Patient Experience: New Parents Praise NICU Nurses
Expertise, celebrations, and caring for the whole family mean so much in HCA’s NICUs Every family’s NICU success story is a good one. And when the NICU family is one of our own HCA colleagues, we have a whole new set of reasons to share some details. What follows is a blog by Adam Mindick…
Trampolines: Are they Safe for Kids?
A Florida couple is living proof of how fast an afternoon of fun can turn on a dime, after their 3-year-old son broke his thigh bone at an indoor trampoline park in June. Kaitlin Hill, the child’s mother, then made it her mission to warn parents about the dangers of trampolines, and, like all matters…
HCA Neurosurgeon Explains Senator McCain’s Brain Tumor
As you may have heard, news was released last night that Senator John McCain has brain cancer, more specifically a glioblastoma. Dr. Singh Sahni, medical director of neuroscience at the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Johnston-Willis Hospital, an affiliate of HCA Healthcare, addresses key questions about this diagnosis here and on Fox News below. What…
5 Things You Should Know about the Opioid Crisis
The New York Times calls it “America’s 50-state epidemic.” The Washington Post says “the crisis appears to have left no community untouched.” And CNN reports that it’s the “leading cause of accidental death in this country.” It is opioid abuse – an epidemic that causes nearly 100 overdose deaths each day. Dr. Joel Holiner, executive…
Need Care Now and Career Advice? HCA’s Urgent Care President Dishes on Both.
We’ve all been there. You wake up with a sore throat, swollen glands, and a fever – textbook symptoms of strep throat. But, you have a meeting at 9 a.m. that you just can’t miss and so, you have two hours to get ready, get to see a care provider, and get to the office.…
Yes, Shopping Can Be Addictive
If you can’t pass up a good deal, Prime Day will be hard to resist. Even more so for the nearly six percent of Americans affected by compulsive buying disorder or, more widely known as, a shopping addiction. Today is like Christmas in July for online shoppers (and Amazon Prime members) around the world, as…