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Dear Fellow Midlanders, Hello! My name is Kathryn Lagus. I am an APRN at Midland Memorial Hospital. My family and I moved to Midland in the summer of 2022, and have since fallen in love with your town. Not long after the move, I was given what was truly a life-changing invitation to develop a palliative care program for Midland Health. I was ecstatic, and I did not even know how much better it was about to get. With deep thanks and appreciation to my family, who have allowed long days, late nights, many...
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Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia, and the risk is real, one in three seniors die with a form of dementia. The National Institutes of Health has spent billions of dollars on Alzheimer's research already. Let’s face reality; when it comes to stopping or reversing Alzheimer's disease, the current success rate is zero. Some experts believe the focus on developing a cure in the form of a single drug is wrong. Alzheimer’s is a complex chronic disease of aging, and a single agent may not...
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The cold and flu season has peaked in recent weeks and Midland Memorial Hospital wants to ensure everyone is informed about how to detect and manage the flu virus. Midland Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department has seen a steady increase of cases that involve flu-like symptoms, and several steps are being taken to prevent the spread of illness in our facility, including: more frequent disinfection of Emergency Department areas and furniture, as well as distribution of face masks to all ER patients who...
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Each year, we celebrate #HAVhope Friday to raise awareness about the efforts of America's hospitals and health systems in preventing violence. This year, on June 7th, the American Hospital Association (AHA) marks our eighth annual Hospitals Against Violence #HAVhope Friday with a spotlight on the SAVE Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768), bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting healthcare workers from workplace violence. Did you know that healthcare workers are five times more likely to be victims of workplace vi...
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A M edical I dentification C ard is important to have in the event of an emergency . A medical ID card can provide information about someone to first responders when they are not able to speak for themselves. It gives quick facts about the person’s health and history, so the right care can be given right away. Having a medical ID card in your phone or wallet can help prevent misdiagnosis, unwanted medications and treatments that can impose a risk to a patient’s health condition. Follow the instruc...
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