Connie Latimer is a longtime Marshall resident and former city administrator who is well known in the community as a civic-minded individual. So when she was wondering what she could do to help Fitzgibbon Hospital ahead of this year’s Fling Reimagined fundraising event, she thought it was important to share her recent experience at the not-for-profit, 501(c)3 hospital.
The annual Health Fair at Fitzgibbon Hospital will be held from 7 to 10 a.m., Friday, April 25, in the hospital’s atrium. This event provides easy access to numerous health screenings to help people “know their numbers” and is part of the hospital’s mission of “Improving the Health of our Community.”
The Hero Award program is unique to United Healthcare and recognizes health care professionals for achieving high patient experience scores
(StatePoint) March is POP Month, a celebration of a vibrant and vital healthcare field of more than 15,000 professionals who make it possible for millions to overcome mobility challenges and improve their quality of life.
Access to potentially lifesaving screenings received a boost in Marshall this past month with the addition of board-certified gastroenterologist Yan Chen, M.D., Ph.D. to the staff at Marshall Surgical Associates.
Alzheimer’s Disease affects millions of American families, and Saline County is no exception. This long journey requires love and a lot of support from the community. This disease is an emotional and financial strain on the families who are experiencing Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Missouri Chapter, meets monthly at Fitzgibbon Hospital, assisted by staff of The Living Center, the Medicare-certified nursing home on the hospital campus.
A common phrase is that there are two “sure things” in life: death and taxes. People spend their whole working lives paying taxes, but spend very little time thinking about and preparing for the eventuality that someday they will pass from this life. While many die of accidental death, and still more die with an undiagnosed illness, others learn that they have a terminal illness. For those people, there may come a point where medical treatment will no longer produce a cure and, instead, it will have a negative effect on the quality of life remaining. It is at this point in life that hospice care becomes the logical choice.
Ultra-processed foods. It’s not a term many of us heard 10, or even five, years ago. But that’s starting to change. We now see it in news stories and posts on social media. And there’s good reason for that.
With the official arrival of winter also comes the unfortunate possibility of falls on slick, ice-covered surfaces. Such falls can cause costly injury to bones and joints and far-reaching impact as family and work responsibilities are often challenged during recovery. According to the Centers for Disease Control, one out of five falls results in a serious injury, such as a broken bone or head injury. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20,460 workplace injuries in 2017 (the last year of statistics available) involved ice, sleet or snow. And according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services in 2023, Missourians fall injuries are 31 percent higher than the national average. And slips and falls are now the No. 1 cause of death for those aged 65 and older.
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