Forty is not an age when you hear about people having strokes. So Lourdes nurse anesthetist Jennifer Ridgeway was surprised when she suffered an ischemic stroke following a workout. Following lifesaving care at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, fellow nurse and coworker Julie Panza refused to let her friend give up. From daily notes of encouragement to extra time on the rehab floor, the two friends worked until Jennifer recovered. Today, Jennifer is grateful to her coworker and her family at Lourdes for their commitment to care.
Your kidneys are a powerhouse: filtering blood to rid the body of waste, making hormones that control your blood pressure, producing red blood cells and keeping your bones strong. In fact, they do such a good job that even if you have chronic kidney disease (CKD), you may not know it until you need dialysis or a transplant. Learn more about CKD and how you can catch it early.
Interventional cardiologists at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center are using a first-of-its-kind filter to protect patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement from having a stroke.
Have you ever spent time, money and effort to get away, only to find you need a “vacation from your vacation” when you return? Instead of seeking out the next vacation hot spot this spring, consider a self-care staycation. The focus? You.
No one wants to go to the emergency room. They can be busy, stressful and frightening. However, there are things you can do to be an empowered patient or visitor while in the emergency room.
You’ve probably heard about folic acid in relation to pregnancy: It’s well-known that taking it regularly before and during early pregnancy helps prevent neural tube defects in babies. But there’s much more that this B vitamin does for your health.
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Bronze Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines founded in the latest scientific evidence. The goal is speeding recovery and reducing hospital readmissions for heart failure patients. Learn More »
Take the Community Health Survey
Federal law requires that nonprofit hospitals complete a community health needs assessment once every three years. The research compiled is used to illustrate and compare health trends and disparities across the region. Hospitals use the findings to develop and implement strategies to address the perceived health needs of the community. Lourdes Health System will be participating with the South Jersey Health Collaborative—consisting of hospitals, health systems and health departments within Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Ocean counties—to undertake this comprehensive study in 2019. We ask that you please participate in the five-minute survey. Your input is vital to ensure our hospitals meet the health needs of our region. To take the survey in English, click here. To take the survey in Spanish, click here.
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