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Welcome to Crittenden Health Systems
At Crittenden Health Systems, we strive to excel in every aspect of our service, while recognizing that people are our greatest resource. Our purpose is to make our patients healthier through caring service. Our staff is committed to professional excellence, superior customer service, and state-of-the-art health care. You are our welcomed guest, and we have made every effort to ensure that your needs are met. However, if at any time you need further assistance, just ask any of our associates, and they will assist you. After all, every health care facility has four walls; it’s the contents that set them apart. Thank you for exploring our web site. We hope you find your visit to be informative, answering any questions you may have about our organization. If at any time you would like further assistance, please feel free to contact us at (270) 965-5281. Crittenden Health Systems goes RED for Women on February 5th First enter your business or office group to win one of 10 gift baskets and then wear RED on February 5th. Look for the Wear red posters and red boxes, drop in a business card or fill out your information at local participating grocery stores, banks and restaurants. CHS is getting the community involved to wear red for heart disease awareness, the no 1 killer in women. Too many women die each year because they don’t know that heart disease is there No 1 killer. We can teach women to make small, simple choices that will help them live longer, healthier lives. On National Wear Red Day, Friday, February 5, 2010, millions of people will choose to wear red and speak up against heart disease. Crittenden Health Systems is getting together with other businesses to bring awareness to this disease. We are asking the community to help out by wearing RED on February 5th. It gives women and men everywhere a way to show their dedication and support of the cause, and empowers them to take action for their health. And it gives them the opportunity to honor the women in their lives by sharing this life saving information. CHS will award ten office groups with a Go RED heart healthy basket of nutritious goodness, muffins, fruit, gifts, red dress pins, healthy recipes, health information, family tree risk assessments, and much more. For a chance to win, all you have to do is drop off a business card or fill out your information at a local participating business. Look for the RED box and National Wear Red Day poster. The 10 winning locations will receive their baskets on Feb 5th by our Wear RED Team and we would also like to get pictures of business groups wearing red that day. Wearing red is a simple, powerful way to raise awareness that heart disease is the number 1 killer of women. Wear red day gives you a way to show concern for co-workers, family members, and friends and it empowers you to take action against heart disease. We would like to see the community come together and support the awareness of heart disease by wearing red. Visit GoRedForWomen.org/BetterU and take part in a free 12-week online program that can help save your life. Powered by the science of the American Heart Association, the program guides you to make over your health through small simple choices. Go Red BetterU focuses on skills and information that help today’s busy women lead their own lives, only better. You will also find other resourceful information every family needs to know. Know your risk factors for Heart Disease and Stroke: Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain in the center of your chest. It lasts more than a few minutes or goes away and comes back; pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach; shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort; or other signs such as breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness. If you have any of these symptoms you need to see your doctor. Know your Risk factors for Diabetes: This disease has two main forms: type 1 and type 2. Type 1, or juvenile diabetes, usually starts early in life. It results from the body’s failure to produce insulin. This is because more people are obese, don’t get enough physical activity. Type 2 is the most common and is increasing. This again is because more people are obese, don’t get enough physical activity and are getting older. People in several ethnic groups seem to be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes: Hispanics, African Americans, Native Americans and Asians (especially South Asians). Know your risk factor for High Blood Pressure: Some people are at higher risk of having high blood pressure. They include: People with close blood relatives who have HBP; African Americans; people over age 35; overweight people; people who aren’t physically active; people who use too much salt; people who drink too much alcohol; people with diabetes, gout or kidney disease; pregnant women; and women who take birth control pills and who are overweight, had HBP during pregnancy, have a family history of HBP or have mild kidney disease. Know your risk factor for Overweight and Obesity: About 145 million American adults are overweight. Of these, over 74 million are considered obese. Women who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop heart disease and stroke, even if they are young or have no family history of heart disease. Obesity is unhealthy because it puts more strain on your heart. It can raise blood pressure and blood cholesterol and can lead to diabetes. Losing weight is one of the best ways to reduce your risk of heart problems and other diseases. Know your risk factor for Smoking: Smoking cigarettes is the most preventable major risk factor of our No. 1 killer – heart and blood vessel diseases. The long list of diseases and deaths due to smoking is frightening. Thousands of nonsmokers, including infants and children, are harmed by exposure to cigarette smoke. Even if you don’t smoke, you could become one of the nearly 440,000 smoking-related deaths every year. It’s never too late to quit! No matter how much or how long you’ve smoked or when you quit smoking, your risk of heart disease and stroke starts to drop. In time your risk will be about the same as if you’d never smoked. For more information about heart disease, your risk factors or how to combat these varieties of diseases contact your local doctor or our health professionals at Crittenden Health Systems. CHS has a new facebook page – check us out and become a fan! Swine Flu Please click on the link below for up to the minute Swine Flu information.
Blood Donations Mark your calendar for our next blood drive on February 8th! NOTICE - NEW LOCATION FOR BLOOD DRIVES... Blood drives are now held in the new Education Building - The building is located behind the Hospital at the West end. To find out when the next blood drive is and where it will be, click on our link to West Kentucky Regional Blood Center's website. http://www.wkrbc.org
Accreditation Crittenden County Hospital and Marion Home Health Agency are accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, JCAHO. That means that we voluntarily submit to evaluations of our compliance with nationwide hospital standards on a continuing basis. Joint Commission accreditation is your assurance that Crittenden County Hospital and Marion Home Health Agency practice continuous quality monitoring to provide you with the highest quality standards in health care and safety. If you have any unresolved patient safety or quality of care concerns, you may contact the Joint Commission through this link: http://www.jointcommission.org Important Notice Crittenden Health Systems maintains this Web site as a benefit for and service to our community. While Crittenden Health Systems and its representatives strive to keep the information in this site current, no warranty or guarantee concerning accuracy of content is made. Although some of the information contained in this site relates to medical topics and issues, no information in the site should be construed as medical advice. All questions regarding your health or possible health problems should be directed to your physician. In addition, this site includes links to other Web sites; however, Crittenden Health Systems takes no responsibility for the content or information contained in the linked sites. Crittenden Health Systems does not exert editorial or any other control over the linked sites and the links should not be interpreted as an endorsement of the linked sites. |
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