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February 2020 A FREE Publication
BCH Emergency Adds Mental BCH Emergency Adds Mental Health Telehealth ServicesHealth Telehealth Services
Kensly Williams PA-CKensly Williams PA-CJoins JCH&LJoins JCH&L
Heart HealthHeart Health& Exercise& Exercise
Go Red For WomenGo Red For Women
Heart Health Heart Health MONTHMONTH
February IsFebruary Is
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Inspiring a Lifetime of Health
2200 H St., P.O. Box 277, Fairbury, NE | 402-729-3351 jchealthandlife.org
Photo by Digital Sky
We support the American Heart Association as one of the sponsors of Go Red for Women
Jefferson Community Health & Life —enhancing your heart health!• Family medicine clinics—Fairbury and Plymouth• Cardiac Rehab• Visiting cardiologists• Nuclear scans, echocardiograms• Diabetes Education Classes• Smart Moves lifestyle change program• Exercise opportunities at the Burkley Fitness Center
HEALTHY HEARTS—HEALTHY LIVES
Go Red for Women – a popular community event in its sixth year – is ready to set new records with its 2020 events. This year’s celebrity waiter event, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22, was sold out in December, with 192 tickets sold. Go Red for Women started in 2015
as an event to give women a fun and interesting opportunity to learn about heart disease and raise money for research. It began with a Celebrity Waiter Event, and five years later has grown to a countywide event which included a Thanksgiving bake sale, a Valentine’s Bake Sale, Heart Bingo, Denim Day at JCH&L and the ev-er-popular Celebrity Waiter Event. Everyone is encour-aged to wear red on Friday, Feb. 7, on National Wear Red Day. This year’s goal is to raise $20,000.Although heart disease
affects women as much as men, much more research has been done regarding men and heart disease. There is much information on the symptoms and warning signs of heart disease for men. But as research has been done on women, it is found that they experience heart disease differently than men. More research is needed to learn how women experience heart disease, and how they respond to treatment.According to the American
Heart Association, one out of every three deaths among women in the U.S. each year is attributed to cardiovascu-lar diseases including heart disease and stroke, making it the No. 1 killer of women in this country and causing more fatalities than all forms of cancer combined. How-ever, only one in five Amer-ican women believes that heart disease is her greatest health threat. Go Red for Women is an effort to raise awareness of heart disease and empower women with the necessary tools to lead heart healthy lives.An estimated 43 million
women in the U.S. are affected by cardiovascular disease, resulting in over 400,000 deaths each year, according to the American Heart As-sociation. The symptoms of cardio-vascular disease, such as shortness of breath, nausea, back pain and sweating, can be easy to miss and sometimes not outwardly apparent, causing it to be known as a “silent killer.” However, by knowing the risk factors and taking simple steps like stop smoking, regular physical ac-tivity, eating a heart healthy diet and blood pressure monitoring, women can decrease their chances of heart illness.Heart disease claims the life of
nearly one woman in the United
Go Red For Women
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No way to exercise?
5 laps inside Indian
Creek Mall, Beatrice,
is 1.1 miles!
Heart DiseaseIt can affect anyone.Heart Disease is on therise in Men & Womenin their 40s to 60s.
Stopping Tobacco Use:One of the BEST thingsyou can dofor your heart!
Did You Know?
Heart Disease is the leading
cause of death for BOTH
Women & Men.
LoveNOTES
HEART MONTH
Brought to you by Cardiac Rehab atBeatrice Community Hospital 402-223-7328
CARDIAC REHABis available at BCH.Call today to seeif you qualify!
The Beatrice Community Hospital Emergen-cy Department has entered into a partnership with Bryan Health to provide mental health triage services via telehealth.The service is available 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
seven days a week.This service will allow for patients to be
screened by Bryan Health providers via elec-tronic communications to determine if they may need inpatient care. Previously, patients who might have been considered candidates for inpatient care had to be transported to the Bryan ED for screening, and then if inpatient care was deemed unnecessary the patient had to find transportation to return home.If inpatient care is not prescribed, patients in
the BCH or Bryan Health emergency depart-ments are provided with a treatment plan for follow-up care.
BCH Emergency Department Adds
Mental Health Telehealth Services
States every minute; however, many women continue to falsely believe the disease is one that just targets men or the elderly and don’t take enough action to reduce their personal risk. The American Heart Associa-tion established “Go Red For Women” in 2004 to encour-age women to know their risk factors and adopt healthy lifestyle practices to help pre-vent heart disease. Since the creation of the program, more than two million women have participated by taking the “Go Red Heart Check Up” and an estimated 627,000 lives have been saved.Fairbury has been rec-
ognized by the American Heart Association as the highest per capita in giving of all the communities in Nebraska. A total
of more than $56,000 has been donated to the American Heart Association in the first five years of the event.
Go Red from last page
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Inspiring a Lifetime of Health
How much exercise do you need to have
a healthy heart?The American Heart Asso-
ciation recommends:*At least 150 minutes each
week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity, or 75 min-utes per week of vigorous aerobic activity. *Make sure to get up and
move during the day. Even light activity is better than sitting.*Moderate to vigorous
aerobic exercise will make your heart beat faster and will make you breath hard-er than normal. As you become more fit, increase your time and intensity.
*Include resistance or weight training at least twice a week to add muscle.And exercise doesn’t help
only your heart health. Physical activity is linked with better sleep, memo-ry and bal-ance. More activity also means less risk of weight gain, chron-ic disease, dementia and depression.If you’d like
help getting started with an exercise program, come to JCH&L Burkley Fitness Center. With an indoor pool, cardio and weight equip-ment, and a variety of class-
es, we can help you get started with heart-healthy and life healthy exercise.If you have any chronic
health conditions, talk to your healthcare provid-
er about what types and amounts of physical activity are recommended for you before starting an exercise program.
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909 17th St., Fairbury, NE 402-729-2289
www.heritagefairbury.com
• Short-Term Rehabilitation
Get Well - Go Home!• Skilled Nursing
Private Rooms Available• Alzheimer’s & Dementia
Changing the view of Long-Term Care!
Support Group Meetings/EventsBCH-BeatriceGrief Support
Group2-3 p.m.1st & 3rd
ThursdaysChapel, The Kensington,
BeatriceFree, To register,
call 402-223-2366 by the Monday
before each class
Breastfeeding Support Group
Meets 3rd
Thursday of each month
6:30-7:30 p.m.BCH Women’s & Children’s ClinicNorth U.S. Hwy
77, BeatriceFree,
No pre-registration
402-223-7315
Hip & Knee Joint Camp SeminarHeld monthly, Feb. 20, 6:30
p.m.BCH Conference
CenterNorth U.S. Hwy
77, BeatriceDesigned for
anyone thinking about or planning
for hip or knee replacement
surgeryFree, No pre-registration
402-223-7280
JCH&L-Fairbury
Alzheimers Caregivers
Support Group
Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m. small
conference room.
Parkinson’s Support Group Feb. 10, 10 a.m. small conference
room.
Fillmore County Hospital -Geneva
Diabetic Support Group
Caregiver Support Group
417 5th St. • Fairbury, NE 68352402-729-6121
Bill RungeBarry Schwab
Brooke Schwab
Why choose Fillmore County Hospital?Community. We strive to give our patients exceptional care and education while maintaining our small town personal touch. Our community is our family and that makes the care we give even more important!
Patient Centered. We believe that making time for our patients is our number one quality, and we do our best to work exercise and healthy living into a program that will fit your lifestyle!
Continuity of care. Care you receive in cardiac rehab follows the patient beyond rehab. Our unique program enables our cardiac rehab nurses to work directly with the cardiologists that come from Bryan Heart Institute Nebraska Heart Institute, and Pioneer Heart every week, ensuring continuity of care and direct patient advocacy.
Local care Matters. Why drive for services that you can receive in your community? Having access to a nationally certified program and cardiologist at home is important. We work hard to bring you quality care and education without the drive and wait times.
What is Cardiac Rehab?Cardiac rehab is a supervised exercise program that also provides education about nutrition, medication use and general lifestyle choices to help patients strengthen their hearts and lead healthier lives.
Your therapy team will work with you to tailor a program that fits your life and needs.
The ultimate goal of any cardiac rehabilitation program is to lower the likelihood of future heart problems or related death. And as many people who’ve participated these programs can attest, it can help you feel better physically and emotionally and give you greater control over your health.
Who qualifies? Anyone who has had a cardiac procedure or event such as:
- A heart attack in the last 12 months- Coronary artery bypass surgery- Current stable angina- A heart valve repair or replacement- A coronary angioplasty or coronary stent - A heart or heart-lung transplant- Stable chronic heart failure- NEW: Peripheral Artery Disease
For more information, contact our FCH cardiac rehab team members at
(402) 759-3167
1900 F Street • Geneva, NE 68361www.myfch.org
During Heart Health Month (February), Fillmore County Hospital is offering
Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring CT Scans
Who should get screened for a Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring CT Scan?
• Older than age 55• Family history of heart disease• High cholesterol• High blood pressure• Smoking• Lack of physical activity• Diabetic• Overweight• Post-menopausal women
$75
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Kensly Williams PA-CJoins JCH&L in February
402-682-7661Like Us On FacebookAseracare Hospice-Beatrice
The Reality At AseraCare Hospice:AseraCare Hospice is specialized care provided to
patients wherever they live.AseraCare Hospice is helpful for anyone suffering
the effects of a disease in its final stages.AseraCare Hospice manages the clinical, emotional and spiritual symptoms to provide quality end-of-life care.
AseraCare Hospice is a benefit under Medicare, Medicaid and many private insurance companies.
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Serving Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Otoe, Pawnee, Nemaha and Richardson Counties
Kensly Williams, PA-C, joins Jef-ferson Community Health & Life
this month. In her new position she will see patients in the Fairbury Clinic and later in the year in the Plymouth Clinic, and care for patients in the Emergency Room.“I like family medicine because you
see everything,” Williams said.She said she has always known
she wanted to work in health care. She decided to become a physician assistant because she liked the fact that PAs can spend more time with patients doing education.As she begins her work as a PA,
she is also excited to use her skills in speaking Spanish. It will be a benefit to JCH&L and area residents who
speak Spanish that she can care for them in their own language.She is a graduate of Waverly High
School; Morningside College, Sioux City, with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a minor in Spanish; and the University of Nebraska Medical Center Physician Assistant program. She is certified by the National Com-mission on Certification of Physician Assistants.She said a rotation in Fairbury in
2019 as a part of her PA program education was a factor in deciding JCH&L was a good location to work. She said she could experience that everyone was friendly and helpful to her as a student, and felt the com-munity and staff would be welcoming to a new health care provider. She was one of the presenters for the Women’s Health Fair in September. She and her husband Keegan decid-ed Fairbury was a great location for
them, with family in the Lincoln area and a family cabin at Lovewell. Kee-gan is now a nurse at JCH&L.Williams begins seeing patients at
the Fairbury Clinic Feb. 10. She will accept new and established patients. To make an appointment, call 402-
729-3361.
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Call Katie at Agemark for more information or to book your tour:
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Bad Tooth-Brushing Habits Tied To Higher Heart RiskBrushing your teeth twice a day
for at least two minutes may lower the risk of cardiovascular diseas-es, a new study suggests.Previous studies have found a link
between heart disease and periodon-tal disease – a condition marked by gum infection, gum inflammation and tooth damage. The new study, being presented Saturday at the American Heart Associ-ation's Scien-tific Sessions meeting in Chi-cago, looked at whether a person's tooth-brushing habits were associated with their risk of hav-ing or dying from a heart attack, heart failure or stroke.Researchers asked 682 people
about their tooth-brushing behavior. After adjusting for various factors, they found that those who said they brushed less than twice a day for less than two minutes had a three-fold in-creased risk compared to those who said they brushed at least twice a day for at least two minutes.
Dr. Shogo Matsui, the study's lead researcher, said the findings suggest "poor oral health, based on daily teeth-brushing behavior, is associat-ed with" poorer heart health. It's pos-sible that longer tooth brushing might reduce this risk, but the new study was not designed to prove cause-and-effect, said Matsui, a researcher at the Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences at Hiroshima Univer-
sity in Japan.Dr. Ann Bolger,
a cardiologist and professor of medicine emeritus at the Univer-sity of California, San Francisco, agreed the observational study had limitations.Even so, Bolger
said the science supports a potential connection between dental health and heart health. Gum disease is one of the diseases "where the body may be in a sort of con-tinual state of inflammation, and this seems to be a very powerful predictor of cardio-vascular disease," she said.A separate study published
last month in the AHA journal Hy-pertension found that gum disease appears to worsen blood pressure and interferes with medications to treat hypertension.Poor dental health also poses a risk
to people with heart valve problems, Bolger said.The American Dental Association
recommends brushing your teeth twice a day for two minutes with fluo-ride toothpaste.
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Sat., March 286:30 - 11am
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More details at www.beatricecommunityhospital.com*8 Hour Fasting Required
The Beatrice Community Hospi-tal Rehabilitation Services De-partment has expanded therapy services for patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a pro-gressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. BCH Occupational Therapist
Brooke Jensen recently became a certified LSVT BIG clinician, which now allows the BCH Rehabilita-tion Services Team to offer LSVT BIG in addition to LSVT LOUD for patients with Parkinson's.LSVT BIG is an intensive, ef-
fective, one-on-one treatment created to change the perception of movement of someone with Parkinson's disease and other neurological conditions. LSVT BIG addresses walking, balance and other activities of daily living (for example, writing, dressing and getting up from low chairs) or even job-related tasks.BCH Occupational Therapy
Assistant Shelly Barton is also certified in LSVT BIG.
BCH Speech Therapist Ash-ley Lester is a certified LSVT LOUD clinician. LSVT LOUD is a speech treatment program that improves vocal loudness by using a systematic hierarchy of exercises for recalibrating the patient’s perception of and output of adequate vocal vol-
ume, which is frequently skewed by Parkinson’s.Enrollment in the therapy pro-
gram requires a prescription from a doctor, and an evaluation by the Rehab therapists.For more information, contact
BCH Rehab at 402-223-7341.
Speech Therapist Ashley Lester (left) and Occupational Therapist Brooke Jensen now offer LSVT BIG and LOUD therapy at Beatrice Community Hospital for patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
BCH Rehab Services Expands Parkinson’s
Therapy Program
