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… Will our baby survive? If our baby survives, will he be OK? What does a NICU stay mean for our family? How long will our baby be there? How will we afford it?   The Risk of Unplanned … Hospital. Ashley sensed that almost immediately. “Oh, yeah,” she added. “I knew he was in good hands.” As it turns out, she’s in good hands, too. She admits that being a NICU mom has been extremely challenging – emotionally …

… to first understand its purpose. Birth plans allow women to express their expectations for their upcoming deliveries while empowering them and their families to be active participants … create a birth plan, as it can cover so much more than pain management and mode of delivery. A good birth plan also covers: The name of your baby Who your support system will be during labor … and change – and that’s OK. Bringing a printed copy with you to the hospital is always a good idea – especially if it includes revisions or updates. If you don’t get around to putting …

… Don Johnson was out for his daily bike ride on Oct. 18 when the unexpected happened. He remembers enjoying a … but her goal changed after a hospital stay of her own. “Nursing just called to me when I saw good nurses who were making a difference in my life,” she said. “Having that one-on-one patient … all of us are struggling a little bit with how the world of health care is right now. It’s a good reminder of what really matters in our jobs – building that relationship. It makes me …

… it difficult to tell the difference without a test. Your provider will be able to test you for influenza and COVID-19. I recommend getting tested for both if you have severe symptoms or … yields a positive COVID-19 result, chances are likely that’s what you have. But it may be a good idea to get tested at your provider’s office or pharmacy if you’re symptomatic and your … of influenza are the same precautions we use against COVID-19: Isolate, mask and practice good hand hygiene .  If you have questions or are concerned about the severity of your symptoms, …

… cafeteria, was working a typical day last month when Brea Nelson and her father-in-law came in for lunch. The Nelsons had gotten some tough medical news about a loved one. Brea Nelson’s father-in-law, who’s in his early 80s, hadn’t eaten and was … Methodist Health System was the first – and only – place he called for work. “I knew it was a good place, and I wanted to be back,” he said. Inside the second-floor hospital cafeteria, …

… disease (COVID-19) is normal, but our anxious minds can easily go into panic mode.   The good news about widespread anxiety is that it fuels change quickly. Many people in communities … blood flow to your brain – where you need it. This very physical response is preparing you for an intense situation. With occasional stress, your body returns to normal functioning when …

… every germ guarantees your child a bout of influenza or pneumonia. In fact, some bacteria are good and necessary. So what’s a parent to do? How does one protect their kids from this seemingly … Common sense and moderation. The hygiene hypothesis The hygiene hypothesis has been around for more than 30 years. It’s based off data that suggests early childhood exposures to certain … what to fight off and what to ignore. By creating environments that are too clean, there’s a good chance our immune systems will find something – anything – to fight, or they won’t know when …

… – almost out of nowhere.” “I thought, ‘Well, maybe I overdid it,’” she said. “So, I stopped for a minute.” That minute turned into roughly 10, she estimates, before a gut feeling prompted … something wasn’t right,” the former nurse of 40 years said. “And I knew it probably wasn’t good.” Insistent on Jennie Edmundson It wasn’t long after Hansen arrived at the Cass Health … Edmundson such a destination for cardiac care. “Each patient needs to know that they’re in good hands – that we really do care about their outcome and well-being,” Dr. Ayoub said. “That’s …

… of Care  is in all of us.     Santa and his helpers from Methodist Hospital’s Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit visit Florence Home every year for Christmas in July. But on April 10, they brought Christmas cheer even earlier to residents …

… . “There’s no way to describe it,” Meghan said. “Of course, we wanted to plan a service for him right away, but the question became, ‘What’s going to happen to our little girl?’” … Hailey was diagnosed with a serious bowel disease. Terrified this might be the end of the road for Hailey, Meghan soon was met with an incredibly calming force: overnight NICU nurse Lisa … and beyond. “When I think back to Hailey’s NICU stay, the care that she received was just so good,” Meghan said. “There’s only so much you can do to thank these people. They all were …