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HUNTSVILLE, AL (7/12/22) – Maintaining a healthy digestive system, or gut, could be the key to better health. When healthy, the gut absorbs nutrients from food, eliminates waste, communicates with the brain and supports a healthy immune system and nervous system function. If the gut is unhealthy, it can cause digestive diseases which affect 60 - 70 million Americans according to the National Institute of Health. Signs of an unhealthy gut include an upset stomach, sudden weight gain or loss without chang... ... Read More

The American Heart Association presents the Get With The Guidelines awards for proven dedication to best practices and life-saving care. HUNTSVILLE, AL (7/6/22) – Crestwood Medical Center has received two American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times, and fewer readmissions to the hospital. Every 40 seco... ... Read More

HUNTSVILLE, AL (6/27/22) – The childbirth team at Crestwood Medical Center is now using an artificial intelligence-based maternal-fetal early warning system called PeriWatch Vigilance to enhance patient safety during labor and delivery. The system continuously monitors maternal vital signs, fetal heart rate, contractions, and labor progression to help clinicians quickly identify any concerning developments for faster intervention. Crestwood Medical Center delivered more than 1,300 babies in 2021. Sharon... ... Read More

HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, – Crestwood Medical Center’s Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Matthew Banks as chief executive officer effective July 18, 2022. Banks joins Crestwood from Merit Health Wesley, a 211-bed acute care facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he has served as CEO for the past 4 years. Previously, he was CEO at Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville, North Carolina; chief operating officer at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville, North Carolina; an... ... Read More

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Employees of Crestwood Medical Center are now eligible for new and enhanced benefits designed as pathways to help them eliminate existing student debt faster, pursue additional professional education and advance their careers. The goal in offering Crestwood Pathways benefits is to support and retain employees and attract a strong workforce, especially frontline nurses, technicians, therapists and other clinicians and caregivers, along with support personnel. Benefits include a new ... ... Read More

New American Heart Association Dietary Guidelines Huntsville, AL (3/11/22) – The new updated dietary guidelines from the American Heart Association focus more on your overall eating habits rather than a list of no-no’s. Taking in sufficient nutrients will support your heart health and general well-being over your lifetime. Research on dietary patterns has found 14% to 28% lower cardiovascular disease mortality among U.S. adults with high compared with low adherence to high-quality dietary patterns. Fill... ... Read More

Huntsville, AL – Daylight Saving Time (DST), the yearly practice of setting clocks forward one hour between March and November has been observed in much of the United States since 1966. The idea behind DST is to “save” natural light, since spring, summer, and early fall days typically get dark later in the evening compared to late fall and winter days. The non-DST period between November and March is known as Standard Time. When DST starts at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 13, 2022, we’ll set our clocks forwar... ... Read More

Huntsville, AL – The average U.S. life expectancy of 84 years means many Baby Boomers reaching age 65 have nearly two decades of life ahead. Advanced years bring more risks to your health that can impact quality of life as you age. Blair Chance, MD, MHP, a family medicine physician with Crestwood Medical Group Urgent & Primary Care-Winchester Road, reminds us some factors like genetics are beyond your control, but healthy lifestyle choices, timely identification and management of the following commo... ... Read More

Partnership helps patients access affordable, life-saving heart disease screenings during American Heart Month. [Huntsville, Alabama] — Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women each year but many people show no symptoms. To increase access to crucial screenings that can detect heart disease and provide patients with the time to improve their health outcomes, Crestwood Medical Center has partnered with online healthcare marketplace MDsave and will be offering $75 cardia... ... Read More

January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Huntsville, AL (January 25, 2022) – One of the great success stories in cancer research since annual Pap test cervical cancer screenings were introduced in the 1950s, cases of what was once the number one cancer in women have plummeted. Human Papillovirus (HPV) vaccination has further reduced the numbers. “Today, we know cervical cancer can be prevented with proper screening to find pre-cancers before they develop into invasive cancer,” said Dr. Victor... ... Read More