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07/25/2025

Pressure injuries, commonly known as pressure ulcers or bedsores, can happen at home to people who have a limited ability to change positions, but they can also happen to patients with longer hospital stays.Any bony prominence can cause a pressure injury, but they commonly occur in places like the heels, ankles and hips.

"All of the nurses here are educated on pressure injury risk assessment," explains Grecia Luna BSN, RN, CWON with Inpatient Wound Care at St. Joseph’s/Candler. "It is part of what we call a pressure injury prevention care bundle. Every two hours, nurses will help any patient turn in their bed if they cannot do it themselves."

Learn what nurses do for a patient who has a pressure injury or is at high risk for one at https://www.sjchs.org/resource-hub/smart-living-magazine/july-august-2023/ask-a-magnet-nurse

07/24/2025

Smoking is still the highest risk factor for developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD. For non-smokers, occupational dust and chemical exposures, as well as indoor and outdoor air pollution exposure, contribute to a higher risk. Genetically, individuals who lack the ability to produce a lung protective protein called alpha-1 antitrypsin are also at greater risk for the disease.

Learn more at https://www.sjchs.org/resource-hub/smart-living-magazine/july-august-2024/clearing-the-air-on-copd

07/23/2025

Heat rash, also known as prickly heat or miliaria rubra, is common in children but can affect adults too, especially in a hot and humid climate. When sweat is trapped in folds of skin or by clothing and is unable to evaporate, it causes small, reddish bumps to form. These bumps can often be intensely itchy.

But you must resist the urge to scratch.

“Scratching can cause further irritation, and even infection or scarring,” warns Jerrod Anderson, MD, of St. Joseph’s/Candler Primary Care in Richmond Hill at Heartwood. Luckily, moving to a cool spot indoors, removing or replacing items of clothing and allowing the sweat to escape and evaporate can clear most heat rashes fairly quickly. If it doesn’t, it might be time to make an appointment.

Learn more at https://www.sjchs.org/resource-hub/smart-living-magazine/july-august-2025/doctor's-orders

07/22/2025

Second-year students at the Medical College of Georgia – Savannah Campus stopped by The Children's House today with a very special offer: to give the children's teddy bears and other stuffies a full check-up!

They invited the kids to join them and help with checking their teddies' eyes, ears, and bodies to make sure everything was A-OK. The kids had a blast and were happy to report clean bills of health all around.

"Our goal is to help children understand that medical visits don't have to be unfamiliar or scary," said Akshara Jayaraman, an MD candidate at MCG who organized the clinic. "This way, they get to join in and be caregivers too."

Many of the MCG students are hoping to specialize in pediatrics for their careers, so this gave them a chance to connect and communicate with children and to explain medical concepts in age-appropriate terms.

07/21/2025

Shoulder injuries can occur for a variety of reasons. One we can’t control is age. If you are over 40, there’s a good chance you have some type of tear – whether big or small, painful or not – to the cartilage in your shoulders from natural use over the years.

You can also injure your shoulder doing overhead activities – for example, playing tennis – and overuse activities – such as repeated lifting on the job. Dr. Steven Greer with St. Joseph’s/Candler Physician Network – Bone, Joint & Muscle Care sees a lot of shoulder injuries in athletes, but also in certain occupations such as mechanics.

The thing about musculoskeletal injuries, Dr. Greer says, is that most are not emergencies, and nearly 80 percent of them don’t require surgery. However, that doesn’t mean you should live in pain. Shoulder injury pain varies from person to person depending on the degree of injury.

“A lot of times patients will have shoulder pain for years and don’t come see me until it keeps them from sleeping at night,” Dr. Greer says. “When it interferes with your sleep or overall quality of life, that’s when a lot of patients come in so we can help.”

Learn more at https://www.sjchs.org/living-smart-blog/blog-details/blog/2023/02/21/shoulder-pain-you-don-t-have-to-live-with-it

07/20/2025

Tickets are on sale now for the 23rd annual SmartWomen Luncheon & Expo. To purchase a table or individual tickets, visit https://www.sjchs.org/about-us/foundations/foundations-events/smartwomen/smartwomen.

Hurry while they last!

This year's speaker is TV personality, designer and author Stacy London. Best known as the co-host of the iconic TLC show What Not To Wear, London was a regular correspondent on Today, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Access Hollywood, The View, and Rachael Ray for many years. Amazon has announced her new TV show with Clinton Kelly slated to air in 2025.

She served as the spokesperson for Pantene, Dr. Scholl’s, Lee Jeans, and Woolite. Her book, The Truth About Style, was a New York Times bestseller.

The SmartWomen Luncheon & Expo is an annual fundraiser for St. Joseph's/Candler's Mary Telfair Women's Hospital, which includes the Mammography Fund at Telfair Pavilion. The purpose of raising money for this fund is to provide programs, services and capital support for mammography related initiatives that benefit appropriately qualified patients who are uninsured or underinsured. The SmartWomen Luncheon & Expo has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Telfair Mammography Fund to meet this goal since its inception over a decade ago.

The 22nd annual fundraiser raised a record amount of more than $248,000.

07/18/2025

Meet Cliff Mills, Groundskeeper II for the entire Candler Hospital campus from the LCRP to our building on Paulsen Street and everything in between. Cliff has worked here for almost seven years and is part of the team that takes care of anything outside, from the landscaping to the parking garages to fixing the irrigation systems. He may be mowing grass or pulling weeds one day and moving handicap parking signs the next.

“What do I enjoy about my job? When people say, ‘Everything looks beautiful. Y’all do such a great job.’ I also get my own personal satisfaction of seeing what I’ve done. I like to ride by and look at our hard work. I think some people are surprised that the health care system employs groundskeepers because a lot of bigger corporations hire outside for that. I also enjoy the people that work here. I see a lot of people outside and enjoy getting to chit chat with them from time to time.”

Meet other featured co-workers on our website: https://www.sjchs.org/home/about-us/our-coworkers

07/17/2025

“The great thing I find about yoga and mindfulness is that they can easily be incorporated into your daily routine,” says Sarah Hanson, Bē Health and Well-Being® navigator.

Begin with just a few minutes of practice each day and gradually increase the duration as you become more comfortable.

Hanson offers tips on getting started with a practice at https://www.sjchs.org/resource-hub/blogs/blog-detail/living-smart-blog/2025/07/17/take-a-break--give-yoga---mindfulness-a-try

07/15/2025

"I think people are better at recognizing signs of heat exhaustion with today’s knowledge," says Paddy Griffin, RN, with Candler Hospital's Emergency Department. "The most common symptoms include heavy sweating, fast and weak pulse, muscle cramps, and extreme thirst. You also have to watch out for headache, dizziness, fainting, nausea and vomiting.

"If you notice these, immediately move the person to a cool or air-conditioned space, remove unnecessary or heavy clothing, have them drink water and replace electrolytes with drinks like Gatorade or Powerade, and have them lay down and elevate their legs and feet slightly. If you are able to do this, you may avoid a trip to the ED."

For more about signs people can look for that indicate a life-threatening heat stroke, visit https://www.sjchs.org/resource-hub/smart-living-magazine/july-august-2024/ask-a-magnet-nurse

07/11/2025

Many kids will reach for a brightly colored sports drink like Gatorade and Powerade before they pick up a water bottle. But is that the healthiest choice?

“Sports drinks do help athletes replace fluids and electrolytes that they’ve lost during high levels of competition,” says Brian Tuten, Manager of Sports Medicine at St. Joseph's/Candler. “We recommend them for any sport or conditioning lasting longer than an hour or so of continuous play.”

During the rest of the day, it's important to drink water, says Tuten. Learn more at https://www.sjchs.org/resource-hub/smart-living-magazine/july-august-2024/an-aid-for-intensity

07/10/2025

There’s a reason we have fluid in our inner ears. It keeps hearing and balance in order. However, too much fluid can disrupt our hearing and balance systems.

One such condition that can result from too much fluid in the inner ear is Meniere’s disease. Meniere’s disease is an inner ear disorder that affects the hearing and balance systems, resulting in sudden onset, and often severe, attacks of vertigo and hearing-related symptoms, such as fullness or pressure, ringing or roaring in the ear and low-pitch hearing loss, explains Rachel Goldsmith, Au.D., CCC-A, senior audiologist at Georgia Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists.

“For it to be a Meniere’s disease diagnosis, you usually have to have vertigo and most of those hearing-related symptoms, and it has to occur two times or more,” Goldsmith says. “If someone has these symptoms, they should call their primary care doctor immediately, or if they are established with an ENT, get an appointment.”

More at https://www.sjchs.org/resource-hub/blogs/blog-detail/living-smart-blog/2024/07/10/what-is-meniere-s-disease

$There's typically no warning for osteoporosis until you're sidelined by a fracture, explains endocrinologist Dr. Carolyn...$

07/09/2025

There's typically no warning for osteoporosis until you're sidelined by a fracture, explains endocrinologist Dr. Carolyn Neslon.

We know that fractures lead to increased morbidity and mortality. However, 84% of the estimated 2 million fractures a year in the U.S. are not tested or treated for osteoporosis.

Prevention should begin as early as in your 20s. Dr. Neslon shares advice with WSAV Kim Gusby on screening and treating the disease: https://www.wsav.com/video/community-corner-osteoporosis-what-is-it-and-how-can-it-be-prevented/10844876

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Pooler, GA
31322

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