Falls Start Your Health Downward Spiral
Lawrence Memorial Hospital trauma coordinator Kenna Young warns falls raise health risks for seniors and cites CDC data predicting seven fall deaths daily by 2030. She urges awareness, proper footwear, safe environments, and proactive prevention to halt the gradual health decline after a fall.
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Kenna Young
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Young
Fall prevention with yellow sock alerts at LMH
Lawrence Memorial Hospital promotes fall prevention citing yellow socks as a cue for help. LMH offers tai chi strength classes at three levels twice weekly and invites participation in the Aug 14 Senior Supper program. Information is available through Imh.org and Jessica Brewer of LMH.
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Mike Yoder
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Adhineh Mehdikhani
Lawrence
LMH
SMH
Imh.org
Jessica Brewer
Lawrence Journal-World’s Health
Imh
Doctors donate 11k to wipe medical debt in KC area
A group of 21 direct primary care clinics in Kansas City area donated about 11 000 to RIP Medical Debt to buy 1 470 000 in medical debt for 784 patients in Missouri and Kansas. The donation funds debt relief for low income and military or veteran patients, with eligibility based on income and debt level.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Midwest Direct
Kansas City Star
Ryan Neuhofel
NeuCare
Lawrence
Alliance Clinics
Allison Edwards
Kansas City Direct
Kan
Jennifer Smith
MDPCA
RIP Medical Debt
Edwards
Metro
Seven Bert Nash DBT Therapists Exit Center
Seven specialists in Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center’s dialectical behavior therapy program will leave, with Aug. 15 as their last day. The departures reduce the center’s DBT team to four, prompting reassignment reviews and potential referrals for high risk patients while the center hunts for replacements.
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Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Journal-World
Bert Nash
Patrick Schmitz
The
Journal- World
Schmitz
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