It may shock you to learn that women with children on the autism spectrum make 56 percent less than moms whose children don’t have health problems, and 35 percent less than mother’s whose kids have other health issues. The autism mom … Continue reading → »
I have a friend coming to visit this Friday at 8:30 a.m. in the Raymond C. Firestone Auditorium at Summa Akron City Hospital (Building 3 on this map). All of my flourish blog friends are welcome to come and meet … Continue reading → »
Recently, Summa Akron City Hospital received an award from the Ohio Patient Safety Institute of the Ohio Hospital Association. This award honors a health care organization for implementing the most innovative, evidence-based patient safety practice. T... »
Perhaps an optimist, I feel that we have the ability to create and make change. As a physician-in-training, I got involved in medicine to affect lives in a positive way. But I’ve come to realize that in order to advocate … Continue reading → »
Having trouble sleeping? You’re not alone. Millions of women have trouble sleeping at night. Trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or staying awake is common. You muscle through the day and try your best to put on a smile, but deep … Continue reading → »
February is American Heart Month, including Go Red for Women. We had our Women of Summa kick-off event last Friday for National Wear Red Day. Gotta say, Summa is a wonderful working community for women. We invited employees to an educational lunch … Co... »
As we rang in the New Year just a few short weeks ago, there were likely many celebrations involving alcohol. I think we would all agree that New Year’s Eve is one of the most iconic times associated with alcohol … Continue reading → »
January 16 cannot arrive soon enough! Why on earth am I so excited about January 16? We start the second class of A Time to Heal at Summa Akron City Hospital’s Cooper Cancer Center. A Time to Heal is a 12-week … Continue reading → »
The holiday season is upon us with the familiar Christmas craziness, increased traveling, shortened tempers, extensive gift lists, cranky family members and not enough time to truly enjoy the season. S L O W D O W N and consider … Continue rea... »
I recently had a chance to comment on a story in Balanced Living magazine on a common problem many women are afraid to talk about: Female Sexual Dysfunction. What many people don’t know is that 16 percent of women experience a knife-like … Continue rea... »
Part 2 of Jone’ Carpenter’s breast cancer survivor story. In addition to the friends and family that helped me through my battle with breast cancer, there is also an inner strength that I cultivated and followed. It took me clear … Continue reading → »
Jone’ Carpenter is a breast cancer survivor who lives in Cuyahoga Falls and is currently enrolled in Summa Health System’s A Time to Heal program. Thank you, Jone’, for sharing your inspiring story with us. Stay tuned for Part 2 tomorrow. … Continue re... »
