Archive for December, 2009



2009: Bon Secours Highlights of Good Health

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Bon Secours at the Jingle Bell Run, 2009
From all of us at Bon Secours, a grateful, heartfelt ‘thank you’ for letting us serve your good health in 2009.

Here are highlights from the past year. Together, they tell a story of improved service to our community and of growth of our healing mission.

    May

  • Cardiology Events: Heart Healthy Meal and Valuable Free Health Screenings Served at Mary Immaculate Hospital

Good health to you in the year to come!

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Three New Bon Secours In Motion Physical Therapy Clinics

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

In Motion Physical Therapy Boo Williams Sportsplex, Hampton

Bon Secours In Motion Physical Therapy ended 2009 with the opening of three new outpatient physical therapy clinics:

The new clinics join the Bon Secours In Motion network of outpatient physical therapy clinics, known for outstanding clinical care, appointments within 24 hours, and convenient locations.

Some In Motion clinics combine physical therapy with a Sports Medicine/Sports Performance focus. They are located at Virginia Beach, Harbour View in Suffolk and in York County.

In Motion also offers the services of a Brooke Mercedes, a Registered Dietician who is integrating nutrition into In Motion’s rehabilitation, wellness and performance programs. You’ll be seeing lots more of Brooke in the year to come. She has special certification in sports dietetics, and in general nutritional counseling to help individuals with weight loss and management.

The standard therapeautiv services offered across In Motion’s network focuses on classic physical therapy and sports rehabilitation for children, adults and seniors.

In addition, specialized therapy is offered at certain locations. Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Vestibular (balance re-training) therapy, and women’s health programs are among these special programs.

More locations are coming in 2010. We’ll keep you posted.

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New Year, New Career: Bon Secours Nurse Aide Training

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Bon Secours Certified Nurse Aide TrainingBon Secours Nurse Aide Training Program has a history of graduating successful Nurse Aides, and a history of program growth.

Since 1997, 87 classes have completed the seven-week training. Graduates work in every kind of health care setting, from hospitals to assisted living facilities. Some get additional training, often with assistance from employers.

Class sizes have grown from 10 to 40 students. Today, after four moves in its lifetime, the Nurse Aide Training Program makes its’ southside Hampton Roads home on the 4th floor of DePaul Medical Center.

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Decision Points: Facts, Feelings & Your Health

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Decision Points help you navigate personal health decisions

Everyone deals with tough decisions in their own way. Decision Points are interactive tools that help you to weigh your health care options. They were recently introduced in the Bon Secours Orthopaedic Institute pages.

Created by health educators and reviewed by board-certified physicians, Decision Points tools are provided to Bon Secours by Healthwise, a national healthcare information publisher. You’ll find them in the health information pages of bonsecourshamptonroads.com. These tools address a wide range of health issues;  medical tests, medicines and surgeries.

Each assessment tool presents the benefit, the risks, and the costs of your opting yes or no. It also factors in how you feel about the health issue.

Each Decision Point tool leads you through a quick, six-step learning session. The six steps of the process take as long to complete as it might to read a brief magazine article.

  1. Get the Facts
  2. Compare Options
  3. (rate) Your Feelings
  4. Your Decision
  5. Quiz Yourself (are you sure?)
  6. Your Summary  (”use this to talk with your doctor or loved ones about your decision.” )

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New Year’s Exercise: Handle Arthritis Pain

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Bon Secours In Motion Offers Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program
Bon Secours is committed to fighting arthritis – and kicks off 2010 with a new Arthritis Foundation Exercise program.

Recently, Bon Secours sponsored the Arthritis Foundation’s annual Jingle Bell Run here in Hampton Roads.

January 5, 2010, through Bon Secours In Motion Physical Therapy, we begin the New Year with a new Arthritis Foundation exercise program designed to ease the pain of arthritis, increase joint flexibility and range of motion.

The eight-week program will be presented at In Motion Physical Therapy at Yorktown Victory YMCA.

In Motion’s qualified instructors have been specially trained by the Arthritis Foundation to lead participants in gentle exercises geared to each individual’s fitness levels.

  • Class size is limited to 15 – register early
  • Physician’s clearance is needed to participate
  • Two classes each week (1-2pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays) for eight weeks (16 sessions)
  • Cost: $5/class ($80 for 16 session, eight-week program)

Contact In Motion at Victory Y (952-1900) for registration and class information.

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