Replacing a Heart Valve through the Leg
What if you could replace a heart valve through a small incision in the leg? Aortic valve replacement surgery often requires opening the chest to expose the valve that needs to be replaced due to narrowing of the aorta (Aortic Stenosis). 300,000 people in the U.S. have Aortic Stenosis and 100,000 of those are not…
Make Decisions Better
How do you make decisions? Are you the kind of person who likes to research all the options before choosing your path or do you have more of a “shoot from the hip” approach? It probably depends on the decision right? Whatever your process, we’ve all faced those decisions that are genuinely tough to make.…
When is Full Term “Full Term” in a Pregnancy?
This past Wednesday, in Washington, D.C., HCA was recognized at a press conference called by the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services for our work
Know the Facts about Heart Disease
Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. February is American Heart Month which means it’s a good time to get to know the facts about heart disease. Below is an info-graphic that highlights some statistics that might surprise you. For example, did you know that most heart attacks occur…
Understanding Newborn Bereavement – Laurie Van Damme Interview
Recent discussion and news coverage about the way presidential candidate Rick Santorum and his family memorialized the short life of their newborn baby several years ago has brought attention to the issue of newborn bereavement and shown that the importance honoring the lives of newborns is not widely understood. Every year there are around 19,000…
Meet HCA’s First Babies of 2012
The New Year brings with it stories from cities across America about the first babies born in 2012. Here are the stories of two born at HCA facilities. The first baby born in Ogden, Utah, possibly in the entire State of Utah was Jaden Adams, born five seconds after midnight at the birthing center at…