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Krieger Eye Institute Opens at Northwest Hospital on June 18
For many years the Krieger Eye Institute (KEI) has been located primarily at Sinai Hospital. Now, KEI will have a presence at Northwest Hospital starting June 18, joining Northwest’s renowned Centers of Excellence. In addition to the exciting grand opening, the first 1,000 new patients at this location will receive a free pair of reading glasses! The LifeBridge Health Krieger Eye Institute has a highly trained staff of 14 ophthalmologists, each of whom has a particular … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dr. Donald Abrams, Krieger Eye Institute, northwest
Complementary Care at LifeBridge Health Adds a Touch of Fun
Sometimes, giving care doesn’t mean taking a temperature or ordering blood work. Iyna Adams, a subacute team leader at Northwest Hospital, saw this firsthand when she brought her Labrador retriever, Charlie, over to see a man who’d had a stroke. As the man began petting Charlie, he started crying. “I have a dog, too,” he told Iyna. Having Charlie on hand helped the hospital feel more like home. “Charlie always looks happy and loves being around people; … Read entire article »
Filed under: LifeBridge Health
Hot Food and Warm Smiles: A Special Thank You to a 50 Year Sinai Employee
June Parran may consider herself “a country girl” at heart, but she’s been a pivotal part of Sinai Hospital for 50 years. Born to a family of 12 kids in Calvert County, Maryland, she came to Baltimore City in 1959; just three years later, she took a part-time position as a diet aide in the hospital’s Food and Nutrition Department. Thanks to her hard work and compassion for all patients, June soon became a full-time fixture … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sinai Hospital
LifeBridge Health’s Support Helps Pass the TBI Trust
Normally, we think of the healing process as a straight line. We get sick, we get help, and we get better: A, meet B; B, meet C; and so on. Recovering from a brain injury is walking a windier path. There are physical, emotional and cognitive inroads to make—and these can be cumbersome even when you have full access to social services and medical resources. Imagine how hard it would be to take a single … Read entire article »
Filed under: brain injury, Brain Injury Programs at LifeBridge Health, martin o'malley, TBI Trust
Happy Birthday to Florence Nightingale, the Founder of Modern Nursing
The name Florence Nightingale has become synonymous with nursing, so it is fitting that National Nurses Week wraps up on her birthday, May 12th. Her pioneering spirit has left a lasting legacy: Not only did she revolutionize the practice of patient care and emphasize the health benefits of proper sanitation; she also spearheaded social justice issues. One of her great achievements was the introduction of trained nurses into Britain and Ireland’s workhouses, ensuring that some of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Florence Nightingale, nurses, Nurses Week, nursing
LifeBridge Health Celebrates National Nurses Week May 6-12
According to the National Nurses Association there are 3.1 million registered nurses in the United States, and 2.4 million of them are actively employed. This is good news to anyone who has ever needed their help. Without nurses, patients would not have the proper care and assistance that they desperately need in healthcare facilities. There are many reasons why nursing is important. Nurses educate patients about their illnesses and injuries, they help with rehabilitation and they … Read entire article »
Filed under: nurses, Nurses Week, nursing
Smoking Cessation Series: Coffee, No Cigarettes, by Laura Bogart
This is the fourth guest blog post in our “Smoking Cessation Series,” which reveals personal stories of people who have successfully quit smoking, or who are currently trying to quit. I didn’t grow up during the time of James Dean, blue jeans and rock-and-roll, but I still took up smoking because I thought it would look cool. My generation, the so-called “Millennials,” came of age during ever-present PSAs about the dangers of smoking; each year, in … Read entire article »
Filed under: featured, smoking, smoking cessation
DOVE Program at Northwest Hospital Helps Families Overcome Domestic Violence
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month recognizes all that we can do to preserve and protect the health and well-being of all children, and challenges us to effect positive changes in our communities. To commemorate National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we are running a blog post about how the DOVE program at Northwest Hospital has helped heal one area family. The voicemail that Katie’s mother left didn’t ask her what she wanted for … Read entire article »
Filed under: domestic violence, Domestic Violence Program at Northwest Hospital, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, northwest hospital
Sinai and Northwest Hospitals Give the Gift of Life for National Donate Life Month
During April, National Donate Life Month, The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland, a federally designated organ procurement organization, has partnered with Sinai Hospital and Northwest Hospital to provide employees and members of our community information about registering as an organ, eye and tissue donor. Together, we’ll urge health care professionals and the public to celebrate the tremendous generosity of those who have saved lives by becoming donors, and to raise awareness for the urgent need for … Read entire article »
Filed under: LifeBridge Health, National Donate Life Month, northwest hospital, organ donation, Sinai Hospital, The Living Legacy Foundation
Hillary Clinton, Blood Clots and Concussions: A Second Opinion
In the waning days of 2012, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sparked a wildfire of a news cycle when an MRI scan picked up a cerebral venous thrombosis (or, in other words, a blood clot in the vein running between her brain and the spot of skull behind her right ear). This hospitalization came just three weeks after Clinton suffered a concussion, and a myriad of breathless headlines turned the concussion and the blood clot … Read entire article »
Filed under: bloof clots, cerebral venous thrombosis, concussions, dr. kevin crutchfield, Hillary Clinton, Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain and Spine Institute
Sinai Hospital Chef Cooks for the Commander-In-Chief
Like thousands upon thousands of his fellow Americans, Jackie Hinton camped out in the cold to experience President Barack Obama’s momentous first inauguration. Four years later, he found himself back in the nation’s capital for the president’s second swearing in; only this time, he wasn’t huddling on the mall. He was in the kitchen, whipping up culinary confections for the commander-in-chief. Jackie had already been riding a high when he was hired to help cater the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Jackie Hinton, President Barack Obama, Sinai Hospital
Join us for “The Great Aquarium Treasure Hunt” at 8:00 p.m. on February 20
Tag along on “The Great Aquarium Treasure Hunt” for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Premiering on February 20, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. on Maryland Public Television, this live-action, action-packed family program follows kids from the fictional South Town Middle School on their class field trip through the National Aquarium at Baltimore, home to an exotic array of marine life. The kids are guided throughout the undersea world right in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. They explore the unique marine life of the Chesapeake Bay; take a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Herman & Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital, LifeBridge Health, National Aquarium at Baltimore, sinai, The Great Aquarium Treasure Hunt
Get Healthy Without Breaking the Bank
Every time we click on our TVs, browse the Web or turn the dial to our car radios, we’re bombarded with ads for special vitamins and luxury creams that will boost our immunity and give us a supermodel’s skin. “Commercials can say that the new fads are best, a lot of the old stuff still works,” explains Arthur Harrow, M.D., interim director of ambulatory services at Sinai Hospital. Those standbys your grandparents kept in their medicine … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dr. Arthur Harrow, healthy eating, Sinai Hospital
Tips for Boosting Your Brain Power
The great philosopher Aristotle may have believed that we’re born knowing everything we’ll ever know, but our brains are actually remarkably elastic. Whether we’re getting ready for our very first day of school or enjoying our retirement, there are things we can do to boost our brain power every day. Until they reach the not-so-terrible twos, babies’ brains – especially their motor and language skills – are growing by leaps and bounds. That’s why reading to your … Read entire article »
Filed under: brain
A Single Eye Screening Can Save Your Life
When we think of “life-saving screenings,” we don’t often think of eye exams. But a visit to the ophthalmologist truly saved Dean Barrick’s life. Dean’s wife, Teresa, a clinical nurse leader at Levindale, recalls that Dean “complained that his eye was bothering him,” so she called the Krieger Eye Institute. “Once I mentioned that he had pain, the receptionist moved him up immediately,” Teresa adds. That quick thinking was pivotal – Dean’s eye pain soon revealed … Read entire article »
Filed under: featured, Krieger Eye Institute, Levindale
LifeBridge Health 2012 Holiday Parties
LifeBridge Health got its holly jolly on in fine style this holiday season. Employees came together to enjoy each other’s company (and some amazing eats) during a series of holiday parties. Sinai Hospital staffers noshed on eggrolls, roast beef (or, as the Grinch might say “roast beast”), turkey, meatballs and — of course — cookies. Levindale added salmon to the mix as its shindig; not to be outdone, Northwest Hospital brought out the stuffing and the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Courtland Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, holidays, Levindale, LifeBridge Health, northwest hospital, Sinai Hospital
Healthy Winter Skin
We know that getting our blood pumping through daily exercise makes our hearts happy, and we know that eschewing cigarettes keeps our lungs invigorated with oxygen, but when we think about ways to get – and stay – healthy, we don’t often consider our body’s largest organ: the skin. Our skins house our blood, muscles, bones and organs and have a remarkable capacity to heal (just think about how quickly you’re able to bounce back from … Read entire article »
Filed under: dr. sean gunning, featured, healthy skin
Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown Visits Sinai Hospital Board of Directors
When Bob Dylan famously sang, “The Times, They Are A’ Changin,’” he could have easily been crooning about the health care industry. There are few fields that are as dynamic as health care, and as we prepare for a new year, we’re also gearing up for new developments within the industry. That’s why Sinai Hospital welcomed Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown to talk with its Board of Directors on November 15, 2012. Lieutenant Governor Brown … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sinai Hospital
December 1 is World AIDS Day
Though red ribbons have become ubiquitous as symbols of HIV and AIDS awareness, back in 1991 (a decade after the first emergence of the viruses) there was no global symbol of solidarity for people who were living with the implications from those two sets of three not-so-little letters. Working at the behest of Visual AIDS, a New York organization devoted to raising awareness, a group of 12 artists – photographers, painters, filmmakers and costumer designers … Read entire article »
Filed under: aids
Meet the Bone Ninja, an iPad App That Analyzes Bone Deformities!
When we think of a ninja, we imagine a sword-swinger in black PJ’s, a warrior who could give Spiderman a run for his money in a wall-crawling contest. The Bone Ninja app for the iPad employs a similar cleverness and stealth as it helps orthopedic surgeons and residents analyze bone deformities and map out surgical procedures. John Herzenberg, M.D., director of the International Center for Limb Lengthening (ICLL) at the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics (RIAO), … Read entire article »
Filed under: app, dr. john herzenberg, Dr. Shawn Standard, featured, International Center for Limb Lengthening, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics
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