The choices you make today will impact your life tomorrow. This may sound like advice a mother gives her children, but it is especially true when it comes to taking care of your heart. While some risk factors for developing heart disease are beyond our control, such as age, race or family history, certain lifestyle choices we make in our 20s, 30s and 40s will definitely impact the quality of life in our 50s, 60s and 70s.

Heart disease – and heart attack – is not just for men. It’s the number one cause of death in women over the age of 25 and kills nearly twice as many American women than all types of cancer, including breast cancer.

Fortunately, you can take steps now to prevent heart disease and enjoy a healthier life in the years to come by:

• Not smoking.
• Exercising regularly.
• Eating a nutritious diet.
• Maintaining a healthy weight.

You also can attend a free, baseline heart screening for women only that will provide the information you need to possibly prevent heart disease and related problems. The screening includes a blood glucose test, blood cholesterol check, blood pressure monitoring, weight evaluation, and personal health assessment.

Date:               Saturday, February 4

Time:               8:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Location:        Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake
                       9440 Poppy Drive (near Garland Road and North Buckner Boulevard)

Reservations are required for the screening.
Call 866-764-3627 today to make your appointment.

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake
 214 324-6100

www.doctorshospitaldallas.com

Every year, approximately 600,000 American women undergo hysterectomies. The procedure to remove a woman’s uterus is the second most common surgical procedure performed in the United States on women of child-bearing age, and one in three women will have had one by age 60.

Hysterectomies can treat a number of medical issues — endometriosis, cancer, excessive uterine bleeding, uterine prolapse, chronic pelvic pain — and can also be performed several different ways. While a traditional abdominal hysterectomy requires a long incision to the abdomen, Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake also offers a laparoscopic, minimally invasive version of the procedure.

“We are always looking to offer the women we serve some of the best options available. Women may find several benefits from having a minimally invasive hysterectomy,” said Ronald Bristow, M.D., an obstetrician/gynecologist on the medical staff at Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake. “The laparoscopic procedure involves a much smaller incision than the traditional hysterectomy surgery, and patients also experience less post-operative pain and a faster recovery time.”

Recovery from a hysterectomy will depend on the type of surgery. Most women spend at least one to two days in the hospital. Abdominal surgery recovery takes about four to six weeks, while laparoscopic surgery recovery will last three to four weeks.

“Laparoscopic surgery requires special training, experience and equipment, so not all surgeons are skilled to perform it,” adds James Schermerhorn, M.D., obstetrician/gynecologist on the medical staff at Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake. “We’re proud that we can offer this important option to our patients — it’s yet another illustration of our strong commitment to quality patient care available at Doctors Hospital.”

For more information on minimally invasive hysterectomies, visit www.DoctorsHospitalDallas.com or call 1-800-887-2525 for a free referral to an obstetrician/gynecologist on the medical staff at Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake.

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake
9440 Poppy Drive
Dallas, TX 75218
214 324-6100

www.doctorshospitaldallas.com

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake is not just a hospital that has been serving the Lakewood community for more than 50 years. We are a modern facility that offers some of the most advanced technology and services in the area. From award-winning cardiac care to quality bariatric surgery, Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake is a full-service hospital that cares about the health and wellness of our community and our neighbors.

Conveniently located near the corner of Garland Road and Buckner Boulevard, Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake combines the personalized care of a community hospital with the level of quality care available at large medical centers. Our experienced hospital employees and more than 400 physicians on the medical staff care and treat patients as members of their own families. Patients are not recognized as room numbers or referred to by type of surgery. Rather, each person is greeted by name, cared for as an individual, and treated with the respect and dignity they deserve.

The hospital has been recognized as a Cycle II Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Chest Pain Centers for the ability to quickly recognize and treat patients suffering from a heart attack. The American Heart Association also awarded Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake the Get With The Guidelines^®–Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award.

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake provides general and vascular surgery, maternity and women’s services, orthopedics, neurology and neurosurgery, rehabilitation services, sleep disorder center, and wound and vein care.

At Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake, patients receive personalized care tailored to their unique needs in a soothing environment that promotes healing. Recent renovations have been made to maternity rooms, lobby and the Women’s Imaging Center, and the newly remodeled surgical suites feature hotel-inspired surroundings.

As a long-time member of the Lakewood community, we continue to sponsor events that promote health and well-being. Future activities include heart, stroke, women and heart disease, and colon cancer screenings. The hospital also offers monthly weight loss surgery options seminars and hosts a weight loss surgery support group.

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake cares about the health and wellness of our neighbors. Let us know what health topics are important to you. Email us at doctorshospitalwhiterock@tenethealth.com and share your feedback. Or visit us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/DoctorsHospitalWhiteRockLake.

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake
214 324-6100

www.doctorshospitaldallas.com

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies that Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients with 85 percent compliance for at least 24 months to core standard levels of care as outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology secondary prevention guidelines for heart failure patients.

Get With The Guidelines is a quality improvement initiative that provides hospital staff with tools that follow proven evidence-based guidelines and procedures in caring for heart failure patients to prevent future hospitalizations.

“Patients know that when they come to Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake for cardiac care they will benefit from the clinical excellence and quality care we provide,” says Melbert Hillert, Jr., M.D., cardiology medical director at Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake. “Assuring the highest possible standards for cardiovascular care is important to improving quality throughout the industry and building a healthier community.”

Under Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure, heart failure patients are started on aggressive risk reduction therapies such as cholesterol-lowering drugs, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, aspirin, diuretics and anticoagulants while in the hospital. They also receive smoking cessation counseling as well as referrals for cardiac rehabilitation before being discharged if appropriate.

“The full implementation of national heart failure guideline recommended care is a critical step in preventing recurrent hospitalizations and prolonging the lives of heart failure patients,” said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., chair of the Get With The Guidelines National Steering Committee and director of the TeleStroke and Acute Stroke Services at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass. “The goal of the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines program is to help hospitals like Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake implement appropriate evidence-based care and protocols that will reduce disability and the number of deaths in these patients. Published scientific studies are providing us with more and more evidence that Get With The Guidelines works.  Patients are getting the right care they need when they need it. That’s resulting in improved survival.”

“Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake is dedicated to making our care for heart failure patients among the best in the country and implementing the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure program will help us accomplish this goal by making it easier for our professionals to improve the long-term outcome for these patients,” said G. Scott Manis, FACHE, chief executive officer at Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake.

Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure helps Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake’s staff develop and implement acute and secondary prevention guideline processes. The program includes quality-improvement measures such as care maps, discharge protocols, standing orders and measurement tools. This quick and efficient use of guideline tools will enable Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake to improve the quality of care it provides heart failure patients, save lives and ultimately, reduce healthcare costs by lowering the recurrence of heart failure hospital admissions. 
 
According to the American Heart Association, about 5.7 million people suffer from heart failure.  Statistics also show that, each year, 670,000 new cases are diagnosed and more than 277,000 people will die of heart failure.

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake
9440 Poppy Drive
Dallas, TX 75218
214 324-6100

www.doctorshospitaldallas.com