Category: Heart and Vascular in the News
Freedom from smoking
It's time to stop smoking in Wisconsin!
July 2010, marks the time when you are no longer allowed to smoke in public places in Wisconisn. Ahh, the freedom to breath fresh air.
Are you ready to quit?
HeartCaring program
HeartCaring® “Your Heart is in Your Hands”
This program works to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases and conditions in high-risk, under-diagnosed populations like women.
Make the right call
Effort Encourages Use of 9-1-1
“Make the Right Call” campaign will also recognize EMS workers
It can mean the difference between life and death. Calling 9-1-1 for medical emergencies may seem clear if it’s a catastrophic event. But, when it’s less clear, like when the less obvious symptoms of a stroke or heart attack occur, many people aren’t sure if they should call 9-1-1. However, the decision to make that call at the onset of symptoms can have a dramatic effect on a person’s recovery or survival.
Call to action on Atrial Fibrillation
I recently learned about a program whose purpose is to improve awareness, understanding and management of an electrical heart condition called Atrial Fibrillation.
AF Stat™: A Call to Action for Atrial Fibrillation, is a collaboration of healthcare leaders and organizations working to improve the health and well-being of people affected by atrial fibrillation (AFib).
BellinHeart is blogging into social media
BELLINHEART IS BLOGGING INTO SOCIAL MEDIA TO CONNECT AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY This is the title of the abstract and poster that I recently took to the Preventative Cardiovascular Nurses Association. I thought that I would share my abstract with you here.
Go Red for Women - Green Bay Luncheon
The 2010 Green Bay Go Red for Women Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, May 5th at Oneida Gold and Country Club. Call 920-205-8717 for tickets!
March is DVT awareness month
Learn the facts about deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Almost anyone can get them. In most cases, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) develops in a person who has an inherited blood clotting disorder or other risk factor, and who experiences a triggering event. Are you at risk? Find out.....
Sudden Cardiac death in teens
Every year you read about young, healthy teens and adolescents dying after physical exertion. How do you keep your child from being one of them?
Heart Stents more commonplace
Former President Bill Clinton's heart condition and recent hospitalization highlights the use of stents in treating blocked arteries around the heart.–
This story was published this morning on WBAY Channel 2 News
Meet the Director
Bellin Heart and Vascular is in the news again. This time, highlighted for the smart, strong and articulate women who leads the charge. Andrea Werner, is the Director of the Heart and Vascular Team at Bellin Health. A full article on Andrea can be found in the Green Bay Press Gazette: http://tinyurl.com/yg42ymg
National Wear Red Day
Wear red day helps to save lives! How you ask? This is the day that millions of people will choose to wear red and help to increase awareness of women and heart disease.
Brittany Murphy's heart related death
My sympathy goes out to the family. A tragic loss, related to heart disease, at such a young age. Heart disease comes in many shapes and sizes, not just build up in the coronary arteries. What do we know so far, that could have contributed to her death?
320 slice CT scanner
It's arrived! The new Toshiba Aquilion One 320 slice CT scanner has been installed this week in the new Bellin Emergency Department!
This is the FIRST and the ONLY 320 slice CT scanner in Wisconsin. Read about the great advantages this advanced technology will bring to patients in the community.
Fast, high quality heart attack treatment
When that moment of crisis hits you: your husband, father, wife, grandparent or some other person that you love is having a heart attack. What do you do? Where should you go?
Wouldn't it be nice if you already knew which hospital had the best outcomes and quality measures around heart attack? So there would be no question in your mind. Call 911 and tell them you want to go to Bellin Hospital. And this is why....
Mummy's CT scan shows Heart Disease
A recent article by Steve Sternberg from USA Today entitled: Mummy's CT scans show heart disease came before fast food. Very interesting!
Engineering a "cheaper" healthcare system
From the Wall Street Journal: Opinion Journal. October 6th, 2009
The War on Specialists
ObamaCare punishes cardiology and oncology to finance GPs.
A wonderfully written article about payment issues around healthcare. Specifically targeted for 2010, are decreased reimbursements for the specialties of cardiology and radiation oncology. These areas are targeted for an 11% and 19% cut on reimbursement because the specialists in these areas are highly trained and use expensive technology.
What a Cool thing to do for people!
In October of 2007, Bellin Hospital began offering therapeutic hypothermia to patients who had suffered cardiac arrest. This "cool" new therapy, actually cools the body temperature, and helps to save your brain if you have had a heart attack.
Bellin earns Kudos for Stroke Care
Bellin Health recently earned recognition from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s “Get with the Guidelines” stroke program for providing superior service in the treatment of stroke patients.
Bellin joins 15 other hospitals statewide scheduled to be featured in the 2010 “America’s Best Hospitals” issue of U.S. News & World Report. Bellin also will be recognized at an International Stroke Conference scheduled for February of 2010.
Chicago Museum's Interactive Heart
Get an up-close look at the human heart like you’ve never seen before when Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry debuts its newest permanent exhibit: YOU! The Experience, opening Oct. 8. The centerpiece of the exhibit is a 13-foot high and eight-foot wide interactive structure that uses cutting-edge technology to virtually and physically re-create the human heart (see photo below).
'Smart Choices' Food Labels Are Deceptive
New 'Smart Choices' Food Labels Are Deceptive
is an article by Christopher Wanjek, LiveScience's Bad Medicine Columnist. He points out one of the biggest problems in the world today: how can we make good food choices, when processed foods, with lots of sugar, high fructose corn syrup and partially hydrogenated oils, are made to look like they are healthy?
Video: The Artery Explorer
Watch this great educational video from AstraZeneca to increase awareness and knowledge about cardiovascular disease.
What is most important during your heart attack?
It’s called door-to-balloon time.
What is adequate healthcare?
What does "Adequate" health care mean for heart disease and stroke patients?
• It means a stroke survivor won't find himself without coverage for the rehabilitation he needs to walk and talk again after leaving the hospital.
• It means that a baby born with a congenital heart defect won't reach his insurance plan's lifetime cap on benefits before his second birthday.
How a low vitamin D level leads to clogged arteries, heart disease
Low levels of vitamin D are known to nearly double the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes, and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis now think they know why.
Follow this link to read the full article on ihealthbulletin.com:
http://bit.ly/12Zqd4
30 day mortality rate after heart attack improved nationally
30-Day Acute Myocardial Infarction Deaths
Down Since Mid-1990s
Bellin Memorial Hospital 30-day mortality after AMI
lower than national rate
Video: Prevention of heart disease and stroke
Click on this link to watch the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) video on reducing your risk for heart disease and stroke.
http://www.pcna.net/about/photos/index.php
Bellin Heart Care is the Best in the area!
Bellin's report is BETTER than US National rate for death after heart attack according to a recent report from the Hospital Quality Alliance www.hospitalqualityalliance.org
In a reporting period from July 2005 through June 2008, Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, is the only area hospital to be ranked BETTER than the US National rate in mortality (death) after Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI or heart attack). See this link: http://tinyurl.com/l6dhxx
Bellin is ranked significantly better than average for heart attacks
The Green Bay Press-Gazette ran a front page story on Friday about the fact that local health centers, especially Bellin Health, are performing as expected or better than hospitals across the nation in terms of keeping death and readmission rates low.
Did Michael Jackson have a heart attack?
By now we have all heard the devastating news of Michael Jackson's death, but with his death comes many questions. At this point, the autopsies have not told us what the true cause of death was. There are many coversations and news articles going on out there that describe him having a heart attack, or maybe cardiac arrest, or was it related to a medication overdose? Prompted from those conversations, I received this question:
