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- Kentuckyone Health Teaches Diabetics To Manage The Disease
KentuckyOne Health has launched a new program to help Kentuckians with diabetes learn how to self-manage their disease, according to a news release. "Giving patients the tools and knowledge they need to manage their own health, including their diabetes,...
- Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation And Verizon Team Up To Help Certain Patients With Chronic Diseases Monitor Their Health
Verizon and the Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation have teamed up to help select patients who have a chronic disease manage their condition from home, according to a press release from KentuckyOne Health, St. Joseph's parent organization. The program...
- Kentuckyone Health To Start Around-the-clock Online Or Phone Access To Health-care Providers For $35 A Visit On Nov. 1
Hospital group KentuckyOne Health says it will launch a program on Nov. 1 that will let Kentuckians get urgent care at any time by consulting with a medical professional over the phone or web camera. The group says KentuckyOne Anywhere Care is...
- St. Joseph Health System Ceo Is Leaving For Texas
The chief executive of Saint Joseph Health System is leaving his post June 1 to join a health group in Dallas. Eugene Woods, right, will become executive vice president and chief operating officer of Christus Health, a system with facilities in 60 southern...
- Start! Greater Baltimore Heart Walk Raises Money
More than 8,000 people put their best feet forward recently for the 2009 Start! Greater Baltimore Heart Walk in Federal Hill Park. The gray day didn?t dampen any spirits as runners and walkers trekked along the 5K route to raise money for research in...
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Mount Sterling follows lead of another KentuckyOne Health hospital, in Bardstown, to host monthly 'Walk With a Doc'
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling is the second KentuckyOne Health hospital to host monthly "Walk With a Doc" events as part of a nationwide program that promotes walking as a great way to improve your health, while at the same time offering a place to get to know your local physicians in an informal setting as you walk together. The program also offers a complimentary health screenings at the event, says a news release from KentuckyOne Health.
Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown, also part of KentuckyOne Health, began its "Walk With a Doc" program in March.
"According to America Walks, brisk walking has been shown to reduce body fat, lower blood pressure, increase high-density lipoprotein and even reduce risks of bone fracture. Not only that, it is also associated with lower mortality rates from cardiovascular disease and cancer," says the release.
The Mount Sterling walks begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 25 at Easy Walker Park, located at 1395 Osborne Rd. For more information call 859-497-5556.
Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown, also part of KentuckyOne Health, began its "Walk With a Doc" program in March.
"According to America Walks, brisk walking has been shown to reduce body fat, lower blood pressure, increase high-density lipoprotein and even reduce risks of bone fracture. Not only that, it is also associated with lower mortality rates from cardiovascular disease and cancer," says the release.
- Kentuckyone Health Teaches Diabetics To Manage The Disease
KentuckyOne Health has launched a new program to help Kentuckians with diabetes learn how to self-manage their disease, according to a news release. "Giving patients the tools and knowledge they need to manage their own health, including their diabetes,...
- Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation And Verizon Team Up To Help Certain Patients With Chronic Diseases Monitor Their Health
Verizon and the Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation have teamed up to help select patients who have a chronic disease manage their condition from home, according to a press release from KentuckyOne Health, St. Joseph's parent organization. The program...
- Kentuckyone Health To Start Around-the-clock Online Or Phone Access To Health-care Providers For $35 A Visit On Nov. 1
Hospital group KentuckyOne Health says it will launch a program on Nov. 1 that will let Kentuckians get urgent care at any time by consulting with a medical professional over the phone or web camera. The group says KentuckyOne Anywhere Care is...
- St. Joseph Health System Ceo Is Leaving For Texas
The chief executive of Saint Joseph Health System is leaving his post June 1 to join a health group in Dallas. Eugene Woods, right, will become executive vice president and chief operating officer of Christus Health, a system with facilities in 60 southern...
- Start! Greater Baltimore Heart Walk Raises Money
More than 8,000 people put their best feet forward recently for the 2009 Start! Greater Baltimore Heart Walk in Federal Hill Park. The gray day didn?t dampen any spirits as runners and walkers trekked along the 5K route to raise money for research in...