Celebrating Handwashing Awareness Week
By: Erin McNamara, CPhT, Quality Data Service Coordinator Let us travel back to the 19th century when the concept of hand hygiene was not yet fully understood. Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis, the father of hand hygiene, played a pivotal role in revolutionizing the practices of handwashing and sanitization. Dr. Semmelweis discovered the critical link between hand […]
Knowing & Acting On the Signs of Diabetes
By: Nicky Edwards, RN Care Manager November is known as National Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetes is a topic near and dear to my heart as I have been managing my diabetes for 29 years. It was not always a smooth ride, but through education and paying close attention, I’ve become more confident and successful at better managing it. In […]
November is COPD Awareness Month
By: George Beauregard, DO Chief Population Health Officer, SoNE HEALTH I’m certain that many of you are familiar with patients, friends, and perhaps even family members who are afflicted by this chronic disease, which is a common respiratory condition that affects approximately 10 percent of individuals over the age of 40. Approximately 15 percent […]