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Making a difference through 50 days of service
HCA Healthcare colleagues know that availability of resources to meet daily needs, such as safe housing and food, are social determinants of health. As part of our 50th-anniversary celebration, HCA caregivers and staff across the country have partnered with Meals on Wheels, community gardens, shelters, and food banks to provide food to meet the needs…
What do Mike Fisher, Carrie Underwood and HCA Healthcare/TriStar have in common? Danita’s Children.
Retired pro hockey player Mike Fisher, his country singer wife Carrie Underwood and HCA Healthcare were an unlikely trio, but a common mission to give back led the three to Danita’s Children, an organization that provides a home, food, education and pediatric care to thousands of children in Northeast Haiti. Danita’s Children, like HCA, which…
HCA Rocky Dog gifted to affiliate pediatric hospitals
A plush, cuddly toy puppy named “Rocky” is comforting pediatric patients at HCA Healthcare hospitals. As part of our organization’s 50th anniversary year, Rocky, the name of each pet Komondor belonging to co-founder Dr. Thomas Frist Jr., have been gifted to inpatient and emergency care HCA pediatric facilities in Tennessee, Colorado, Texas and Utah. In…
The Future of Clinical Education is Simulation
Today marks a milestone at HCA Healthcare. Its TriStar Division in Nashville celebrates the one-year anniversary of its first-of-a-kind, state-of-the-art simulation learning center (SLC) for nurses. The simulation learning center replicates real-life scenarios nurses may experience at the hospital bedside, allowing them to perfect clinical practice without patient risk. “Our nurses appreciate the benefits of continued education…
What is an embolization procedure and why is it performed
According to a statement released Monday afternoon by the White House, First Lady Melania Trump underwent an embolization procedure to treat a “benign kidney condition”. The White House said the “procedure was successful and there were no complications.” Mrs. Trump is expected to remain in the hospital for the duration of the week to recover. Based on…
Parkridge Health, mobile app empowers everyday heroes to save lives
When your heart stops pumping blood, the brain and other organs begin to shut down. After approximately eight minutes, irreversible brain damage begins to occur. For every unaided minute that passes in sudden cardiac arrest, the chance of survival decreases by 10 percent. This is why Barry Bell, director of cardiac services at HCA Healthcare’s…