Spring 2003
Vol. 2, No. 3
On November 3, Aimee Jo Brumback’s dream came true. She and her husband, Clay, welcomed twin sons, Samuel George and Luke Jackson, into the world at Lancaster General Women & Babies Hospital. Born just shy of 34 weeks, the twins spent a few days in the hospital’s Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) while Aimee Jo recuperated from medical complications related to the pregnancy.
Seventeen million people in the United States are living with diabetes, but close to six million do not realize it. Diabetes is not something that can afford to go ignored or untreated—close to 200,000 people die of diabetes-related complications each year.
The bulging of the American waistline has become a serious health concern. The Surgeon General of the United States has warned that obesity is running a close second to smoking as the most common cause of preventable deaths. As a healthcare provider, Lancaster General is lending a helping hand through programs and materials designed to aid individuals in developing and maintaining weight management programs.
Top 100. Five years in a row. To put it simply —we’re excited. We’re excited about being in such a special group of hospitals – only eight hospitals in the nation have received 100 Top Hospitals® distinction for each of the past five years.
Convenient and quality healthcare services will soon be closer than ever for residents in the Lititz area. With the spring opening of the Kissel Hill Health Center, those living in the northeast section of the county will no longer need to drive far for Lancaster General-quality services.
Everything in moderation—if you ask Michael Mavrides, that’s the key to staying healthy and the most important lesson he learned from the Lancaster General Cardiac Rehabilitation Program. Michael realized the importance of diet and exercise while enrolled in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program. In August 2001, Michael had open-heart surgery. Shortly thereafter, he enrolled in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and feels his time in the program was critical to his long-term success.