Healthnetwork Pulse - October 2008

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April 2009

**Breaking News!** AARP endorses 11 Healthnetwork Hospitals in "Right Hospital for You." To view a complete list of Healthnetwork Centers of Excellence click here

Ask Dr. Locke

What is the best way to lose and keep weight off without giving up carbohydrates?

Reuce your daily caloric intake and increase exercise. However, to maintain weight loss, modification of eating habits is essential. In addition to reducing saturated and trans fat in your diet, studies show that substituting "good" for "bad" carbohydrates will help to maintain weight loss. Good carbohydrates are whole grains, whole fruits, whole vegetables, beans, legumes and nuts. Bad carbohydrates are refined grains such as white flour, white rice and table sugar.

How to boost your metabolism

Have a question for the Healthnetwork Medical Director? Please submit questions to Dr. Susan Locke at help@healthnetworkfoundation.org. All questions will remain confidential.

Members Give Healthnetwork High Marks

Healthnetwork recently commissioned a professional surveying firm to gauge our members' and users' satisfaction with our organization. Here is what you told us:

Net Promoter® Score* = 5x the national average
84% rated the services provided with strong satisfaction
72% prefer to be contacted via e-mail

*Click here to read a summary of the results and learn more about the Net Promoter® score

Events

Richard Lipsey has taken advantage of and supported Healthnetwork Foundation for many years. Last month, Richard and his wife, Susan, hosted a reception at their Baton Rouge home to promote Healthnetwork and to encourage qualified friends to join. Founder, Bill Rowley and Co-President, Adam Kaufman met many business leaders from Baton Rouge, and the event went so well, Healthnetwork has planned another one for late spring in Naples, Florida.

If you would like to discuss hosting an event with Healthnetwork in your community, contact Adam Kaufman at adam@healthnetworkfoundation.org.

Important Mental Health Facts

26.2% of Americans over 18 suffer from a mental disorder in a given year
Major mental disorders cost America at least $193 billion annually in lost earnings
Reasons people do not seek treatment
- Illness not recognized
- Incorrect belief illness can’t be treated
- Stigma attached to mental illness

(statistics taken from the National Institute for Mental Health website, nimh.nih.gov)

Concerned that you or a loved one may be suffering from a mental illness? You are not alone. Call Healthnetwork today to be connected to AIR, Inc., a national behavioral health consulting, intervention and recovery management company that provides solutions to families and organizations that are struggling as a result of addictions, eating disorders, and mental illness. Call 440-893-0830 or e-mail help@healthnetworkfoundation.org.

Congratulations to the following Healthnetwork Partner Hospitals

1. Scripps Health, Mayo Clinic, and Baptist Health South Florida named on Fortune Magazine's "Best Companies to Work For 2008"

2. Baptist Hospital of Miami, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Scripps Health, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center earn HealthGrades Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence Award

What's New at our GOLD Hospitals

Screen or Not? What Those Prostate Studies Mean
Eric A. Klein, M.D., chairman of the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, weighs in on the risks and benefits of screening for prostate cancer.

10 Genes that Raise Sudden Death Risk
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified 10 genes that contribute to sudden cardiac arrest.

Loss of Virility Hints at Heart Issue
A new study by the Mayo Clinic indicates men with a loss of virility are twice as likely to develop heart disease.

Women and Heart Disease
Noel Bairey Merz, M.D., Director of the Women's Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, explains how the symptoms of a heart attack and heart disease manifest themselves differently in women and men.

New Strategy Developed to Diagnose Melanoma
A UCSF Medical Center research team is using genetic markers to distinguish moles from melanomas.

Are you concerned with any of these issues? Your health is our priority. Contact Healthnetwork today to schedule a geriatric assessment, executive physical and more. Call 440-893-0830 or e-mail help@healthnetworkfoundation.org.

GOLD Supporter Experience

"When I am home in Michigan I can access great physicians because I am on the board at the Henry Ford Hospital Foundation. However, I was at my Florida residence and wanted to see a specialist about a spine issue I was having. I could not believe the quality of the healthcare professionals that Healthnetwork connected me to so quickly." [read more]

Michel Williams

Michel Williams
Key Largo, Florida

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We look forward to hearing from you: 440-893-0830 or rachel@healthnetworkfoundation.org