National Women’s Health Week

May 14, 2013

A special guest post from FMH Women’s Health Navigator Trish Reggio, MSN, RN. As a woman, taking care of your own health needs is vital if you want to be able to care for all of the other special people in your life. May 12 – 18, 2013 is National Women’s Health Week, sponsored by the [...]

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Keeping Your Child Home from School

May 9, 2013

It’s 20 minutes to grab-your-backpack-and-get-out-the-door time and your child is complaining of a sick stomach. What’s a parent to do? Do you encourage him to rally and get ready or let him roll over and get more rest? It can be a tough call, particularly when the symptoms are subjective. Experts with the American Academy [...]

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Construction Update: Caisson Completion

May 7, 2013

As you can see in the aerial photo below, the FMH campus continues to show signs of progress as we work through our construction projects. Look a little to the left of the center of the photo and you’ll see the rooftop helipad. Looking just in front of the existing parking garage you’ll see our [...]

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Staying in Touch

May 2, 2013

This article is from our quarterly newsletter – Well Aware. If you’d like an electronic copy of the full newsletter, just ask! Leave a comment on this post or send me an email at achanguris@fmh.org! Many people must deal with chronic medical conditions such as Congestive Heart Failure, kidney disease, pneumonia, diabetes and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [...]

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Putting Melanoma Detection Apps to the Test

April 30, 2013

There seems to be an app for everything these days and health apps abound (generating $718 million worldwide in 2011), but are they reliable? That’s precisely the question a team of researchers with the University of Pittsburgh Department of Dermatology sought to answer when they reviewed four different apps that claim to identify whether a [...]

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All Lung CT Screenings are Not the Same

April 25, 2013

A guest post from the Medical Director of FMH’s Regional Cancer Therapy Center, Dr. Mark Soberman: In late 2012, FMH launched its Lung CT Screening Program.  Initially, as per the National Lung Screening Trial, eligible patients were those age 55-74, with a 30 pack year (1 pack a day for 30 years, 2 packs a day [...]

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Underage Drinking: Risks Go Beyond Drunk Driving

April 23, 2013

Underage drunk driving fatalities have been on a fairly steady decline over the past two decades according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA): Even so, on average, more than 3 people under the age of 21 die each day in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. But the dangers associated with underage drinking don’t stop there. [...]

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Camp Jamie Seeks Kids and Big Buddies

April 18, 2013

Do you know a grieving child? Hospice of Frederick can help. Camp Jamie will take place on May 17, 18 and 19, 2013. Held at Skycroft in Middletown, Maryland, camp is a weekend experience for children ages 6 through 14 who are grieving the death of a loved one. Children are paired with adults who can [...]

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Efficiency at the Point of Care

April 16, 2013

This article is from our quarterly newsletter – Well Aware. If you’d like an electronic copy of the full newsletter, just ask! Leave a comment on this post or send me an email at achanguris@fmh.org! Project champion Dr. Andrew Donelson says Computerized Physician Order Entry is improving patient safety by streamlining the ordering and documentation processes. As importantly, [...]

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Adopting a New Breastfeeding Initiative

April 11, 2013

Frederick Memorial Hospital is pledging to become a Maryland Best Practice Hospital in the area of breastfeeding support by meeting ten criteria recently adopted by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The ten criteria mirror Baby-Friendly USA’s Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding: Have a written breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to all [...]

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