6/10/13 Methodist Charlton Medical Center and DeSoto Fire Rescue recently set a new record for fast heart attack care with a door-to-balloon (D2B) time of just 14 minutes. Their previous record was 24 minutes. Door-to-balloon time is the time between the patient’s arrival in the emergency department and the opening of the blocked artery following a heart attack. The cooperative ...
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The Survey Says: Stress Is a Big Concern for Clinicians
By Beth Leermakers Employee Health Coach Methodist Mansfield Medical Center and Methodist Charlton Medical Center Want to shed some pounds? Ready to start an exercise program? These are great intentions, but what I’ve discovered is that when employees initially come to me to discuss weight loss or exercise, within five minutes the conversation invariably turns to stress. T ...