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Physicians Surgical Hospitals Tops Best Places to Work in Health Care List Second Year in a Row
Read more: Physicians Surgical Hospitals Tops Best Places to Work in Health Care List Second Year in a RowWe are honored to announce that Physicians Surgical Hospitals have been listed by Modern Healthcare on the Best Places to Work in Health Care list as 18th overall and first in the category of small providers. This is the second year in a row Physicians Surgical Hospitals has received the top ranking in the small…
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Patient shares compassionate care received after suffering stroke
Read more: Patient shares compassionate care received after suffering strokeThe morning of September 21, 2013 Gilbert Solano headed to work like any other normal day. He arrived at work, grabbed a cup of coffee and sat down at his desk. After a quick break to the restroom, something was a little off as he sat back down. “I felt a little strange,” he recalls.…
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Taking the Fear Out of Breast Cancer
Read more: Taking the Fear Out of Breast CancerDiane Brown, 66, always wanted to have a family. “I have 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild and I’ve never been pregnant!” she shares of how her family came to be when in her 20s it didn’t look as promising. “I had a total hysterectomy at the age of 26.” She later adopted a daughter, Aaryn,…
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What Stroke Takes Away
Read more: What Stroke Takes AwayLarry Munday, 61, and his wife, Corene, were anxiously awaiting a trip across the country to welcome one of their sons, Scott, a staff sergeant in the United States Army, home from Afghanistan in March. They left their hometown of Perryton to spend the night at their other son’s home in Bushland – just outside…
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A Patient Guide to Managing Pain during a Hospitalization
Read more: A Patient Guide to Managing Pain during a HospitalizationWe all know what pain feels like, but communicating how much discomfort we are experiencing can be much easier said than done, especially in the hospital setting. Pain is different for everyone. Pain can be acute, typically sharp and sudden, or chronic, which persists over a period of time – weeks, months and even years.…
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Protection from Zika and Mosquito-borne Illnesses
Read more: Protection from Zika and Mosquito-borne IllnessesConcern continues to build as The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a recent report that more than 300 people in the United States have contracted the Zika virus, 31 of those being pregnant women. However, the vast majority of those cases are travel-associated cases with only locally acquired cases in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin…
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Exceeding Expectations of a Hospital Stay
Read more: Exceeding Expectations of a Hospital Stay“I am a very active person,” shares Doris Smith, 77. She and her husband, Phillip, live on Sunshine Ranch 25 miles outside of Amarillo, TX. “The ranch has been in my family for more than 100 years.” While Phillip feeds and cares for the cattle, Doris can also be found out on their property checking…
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What are our biggest obstacles to eating healthy?
Read more: What are our biggest obstacles to eating healthy?When was the last time you ate fast food? When was the last time you ate a healthy meal prepared at home? Is one of those questions more difficult to answer than the other? March is National Nutrition Month and we’re taking a closer look at the obstacles to eating a healthy diet. BSA Clinical…
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The Conversation to Have with Your Doctor after a Heart Attack
Read more: The Conversation to Have with Your Doctor after a Heart AttackThis year, an estimated 735,000 Americans will have a heart attack, and for 500,000 of them, it will be their first. Navigating life after a heart attack can be filled with anxiety and uncertainty, so it’s important to talk to your doctor and ask questions. What should I do after a heart attack? “Patients that have…
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One Woman’s Message after Surviving Heart Attacks
Read more: One Woman’s Message after Surviving Heart Attacks“I was supposed to take pictures at a wedding,” shares Amarillo photographer, Cissy Burch, 51. “But I didn’t know if I would be able to get out there.” Cissy looked through the window at the frozen landscape outside of her home. It was the Friday after Thanksgiving and, though not usually a busy wedding day,…