Community Connections
OverviewIn cooperation with the Alabama Orthopaedic Specialists and Rehab Associates, the hospital offers free sports physicals to student athletes throughout Montgomery. Children receive a comprehensive sports physical including screenings for height and weight; heart and lungs; vision, blood…
OverviewWorking in partnership with community and governmental groups and volunteers, as well as a communications/marketing professor and her students at Montana State University-Billings, St. Vincent Healthcare sponsored the “Go Play!” initiative in 2007. A 2006 Yellowstone County community health…
OverviewLaunched in May 2006, Project Heart ReStart is The Christ Hospital’s initiative to increase the awareness of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and to support placement of lifesaving automated external defibrillators (AEDs) throughout the community. The American Heart Association estimates that up…
OverviewThe program director created the Individuals Combining Activity and Nutrition (ICAN) pilot program as a fun and upbeat way to reach especially sedentary children, ages 5 to 11, and help them find ways to exercise and eat better for the long term.
OverviewThe renovation of Castle Medical Center’s (CMC’s) Emergency Department (ED) a few years ago included adding “asthma chairs” – comfortable recliners – for the treatment of asthma patients. At that time, a unique asthma education program was developed to help prevent repeat admissions for…
OverviewOgden Regional Medical Center offers a Health To You (H2U) membership program designed to meet the health and wellness needs of adults in Weber and Davis Counties. H2U programs are designed to help members to recognize health issues early and empower them to be proactive in managing their…
What is it?Every July since 1997, White County Medical Center organizes A Day of Caring, where free medical, dental, and eye exams are provided to those who cannot afford them. Haircuts, immunizations, Pap exams, school supplies, food, Bibles, socks, underwear, diapers, and personal care products…
What is it?Health Access (HA) is a network of public and private health care and human services providers that have partnered to expand access to health care and improve health outcomes for low-income, uninsured adults in Hall County. Under the leadership of physicians and involvement of Northeast…
What is it?The Banner Good Samaritan Poison and Drug Information Center (BGSPDIC) is a free, 24-hour emergency telephone service for Arizona residents and medical professionals. The hotline is staffed by nurses and poison information providers, highly trained in the recognition and assessment of…
OverviewIn fall 2009, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver came to Huntington to shoot a six-part ABC-TV television series called “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution,” which started airing in March 2010. Cabell Huntington Hospital worked very closely with Jamie Oliver, donating $100,000 to overhaul the school…