In her five years as a nurse at Saint Joseph Mount Sterling, Cassie Maynard, RN, has not seen anything like the global pandemic that brought life as we know it to a screeching halt earlier this year. While the same is true for most everyone around the world, Maynard and other health care workers were […]
Monthly Archives: August 2020
Happy Birthday, Baby!
It’s been 10 years since the Women’s Hospital at Saint Joseph East opened, although Joan Morrin, RN RNC-MNN, the nurse manager of women’s care, likes to count the time with a slightly different metric. “We have delivered 25,126 babies since moving into this building,” Morrin said. “Each one is special!” None of those babies will […]
Surviving Summer
There’s nothing quite like being outside on a hot summer day — but ending your outdoor fun with a trip to the doctor can quickly put a damper on everyone’s plans. Try these tips to protect your health and well-being this summer. Stay Hydrated “Water is one of the body’s most essential nutrients. The body […]
Celebrating Our People – Meet Brooke
Brooke Dadisman, RN, recently experienced one of the more unusual child births in her 16 years as a nurse. In the middle of her shift at Flaget Memorial Hospital’s birth center, she received a call from her brother, a Nelson County Sheriff’s Office deputy, who asked her to walk him through performing an emergency delivery […]
Childhood Obesity: Common Risks and Treatments
In light of recent COVID-19 social distancing recommendations, many child care facilities and school systems have temporarily closed their doors. Although necessary and effective, these social distancing precautions have inevitably changed the daily routine for most families and, in some cases, reduced the normal amount of physical activity. In Kentucky, childhood obesity remains a relevant […]
Celebrating Gratitude, Philanthropy and a Unified Call to Serve
March through May represented National Doctors’ Day, Administrative Professionals Day, National Volunteer Week, National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week celebrations — a time to honor and celebrate so many talented and compassionate people. This year’s celebrations were overshadowed by a higher priority: a pandemic of proportions never seen in our lifetime. Our health care […]
The Importance of Routine Vaccinations during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Across the country, many parents have put routine childhood vaccinations on hold because of statewide stay-at-home orders due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Childhood vaccination rates in the US dropped this spring when compared to the same time frame in 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The decline in […]
Facing Cancer Together
Stephanie Lester, a 42-year-old Spanish teacher at Lafayette High School in Lexington, never expected a cancer diagnosis so early in life. Along with teaching, Lester led group fitness classes that kept her active and healthy. It wasn’t until she discovered a lump in her right breast during a self-exam that she decided it was time […]
The Road Home
Crystal Martin, MD, took a winding Path to become a family medicine physician. now that she’s caring for patients in her hometown of Lexington, she’s right where she wants to be. Crystal Martin, MD, says her family claims her interest in science and medicine stems from childhood, but she’s not so sure. She jokes that […]