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Congratulations to our OB/GYN partners at Piedmont Fayette and Piedmont Henry Hospitals in Georgia for being named two of Newsweek’s Best Maternity Hospitals in 2020. The list is compiled by a national nonprofit organization that reports on the safety and quality performance of U.S. health care facilities including achieving low rates of C-section, episiotomy and early elective deliveries, and following crucial protocols to protect mothers and babies. The facilities cited are an elite group demonstrating excellence in maternity care.
Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston conducted groundbreaking studies of sickle-cell disease (SCD) that led to a nationwide screening program to test newborns for immediate treatment. SCD occurs in about 1 out of every 365 African-American births in the United States. #BlackHistoryMonth
Today the Coast Guard Reserve celebrates its 80th birthday, and TeamHealth would like to thank all who serve! We appreciate your sacrifice, bravery, and the example you set for us all. To learn more about how we support veterans and members of the military and their spouses, read our blog about joining TeamHealth’s Veterans Affinity Group.
Olga Gonzalez is a Provider Enrollment Representative at TeamHealth who survived a quintuple bypass open heart surgery. She shares her story with us for #AmericanHeartMonth to encourage others to know their numbers, practice a healthy lifestyle, and be thankful for a supportive family who will help you through hard times. Read Olga’s heart health story here.
Civil War Medical Pioneers: Nurse Susie Baker and Dr. Alexander Thomas Augusta were the U.S. Army’s first African-American clinicians. Nurse Baker served in a regiment of African-American soldiers organized at Port Royal Island in the South Carolina Sea Islands. Dr. Augusta was commissioned as a major and became the first black hospital administrator in U.S. history with the Army. He left the Army three years later at the rank of brevet lieutenant colonel. #blackhistorymonth
Today’s #AmericanHeartMonth post is dedicated to our clinicians nationwide as we discuss the ever-present topic of stress during COVID-19. Let’s revisit a blog from Richard Juman, PsyD, TeamHealth Director of Behavioral Health Policy and Regulations; Co-chair of the TeamHealth Clinician Resiliency Work Group with suggestions and resources for clinicians to manage stress and keep their hearts and minds healthy.
Happy Valentine’s Day! As we celebrate a day full of love, hearts, and chocolate, we encourage you to love your heart by consuming dark chocolate. Studies have shown many health benefits associated with consuming dark chocolate in moderate amounts – including improved heart health. Dark chocolate can be a rich source of flavonoids, plant-based antioxidants shown to lower blood pressure, improve blood flow, and boost overall heart health. In addition, the fats found in dark chocolate do not elevate cholesterol levels. These health benefits don’t apply to all kinds of chocolate and portion control is important. One ounce of dark chocolate has about 150 calories; the recommended amount considered healthy to consume daily is one to two ounces. High-quality dark chocolate is the highest in flavonoids. When choosing dark chocolate, the more pure the cacao content (75% or higher), the better. So, grab some dark chocolate and enjoy the day!
TeamHealth Clinical Recruiter, Courtney Dyer, knows that her position calls for many hours of sitting behind a desk, so staying active is a challenge. It's a problem office workers nationwide face, therefore it’s important to take every opportunity to get moving to keep their hearts and bodies healthy. Courtney has always loved tennis as a way to stay active and also gets a little help from her Australian Shepard, Bogart, to assure she's moving as much as possible. "Tennis is a great way for me to really move and shake off my daily desk routine to keep my heart strong,” she says. “Walks with Bogart aren't as intense, though he rarely lets me rest!" Small changes in your daily routine can make a large difference in your heart health. How do you stay active to keep your heart healthy? #AmericanHeartMonth
Enhance your career with TeamHealth's Critical Care team through one of our #intensivist positions in facilities throughout the country. You’ll have the support of a world-class team in the ICU, plus access to a nationwide network of more than 16,000 clinicians who share and shape best practices.
As the plague of opioid addiction continues to destroy families across the nation, emergency clinicians face the task of caring for these patients in a real and effective manner. In this #BeyondClinicalMedicine podcast, Dr. Randal Dabbs, TeamHealth Co-Founder, President of Practice Development and Chair of the TeamHealth Substance Use Work Group, dives into this important topic with Dr. Brandt Williamson, TeamHealth Emergency Medicine physician at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia. They discuss innovative and effective treatment techniques which have led to positive community impacts.
