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In observance of National Sleep Awareness Week (March 1-8), representatives from the Northwest Hospital Sleep Disorders Center will be in the Old Court Cafe March 2 - 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Sleep quantity and quality are key factors to our health and well being, so if you think that you may not be getting enough sleep, stop by our cafeteria booth to speak with our staff. Northwest Hospital is home to a state-of-the-art sleep disorders center with hotel-like rooms with Comfort Select sleep number beds. The center can perform diagnostic testing, evaluation, and treatment of sleep disorders and has private physician clinics. All physicians affiliated with the Sleep Center are board-certified in the area of sleep medicine.
For more information about sleep disorders, see us at lunch during Sleep Awareness Week or contact the Northwest Hospital Sleep Disorders Center at 410-601-WELL (9355).
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Health News
Sleep quantity and quality are key to good health
In observance of National Sleep Awareness Week (March 1-8), representatives from the Northwest Hospital Sleep Disorders Center will be in the Old Court Cafe March 2 - 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Sleep quantity and quality are key factors to our health and well being, so if you think that you may not be getting enough sleep, stop by our cafeteria booth to speak with our staff. Northwest Hospital is home to a state-of-the-art sleep disorders center with hotel-like rooms with Comfort Select sleep number beds. The center can perform diagnostic testing, evaluation, and treatment of sleep disorders and has private physician clinics. All physicians affiliated with the Sleep Center are board-certified in the area of sleep medicine.
For more information about sleep disorders, see us at lunch during Sleep Awareness Week or contact the Northwest Hospital Sleep Disorders Center at 410-601-WELL (9355).
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We live in a country where a third of adults report that they get less than six hours of sleep a night, which doesn't seem like a big deal until you consider the health risks that are associated with insufficient sleep. The next edition of KET's...
- Number Of Sleep-disorder Facilities Growing As Kentuckians Admit They're Tired
The number of sleep-disorder facilities in Kentucky doubled from 25 to 52 in the past 10 years, part of a nationwide trend to help the 70 million Americans who have trouble getting some shuteye. "Demand growth is a result of more physicians being better...
- Sleep More, Weigh Less By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom
by Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom Did you know that one of the major factors connected to weight gain is the lack of sleep? With our crazy, busy lives, we?re sleeping less than ever before. Most people are getting six hours or less despite the 7 to 8 hours nightly...
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