Safety and injury prevention in the workplace Alana Montgomery, Family Nurse Practitioner Safety inside and outside of the workplace has become increasingly crucial now, more than ever. Each year the National Safety Council (NSC) is focused on saving lives and...
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Mental Health Matters
May is Mental illness awareness month, a chance for us to reflect on how mental illness can affect everyone directly and indirectly. The other day I was scrolling through social media and saw a clip of a comedian telling a story about a conversation he had with his...
Q&A with Krista Chiefa, Pediatric Physical Therapist
Delta Health Outpatient Therapies and Sports Performance is excited to welcome Krista Chiefa, Pediatric Physical Therapist as the newest addition to their team. Chiefa brings years of experience working with pediatric physical therapy patients and is thrilled to begin...
Multiple Vaccines for Children: Common Questions Answered
In my several years of practice, I have come across many parents who have concerns about their children getting multiple vaccines at one time. They are concerned that their child will hurt too much or be too stressed out from getting multiple shots at one time. Or...
Head Injuries in Children: what to do and look for as a parent
One of the most common injuries in pediatrics is when a child has a head injury. They may fall off something they have climbed on. They may knock their head walking around a corner. And small children often walk right into counter edges because they are often right...
The History of National Doctors’ Day and Thanking Delta County Doctors
By: Gwen Conrad Medical Staff Coordinator 89 years ago, the Auxiliary of the Barrow County Medical Society in Winder, Georgia received a request from Eudora Almond asking if March 30 could be observed as Doctor’s Day. Being married to a physician, she no doubt,...
The Basics of Childhood Nutrition
By: Amanda Lovette, M.D. Childhood nutrition is a hot topic and one I discuss frequently with my families in the office. Parents want to know the best foods to feed their child, what to do if they don’t eat or don’t want to eat what mom or dad have put on the table,...
Tips to encourage exercise in children and adolescents
When it comes to physical activities for older children and adolescents, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends at least 60 minutes of exercise and/or active play every day for children. For children, their idea of physical education is walking between...
The Reasons Why our Community Trusts Delta Health
By: Jacque Davis Delta Health Director of Marketing/Communications/PR Delta Health We say it in our mission statement; we practice it in our clinics, at the bedside and in our halls. It is on our nametags; it is on our minds and it is what we continually aspire and...
The new Delta Health Pain Center provides integrated approach to pain
Joe McBeain, CRNA, NSPM Fellowship Trained A certified registered nurse anesthetist, commonly known as a CRNA, is a professional licensed and certified independent anesthesia provider and pain manager. In the United States, CRNAs provide over 50 million anesthetics a...