To help those who are working shifts outside of the normal 9 to 5, Dr. Hardee answers these questions:• How does shift work, or working non-traditional hours, affect your health?• How long does it take to adjust to shift work?• What can you do to make the rotation to a different shift easier?• What is […]
Patient stories: How a primary care provider saved a life
Ernie Alessandrone moved to Travelers Rest, South Carolina, from his previous home state of Georgia and worked as an electrician. Diagnosed with congestive heart failure and hospitalized in 2019, Alessandrone recovered and began regular visits with primary care provider James Gettys, MD, at Travelers Rest Family Medicine. Alessandrone had returned to everyday life and hadn’t […]
Town hall: Summer safety tips for families
Drs. Jeremy Byrd, Kerry Sease, Spencer Robinson and Jeff Holloway answered questions on a variety of summer safety topics, including:
Town hall: Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and more
Drs. Frank Clark, Anu Nagar, Prexa Naik, Mike Parmer and Shilpa Srinivasan represent the full range of medical specialties that treat patients and caregivers who are dealing with Alzheimer’s disease and other neurocognitive conditions during their senior years. Questions about dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and more answered in this town hall, originally hosted on the Prisma […]
Town hall: Questions about mental health, answered
Psychiatry specialists Dr. Frank Clark, Dr. Michael Sierra, Dr. Shilpa Srinivasan and Dr. Stephanie Berg each answered questions about mental health care, including: Mental health has long been a sensitive topic that many aren’t comfortable speaking about openly. However, mental health is as important as and related to physical health, and it’s just as important […]
How to build a healthier workforce
Questions about how to build a healthier workforce that Dr. Brown answered included: One of the best ways to build a healthier workforce is to prevent common diseases and screen for common cancers as part of regular medical care. With Dr. Brown’s recommendations, your workforce will be able to prepare for and better prevent those […]