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25 Feb

Women Have Increased Stroke Risk

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The reality is harsh for women who suffer a stroke. First, stroke is the third leading cause of death for women. It is the fifth leading cause of death for men. Second, women who suffer a stroke are more likely to live alone when they have a stroke, resulting in more women living in long-term health care facilities after a stroke.

19 Jan

Prevention is Best Treatment of Stroke

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In health care we are either treating disease or trying to prevent it. Are we doing enough of the latter when it comes to stroke? “No,” declares Medical Director of the Oklahoma Stroke & Neurological Institute at Hillcrest Medical Center and interventional neurologist Dr. Andre Fredieu.

12 Jan

Urgent Need for Blood Donations

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Did you know that donating blood one time has the potential to save as many as three lives? Did you also know that every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood? Donated blood is essential to keep many people alive, but unfortunately The American Red Cross has received fewer donations than needed to meet demand over the holiday season and winter months. As a result, our region has reached a critical need for blood and platelet donors with an emphasis on types O, AB, B negative and A negative.

22 Dec

Is it possible to lose weight during the holidays?

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Holiday parties are in full swing. That means in addition to catching up with friends and family, you are likely seeing more sweets treats around the house or office. Coupled with less time to exercise, you may start to worry about holiday weight gain. In reality, we gain only a pound or two during the holidays. However, those extra pounds tend to stick around all year, which is where the real damage to our waistlines occurs. Trying to stave off holiday weight gain and actually lose weight before the New Year?

07 Dec

Hillcrest Volunteers Are Heart of the Hospital

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More than 300 volunteers give their time, because they want to help patients, visitors, doctors, nurses and staff at Hillcrest. By the end of this year, more than 36,000 hours of service will be logged. From transporting patients where they need to go to letting family know when their loved one is out of surgery, volunteers are truly the heart of the hospital.

04 Dec

Family as Health Care Advocates in Recognizing Stroke

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Though it seems not as many people talk about it compared to heart attacks or cancer, the fact is stroke kills. Each year more than 130,000 Americans will lose their life after suffering a stroke. That’s one person every four minutes. In total, nearly 800,000 Americans will have a stroke this year.

12 Nov

10 Ways to Stay Active and Fit this Fall

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Hillcrest Exercise & Lifestyle Programs exercise specialist Lauren Yust, shares tips for staying physically active now that cooler temperatures and shorter days have arrived.

We all know summer can be a hot and sticky season. It can be too hot and at times too dangerous to do any activities outdoors. With the beginning of cooler weather though, there are endless activities that you can do outside. Here are some ideas for outdoor fun this fall:

29 Oct

A High Risk Antepartum Happy Ending

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“The morning of the delivery I was happy,” says first time mother Belle Laskey. “I wasn’t scared. I was just ready - really ready to see them.” After eight weeks of hospitalization in the high risk antepartum floor at the Peggy V. Helmerich Women’s Health Center at Hillcrest Medical Center, Belle made it to the date she had been waiting for – September 3, 2015 – the day her twin girls would be 32 weeks gestation.

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