Carol Francis is a caregiver to her husband, who suffers from late-stage Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. She also is a member of the Patient and Family Advisory Council at Christiana Care's Wilmington Hospital in Wilmington, Del. Here she discusses the concept of patient and family centered care with Melva Lane, BSN, MBA, RN-BC, Nurse Manager of 3 Surgery at Wilmington Hospital. Mrs. Francis and her husband stayed at Wilmington Hospital in 2009…
Carol Francis is a caregiver to her husband, who suffers from late-stage Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. She also is a member of the Patient and Family Advisory Council at Christiana Care's Wilmington Hospital in Wilmington, Del. Here she discusses the concept of patient and family centered care with Melva Lane, BSN, MBA, RN-BC, Nurse Manager of 3 Surgery at Wilmington Hospital. Mrs. Francis and her husband stayed at Wilmington Hospital in 2009…
In May 2008, Linda Dill had a stroke. This is the story of her treatment and recovery. Christiana Care earned the Gold Seal of Approval™ from the Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Centers.
One of the most common and difficult heart disorders to treat is atrial fibrillation. It affects more than 2 million Americans. Heart specialists and electrophysiologists at Christiana Care have begun performing a new type of A-fib ablation or correction procedure. They have been able to cure A-fib in 80 percent of their patients.
Using advanced technologies such as the Stereotaxis Niobe® Magnetic Navigation System, the skilled physicians at the…
Sunjay Shah, M.D. and Karen Karchner, RN, explain the benefits of treating cancer with CyberKnife, a highly-focused, intense beam of radation that surgically removes tumors without cutting.
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Thomas Bauer, M.D., and Charles Mulligan, M.D., discuss the world-class care that patients with lung cancer and other cancers receive at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center.
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Three patients discuss the ways in which their surgeries at the Center for Advanced Joint Replacement at Christiana Care's Wilmington Hospital changed their lives for the better.
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Bob Everett, a survivor of lymphatic cancer, shares his experience being treated at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and participating in one of the Center's clinical trials.
Based in Wilmington, DE, Christiana Care Health System is one of the largest health care providers in the mid-Atlantic region, serving all of Delaware and parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey. We are a not-for-profit teaching health system that includes two hospitals with more than 1,100 patient beds, a home health care service, preventive medicine, rehabilitation services, a network of primary care physicians and
Based in Wilmington, DE, Christiana Care Health System is one of the largest health care providers in the mid-Atlantic region, serving all of Delaware and parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey. We are a not-for-profit teaching health system that includes two hospitals with more than 1,100 patient beds, a home health care service, preventive medicine, rehabilitation services, a network of primary care physicians and an extensive range of outpatient services. Christiana Care is recognized as a regional center for excellence in cardiology, cancer, orthopaedics and women's health services, as well as for its Level-I trauma care and Level-3 neonatal intensive care (both highest capability).
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