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Caregivers help grant terminally ill patient’s wish to be baptized
Elise Manning, director of therapy services at LewisGale Medical Center in Salem, Va., said “there wasn’t a dry eye in the room,” after honoring a patient’s wish to be baptized before entering hospice care at his home. Manning and her team had treated the patient since May 28, when his body began to decline and…
What to know about COPD
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 7:10 pm, Tuesday, April 17. The update includes information on the passing of former first lady Barbara Bush. Former first lady Barbara Bush reportedly battled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, and congestive heart failure at the time of her death at 92 years old on Tuesday. Former Tonight…
Serena Williams’ delivery scare and how HCA hospitals help reduce your risk
Tennis star Serena Williams is a high-profile example of a fairly common, but very serious, healthcare complication for pregnant women. And now the new mom is speaking out about the health scare that sidelined her for six weeks and prompting a national discussion about post-delivery complications. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
‘It’s been crazy cold’: Be on the alert for frostbite
A recent cold blast that engulfed parts of the U.S., sending a bomb-cyclone up the East Coast and registering record-breaking temperatures from New England to North Carolina, killed at least 22 people and threatened millions of Americans last week. While warmer weather is on the way, winter’s end isn’t for another three months. And with…
Committed to Care: LewisGale Medical Center Nurses Bring the Celebration to the Hospital
For nearly 30 years, the Alton Hipps and his family have celebrated his wife’s birthday every Memorial Day weekend at a local campground. This past May, when a hospitalization threatened to cancel the tradition, a team of dedicated nurses from LewisGale Medical Center came together to help the family celebrate. With Alton’s extended stay in…
Special Delivery: Doctor Steps In to Deliver Baby Before Giving Birth Herself
Amanda Hess, D.O., an expectant mother and OB-GYN at HCA Healthcare’s Frankfort Regional Medical Center, worked until the “very last second” of her pregnancy last week. The Kentucky physician delivered another woman’s baby hours before giving birth to her own. Dr. Hess, who had checked into the hospital, changed into her gown and settled into…