Family Health Care Expands Medical Providers in Baldwin BALDWIN– Family Health Care is pleased to announce Jennifer Strahan, RN, FNP-BC, has joined its office at 1615 Michigan Avenue in Baldwin. She is the second provider to join the Baldwin medical team in the last two months, with Matt Steel, PA-C, starting in late September. The Baldwin facility also has a complement of primary care physicians that include Dr. Daniel Bow, internal medicine; Dr. Claudia Schroeder, ER and general family care; Dr. Daniel Gilligan, general adult health; Doni Simon, NP, specializing in adult health; Sharon Brenner, NP, specializing in pediatrics. Dr. Dannie Gentry, and Michelle Gentry, FNP, also provide OB/GYN services one day a week. Together, this team of nine medical providers is ensuring services are available for everyone, day or night, evenings and Saturdays. The addition of Jennifer Strahan to the team ensures that there is ample access every day. With growing demands for walk-in for acute care needs, as well as care for chronic illness, the organization is focused on ensuring that the medical staff has the needed expertise and experience to handle most anything that walks through the door. People in the area want medical care delivered by a person, not necessarily a computer. The health center offers that choice since medical care is more complicated and deserves a comprehensive approach. The organization is striving to ensure that care is not fragmented and individuals are served with quality, affordable services. The health center recently renovated its Baldwin location to include pharmacy, lab and radiology (ultrasound and mammography) services to further enhance the health impact on the community. The complement of nine primary health care providers ensures that individuals who need services in Lake County receive them. Ms. Strahan completed her Bachelors of Science in Nursing at Daemen College in Amherst, New York, and her Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner at D’Youville College in Buffalo, New York. She also has over five years of experience as an emergency room RN with expertise in pediatrics, women’s health and adult care. “I really want to make a difference in the care of patients,” said Ms. Strahan. “I am excited to be part of the patient-centered team at Family Health Care in Baldwin, and look forward to expanding access to the community through acute walk-in care and by offering ongoing medical care for all ages.” In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children. For the past 50 years, Family Health Care has focused on meeting the needs of its communities by growing and expanding services to provide rural residents and visitors to the area with quality affordable access to medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, behavioral health, laboratory and radiology services close to where they live, work and play. The Baldwin office is always open to new patients and walk-ins are welcome. The clinic is open Monday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Medical, lab and pharmacy services are open for extended hours to provide care for community members and visitors with medical issues. To make an appointment with the medical, dental or behavioral health team in Baldwin call (231) 745-4624. Pharmacy, lab and radiology services are also open to all.
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At Girls’ Night Out, local women share stories of hope, healing, with heart and humor
FREMONT – More than 220 women heard stories of hope and healing at Girls’ Night Out on Thursday night and came away with one common theme: Women don’t have to go through their health journeys alone. “When you start going through (menopause), find a support group, find a best friend that you can talk to, find somebody who can help you and give you the support,” said Cindy Warren, a grandmother from Holton who shared her physical and emotional journey through menopause. “You will get through it. Even though some days, you think you’re not going to be able to handle this anymore, you will get through it. I lived through it, I got through it.” Warren was one of seven women who took to the stage at the Dogwood Center for the Performing Arts in Fremont to share their personal healthcare stories. Danielle McCabe-Arbogast, a teacher in Hesperia, said she discovered she suffered from post-partum depression a few weeks after her daughter was born, when she experienced sleeplessness and extreme unhappiness. “I didn’t even want to hold my own daughter very much,” McCabe-Arbogast said. She said she was also agitated and although she did not feel suicidal, she felt little desire for life. “I did ask my doctor, I did ask for medication, I asked my doctor, ‘I know there’s medication, so could you please prescribe it for me?’ and they did do that for me, and they also would explain that my post-partum depression was just my hormones being out of balance,” she said, adding that she started attending church again and began socializing with other people as a way to overcome depression. Today, McCabe-Arbogast said her relationship with her family is far more satisfying, her days filled with more joy, laughter and happiness. In addition to McCabe-Arbogast and Warren, other speakers included Ethel Lobrigas, a physical therapist from Fremont, who discussed how pelvic health affected her life; Michelle Pekel, a hospice nurse from Fremont, who discussed her journey toward quitting cigarette addiction; Lisa Soueidan, a mammogram tech from Fremont, who confronted breast cancer in her early 40s; Julie Weiss of Fremont who talked about her heart disease; and Joni Erlewein, RN, who discussed ways to mobilize body, mind and spirit through mindfulness in the face of a health challenge. “You have got to have help, you cannot go home and think you can do it by yourself,” said Weiss, describing the days after she underwent major heart surgery for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. After she received an artificial valve, Weiss went through challenging physical therapy. She credits her determination to get answers for helping her take on a major heart disease. “You’ve got to listen to your heart, your stomach, everything,” she said. “Be your advocate and follow through. The doctors are wonderful. They’ve got lots and lots of patients, though. If it’s not right, keep searching.” The speakers’ stories also touched on topics that aren’t always openly discussed because of a perceived stigma attached to them, or as Warren described menopause: “It was the forbidden topic.” “Nobody wants to hear about (menopause),” Warren said. “A mom doesn’t want to go to her daughter and say, ‘Man, these night sweats are killing me. I have vaginal dryness.’ They don’t want to hear that stuff!” In addition to the speakers, the event also featured free screenings that corresponded to the topics being discussed, including scheduling mammograms and learning more information about quitting tobacco. Cheerleaders, costumed vegetables help Daisy Brook students kick off CATCH nutrition program
Daisy Brook elementary students celebrated being a CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) school on October 5, 2017 with a lively assembly. The varsity football and cheerleading teams led the students in the Fremont Fight Song and one lucky student, fifth-grader Faith Youngblood, was the recipient of the school spirit award and was awarded a Fremont football jersey. The Daisy Brook CATCH Committee got in the GO Food Spirit by dressing as fruits and vegetables. The students loved hearing about what GO foods and GO Activities would help them grow stronger and learn better. The entire school participated in a coordinated dance to Happy, a song by MercyMe. The fun can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhWc_LcHSk8&feature=youtu.be Daisy Brook is one of five districts within the county that are coordinating their efforts to create and foster a healthy environment within their school. In doing so, it is expected that kids will reap the benefits of positive health outcomes as well as positive educational outcomes. The evidence is abundant and continues to grow in support of healthier kids being better learners. Students have displayed excitement in learning about health during CATCH lessons by categorizing their snack choices into GO, SLOW, WHOA food categories, holding staff accountable for their food and drink choices and educating their families on what they are learning about healthy behaviors, food labels and much more! CATCH Champion, physical education teacher Julie Gardenour, is excited about how CATCH already fits into some of the initiatives Daisy Brook was already doing. Gardenour said: “The Catch Program has been such an encouraging program added to Daisy Brook this school year. Daisy Brook Elementary encourages students to be active after school with the Daisy Brook Fit Club and the Catch Program also supports an active lifestyle while promoting healthy eating and living habits. It has been a huge boost to our school this year.” Fremont’s Nutrition Service is highlighting GO foods on Daisy Brook’s cafeteria menu in addition to offering a variety of fruit and vegetables. The school has embraced the CATCH model and the excitement around staff and students becoming healthier has been contagious! Gerber Memorial Gift Shop annual Open House is Nov. 11; sales benefit patient programs, services
FREMONT– Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Gift Shop will host its annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, November 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Gift Shop is located on the first floor of the main hospital building, east of the main lobby and just past the Betty Ford Breast Care Services waiting room. This year’s annual open house features new and special items, including jewelry, hats and scarves, chala handbags, home decorations, clothing, toys and plushes, and holiday and seasonal gifts. All proceeds from sales at Gift Shop benefit Gerber Memorial programs and services though the Spectrum Health Foundation Gerber Memorial. “Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial’s Gift Shop is an important member of our team and a big contributor to our commitment to provide quality care and an exceptional patient experience to the families we serve,” said Paul Bedient, director of the Spectrum Health Foundation at Gerber Memorial. “We invite everyone to come to our Gift Shop Open House to buy special holidays gifts for friends and loved ones, and give back to our community at the same time. Thanks to our Gift Shop and it's terrific customers, Gerber Memorial can upgrade patient amenities, purchase much-needed medical equipment and improve comfort and convenience for our patients.” Some recent upgrades that Gift Shop sales directly funded include the purchase of a portable X-ray machine and the MRI machine in Gerber Memorial’s Radiology Department, as well as partial funding for the construction of Gerber Memorial’s Emergency Department, among many projects. For more information, contact the Gift Shop at 231.924.1368. |
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