.
The nurses of the Orthopedic and Spinal Surgery Center earned the 2007
Nursing Unit of the Year award.
Group Director/Chief Executive Officer
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