Beyoncé brings attention to preeclampsia. What to know about the pregnancy condition.
Songstress Beyoncé revealed in the September issue of Vogue that she suffered from toxemia, also known as preeclampsia, while she was pregnant with her twins. The 36-year-old star shared that she was “swollen from toxemia” and had an emergency C-section because her health and her babies’ health was in danger. According to James T. Christmas,…
Taking the HCA Healthcare mission personally
“My daughter was born in an HCA hospital. I’m a native to Nashville and many of my family members have been patients at our facilities,” says Steven Yates, Information Technology & Services (IT&S) Program Manager of the Data & Analytics team who has worked at HCA Healthcare for the past six years. “Our accomplishments at HCA…
HCA nurse for fallen officer honored with award for extraordinary nurses
Kim Adams, RN, has been named Medical City Plano’s first-ever recipient of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses after tending to slain Richardson (Texas) Police Officer David Sherrard. The HCA Healthcare-affiliated trauma nurse, whose husband is also a police officer, stayed beyond her shift to care for Officer Sherrard and comfort and support the family…
HCA Healthcare joins national effort to counter opioid epidemic
To help combat the nation’s opioid crisis, HCA Healthcare is proud to join the National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM) Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic. Jonathan Perlin, MD, president of clinical services and chief medical officer at HCA, will serve as co-chair on the collaborative effort that includes more than 35 organizations representing…
What is Narcan? And why did it save this singer’s life?
Singer Demi Lovato was hospitalized earlier this week as a result of an apparent drug overdose. The 25-year-old star was reportedly treated with Narcan to reverse the effects of an overdose. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were more than 63,600 overdose deaths in the United States in 2016, including…
Caregivers create yoga camp for children with special needs
For more than two years, Anne Schneider has treated special needs children as a pediatric occupational therapist (OT) at Trident Medical Center in Charleston, S.C. “Pediatric therapy is the most rewarding, the most challenging, and my patients are the most fun to work with,” she said. “I get the opportunity to watch these kids grow…