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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

Huntsville, AL (January 20, 2022) – Cases of COVID-19 are soaring due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. Dr. Ric Koler, emergency services physician with Crestwood Medical Center, shares what you need to know about the virus. Omicron appears to spread more easily than the original COVID virus and the Delta variant. Highly transmissible, Omicron moves quickly from person to person, primarily increasing infections and hospitalizations among the unvaccinated along with some breakthrough cases. “Vacc... ... Read More

Huntsville, AL – Crestwood Medical Center today announced that Wanda Wilson, RN, has been selected to receive its Nursing Excellence Award. This peer-nominated award recognizes the critical role nurses have played in treating patients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and is open to qualifying RNs and LPNs working in a direct patient care position who consistently demonstrate characteristics synonymous with nursing excellence. Wanda was chosen from among nominations across the organization for her outsta... ... Read More

Early detection and treatment supports the best possible outcomes Huntsville, AL, 10/1/21 – Breast cancer and other medical illnesses remain a risk for women - even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, due to concerns about the virus, many women have postponed their annual screening mammograms, increasing their risk of undetected cancer. Crestwood Medical Center is encouraging women who may have delayed their mammograms to schedule the screening now, because when breast cancer is detect... ... Read More

Breast Care at The Crestwood Women’s Center at Crestwood Medical Center has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). By awarding facilities the status of a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, the ACR recognizes breast imaging centers that have earned accreditation in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, and breast ultrasound (including ultrasound-guided breast biopsy). Peer-review evaluations, conducted in each breast imaging modality by boar... ... Read More