Choose My Hometown Hospital for Expert Heart Care That’s Always Ready and Always Close to Home. Heart disease is still the leading cause of death in the United States, causing about one in four deaths. Because heart disease is so prevalent and serious, My Hometown Hospital offers a full range of diagnostic technology and therapeutic …
At My Hometown Hospital, we take your heart very seriously. After all, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both American men and women, making it the most urgent health problem in the United States. The first step in reducing your risk for heart disease is to see your doctor and have your blood …
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True or False? Half of all women over age 50 will suffer a bone fracture caused in part by osteoporosis. Most lumps in the breast are cancer. Cancer is the leading cause of death in women. Women are less likely to suffer from an autoimmune disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and Crohn’s disease, than …
At Hometown Hospital Our Comprehensive Health Services Provide a Lifetime of Care for Women Women take care of many people during their lifetimes: parents, spouses, sons, daughters, grandchildren and others. But all too often, because women are so busy caring for others, they often neglect to take care of themselves. At Hometown Hospital, we encourage every woman …
Melissa Etheridge’s story of beating breast cancer is both inspiring and, unfortunately, all too familiar. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and almost all of us know somebody whose life has been affected by the disease, whether it’s a mother or a sister, a daughter or a friend. My Hometown Health, along with …
When Melissa Etheridge Was Diagnosed with Breast Cancer, She Decided to Take Charge of Her Life. Melissa Etheridge is more than one of rock music’s greatest female icons. Sure, she’s a two-time Grammy award winner who has sold more than 25 million records worldwide, with five Platinum albums. But the Kansas-born singer-songwriter has also won …
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Astronaut Rhea Seddon has taken what she learned at NASA to make hospitals safer nationwide. Dr. Rhea Seddon is a woman of many firsts. In 1978 she was one of the first six women accepted into the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Astronaut Corps, where she flew three Space Shuttle missions and spent a …
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20% How much your blood flow increases when you laugh hard. Increased blood flow reduces stress, which can cause heart disease. 38% How much hospitalizations for heart attacks decreased for Medicare patients from 1995 to 2014. 50% How much you reduce your risk of a heart attack after quitting smoking for one year. 50% …
When Every Second Counts in an an Emergency, Hometown Hospital Is Your First Choice The sooner you or a loved one receives treatment during a medical emergency, such as a heart attack, stroke or life-threatening injury, the greater your chances for survival. And that makes Hometown Hospital your best choice when you need medical attention …
When it comes to heart disease, knowledge is not only powerful, it can also be life-saving. Test your understanding of heart disease by answering these six true/false questions and then checking the answers below. A woman is more likely to survive the first year after a heart attack than a man. Taking an aspirin during …
