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…
Four Ways to Help Your Local Nonprofit without Spending a Dime
With every New Year comes the hope of improving upon the year before. Maybe you want to improve something about yourself or your family. Or maybe you want to help improve your local community by supporting your local nonprofit. Nonprofit giving still hasn’t returned to pre-recession levels, and one report suggests that we won’t see…
Want to Email, Text and Facebook with Your Patients? Seven Considerations
Our world is filled with constant communication – tweets, email, text, instant messaging, Facebook and more. It can be hard to keep track of all the options! When you look at the essence of what each of those do, they are a way for us to stay connected – with friends, family, co-workers, the world,…