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The Methodist Hospital family mourns the death of Dr. Dr. J. Mario Gonzalez.
Dr. Gonzalez, Secretary of the Medical Staff, has been a pulmonary medicine leader at Methodist and across the Medical Center for decades. We will miss him terribly, both as a friend and as an outstanding clinician and researcher.
Our prayers and thoughts go out to his family during this tragedy.
Your body shape may be an indicator of what’s going on inside your body. People with an apple shape, where most of their fat is located in the stomach area, are at an increased risk for life threatening illnesses like heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Abdominal obesity can signal other dangerous problems like abnormal blood sugars, blood pressure, triglycerides and cholesterol levels.
People with 3 or more of these factors are known to have metabolic syndrome, a condition shared by 1 out of every 4 Americans.
Losing weight and reducing abdominal fat can reverse the risk factors that can lead to these dangerous diseases.
The Methodist Hospital family mourns the death of pioneering heart surgeon Dr. Michael E. DeBakey. Dr. DeBakey died at 9:38 p.m. Friday, July 11 from natural causes at The Methodist Hospital in Houston.
“Dr. DeBakey’s reputation brought many people into this institution, and he treated them all: heads of state, entertainers, businessmen and presidents, as well as people with no titles and no means,” said Ron Girotto, president of The Methodist Hospital System. “He always said that Methodist is a hospital with a soul … and for more than 50 years, Dr. DeBakey has been the heart and soul of Methodist.”
“He has improved the human condition and touched the lives of generations to come,” continued Girotto. “We will greatly miss him.”
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About the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center…
New features on The Methodist Hospital System’s award-winning website can enable patients and other visitors to more easily choose a physician, pay their hospital bills and send blessings or prayers to patients.
On Methodist’s popular Find A Physician service, selected physicians now offer a short video where the physician describes his or her specialties and philosophy of patient care. Once a physician is selected, a patient can then easily schedule an appointment online.
Another new feature for the website allows patients to pay their hospital bills online. After a short registration, patients are given a password to access a secure site where they can arrange for payment through credit cards.
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital has an online service that allows visitors to send blessings to patients, family physicians or members of the hospital staff. The blessings are then printed and displayed in various parts of the hospital, including patient rooms.
In addition to these online customer services, the website also offers a number of new blogs that enables readers to keep up with breaking health care news and information on services from Methodist.
A weight loss programs blog features consumer information on staying fit and healthy, and keeps readers up-to-date on weight loss programs for which they can sign up online. Weight loss informational brochures are available for free download, and visitors can also sign up for a free evaluation from the professionals at the Methodist Weight Management Center.
The Health Care News Update blog offers the latest news from Methodist, from heart health tips for women and suggestions for better sleep, to stories about special patients and physicians.
To access any of these new services go to The Methodist Hospital System website at www.methodisthealth.com.
May is National Stroke Awareness Month
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in America and the leading cause of serious long-term disability. Every year, about 700,000 Americans suffer a new or recurrent stroke. “Brain attacks,” as they are called, can be deadly, but by recognizing the symptoms and responding quickly, the impact of strokes can be minimized or even prevented. Dr. David Chiu, medical director at the Methodist Neurological Institute’s (NI’s) Eddy Scurlock Stroke Center, answers a few key questions about stroke.
Q: What is a stroke?
A: A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted by either a blood clot (ischemic) or a blood vessel bursting (hemorrhagic). When this occurs, brain cells in the immediate area begin to die because they no longer receive the oxygen and nutrients they need to function. Read the rest of this entry »
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