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To Your Health
Cancer Center Earns Top AccreditationLehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network’s Cancer Center is one of the first nationally to achieve “Network Cancer Program” accreditation, the highest available from the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer. It’s awarded for comprehensive, integrated, high-quality care.
Smoke-free WorkplaceLehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network is the region’s first major employer to become a totally smoke-free work environment. Smoking currently is banned inside the network’s properties. As of Jan. 1, 2007, after a year-long phase-in, the ban will extend to outdoor areas. “One of the best ways to ensure the well-being of our community is by confronting the nation’s leading cause of preventable deaths—smoking,” says president and CEO Elliot J. Sussman, M.D.
CPR Is SimplifiedThe American Heart Association has updated its guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The new simpler guidelines, based on the latest life-saving research, call for more chest compressions and fewer mouth-to-mouth breaths—and learning the technique now takes less time. Click here for CPR class information.
Don’t Let Diabetes Slow Your ChildPhysical activity is very important for children and teens with diabetes, says endocrinologist Matthew Corcoran, M.D., of Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network. “Exercise helps control blood sugar by building muscle and improving sensitivity to insulin. It certainly can be challenging, though, and young exercisers, athletes and their support teams need to learn about fueling themselves nutritionally, adjusting their insulin, monitoring their sugar and avoiding injury.” Find out more on March 18 at Level the Playing Field.
This page last updated 3/31/08 08:28 PM
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March April 2006
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Cancer Center Earns Top Accreditation
