Community Magazine
We are excited to welcome you to Adventist HealthCare & You, a quarterly magazine featuring the health stories of real people in our community that connects you with health care resources at our hospitals and beyond.
Current Issue – Summer 2013
Radio talk show host George Wilson, 65, of Hyattsville, relies on his ability to speak more than most. Yet a sudden stroke put his ability to speak and his life at risk. That story, upcoming community health classes & events, and more in the Summer 2013 issue of Adventist HealthCare & You magazine. To read, launch the interactive edition of the magazine or browse the articles below.
Doubly Blessed- Premature Babies Defy the Odds
Extremely premature twins defy the odds, thanks to advanced, expert care Thirty-three-year-old Tiffany Schetter of Germantown was just 20 weeks into her pregnancy when she learned that one of her unborn twins had only a small chance of survival. Tiffany and her husband, Aaron, were told their daughter was not getting adequate blood flow. Their doctor connected them with Jim Rost, MD, medical director of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, to learn about the care their babies would receive when they...
read moreVirtually Scarless
Minimally invasive, ‘single-site’ surgery offers big benefits As a busy wife and working mother of four boys, Yolanda Patzi, 38, of Germantown, was hoping the stomach pain she had been experiencing would go away on its own. “I didn’t want to miss work,” Patzi says. “But when the pain on my right side didn’t go away after nearly four weeks, I decided to go to the emergency room.” After an emergency room visit and a checkup with her primary care physician, doctors determined the problem was gallstones. Patzi was referred to Takoma Surgical to...
read moreBest for Baby
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital takes the lead in providing breastfeeding support and education to new moms Every parent wants to give his or her child the best start in life. The Birth Center at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital is honored to be part of that journey for more than 5,000 families each year, and is taking a journey of its own: to become one of the first “babyfriendly” hospitals in Maryland. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative from the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund is considered the gold standard...
read moreFast Action Fights the Effects of Stroke
Radio talk show host George Wilson, 65, of Hyattsville, relies on his ability to speak more than most. Yet a sudden stroke put his ability to speak and his life at risk. “George is never sick,” says Wilson’s wife, Iris. “He’s always the one taking care of me.” The tables quickly turned in December 2012 when Iris heard a loud thump in their bedroom. She found Wilson collapsed. “My vocal cords and the right side of my body suddenly became paralyzed,” Wilson recalls. Iris instructed their daughter to call 9-1-1. Wilson was taken by ambulance to...
read moreFrom Stroke to the Slopes
When Thomas Din, 61, an experienced skier and ski instructor at White Tail ski resort, was unable to walk up the stairs or grasp items, he knew it was time to call his doctor and explain his symptoms. “They immediately told me to call 9-1-1,” the Rockville resident says. It turned out Din, who has prediabetes and high blood pressure, was experiencing a stroke. He was taken by ambulance to Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, an accredited Primary Stroke Center and recipient of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Gold Plus Quality Achievement...
read moreDo You Need a Sleep Study?
If You Have Trouble Sleeping, Rest Assured That Help Is Here You wake up in the morning exhausted. You get sleepy—even fall asleep— while driving, reading or watching TV. You may also snore, have a hard time falling asleep at night or wake up in the middle of the night, unable to fall asleep again. If this sounds familiar, you might have a sleep disorder, and feeling tired isn’t the only concern. A sleep disorder can increase your risk for high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, diabetes and weight gain. Experts from the Sleep Disorders...
read moreA Healthier Heart Through Smaller Incisions
A Hyattsville man benefits from two minimally invasive procedures in one day More than a decade ago, a doctor detected a faint heart murmur in Clyde Neidhammer, now 67 years old, of Hyattsville. “He said not to worry at the moment, but down the road I might need surgery,” Neidhammer says. During a more recent doctor appointment for his wife with Sung Lee, MD, electrophysiologist at Washington Adventist Hospital, Neidhammer asked whether Dr. Lee would listen to his heart, telling him of the doctor’s cautionary warning 10 years ago. “I heard a...
read moreComprehensive Wound Care
An estimated 8 million Americans experience chronic wounds, which are wounds that have not responded to medical care within 30 days. Chronic wounds can be caused by diabetes, poor circulation, trauma, vascular disease and immobility. The Wound Care Centers at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville and Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park offer the most advanced treatment for chronic wounds, including the only hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) chambers in Montgomery County. HBO therapy is used to treat: Radiation cystitis Diabetic wounds...
read moreWhen A Wound Just Won’t Heal
Oxygen therapy helps a Frederick area woman improve her health and quality of life It was just weeks before her wedding when 31-year old Monique Marwani of Ijamsville in Frederick County learned she had cervical cancer. Marwani, now 38, received treatment that left her cancer free for more than five years but also caused some other health issues. “Sometimes when you have an illness like mine that lasts so long, the doctors will tell you you’re lucky to be alive and this is your new normal,” says Marwani, who was treated with...
read moreCardiac Care That Your Doctor Can Trust
After suffering chest pain, an Upper Marlboro physician chose to see the experts at Washington Adventist Hospital It was soon after Delbert Perkins, M.D., experienced unexplainable chest pain one evening that he put his heart and his trust in someone else’s hands. At his internal medicine practice in Upper Marlboro, Md., Perkins obtained an electrocardiogram (EKG), which records the heart’s electrical activity. He could tell by the results that something was wrong and requested his wife take him to the Emergency Department at Washington...
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