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June 2009
In This Issue
* Director's Corner
* Protect Your Skin This Summer
* All about Advance Directives
* Ask the Geriatrician: Stroke
We Need Your Help!
Proposed cuts to the 2009-2010 Pennsylvania State budget will significantly affect hospitals' Medicaid funding and eliminate all supplemental funding for burn, trauma and obstetrical services. Please voice your concerns to your legislators by clicking on the "Tell Your Lawmakers" box on CKHS' home page, www.crozer.org and filling out the online form and submitting it. Thank you! |
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Director's Corner
by Barbara Alexis Looby, MSWAC, Administrative Director of CKHS Senior Health Services
On June 21st this year many of us will take the time to celebrate the men who have played major roles in our lives. For me personally it will neither be the first nor the last time I honor my hero. More>
Skin Cancer: Protecting Yourself from the Summer Sun
Even though some of us love the sun and the hot summer weather, it is important to take precaution when taking part in outdoor activities. Skin cancer, which is the most common of all cancers, is the also the most preventable form of cancer. More>
Advance Directives: End of Life Care Ahead of Time
Topics about serious illness and death aren’t the easiest to discuss. But having advance directives in place before you become too hurt or ill to convey your wishes can make things easier for you and your family. More>
Ask the Geriatrician
In our monthly column, Stanley Savinese, D.O., answers a question regarding stroke. More>
CKHS to Participate in Boomervision®!Barbara Alexis Looby, administrative director of Crozer-Keystone Senior Health Services, will be a featured panelist on Boomervision®! More>
Calendar of Events
Crozer-Keystone Health System is proud to offer a range of outreach programs and events to the people in the Delaware County communities we serve. This comprehensive guide lists activities taking place in June at Crozer-Keystone’s five hospitals and other area locations. More>
CKHS to Host "Think Pink" Beach Parties to Promotoe Mammography Screenings
Whoever said that having your annual screening mammogram had to be a chore or done alone? Why not have some fun, get a free pair of pink-accented flip flops, and bring along other important women in your life who also need to get their annual screening mammograms? That’s the concept of Crozer-Keystone Health System’s “Think Pink” Beach Party events. More>
Connect with Crozer-Keystone Health System
Making it easy to get more informaion, schedule a prompt appointment or pay your bill online. More>
Are you Crazy for Desserts? Try Recipes from The Health eCooking Show
If you have a sweet tooth but want to eat a sensible dessert, then check out the online recipes from Crozer-Keystone’s Health eCooking Show™. Log on to www.crozer.org, click on the link and choose Desserts—there’s even diabetes-friendly recipes! More>
Crozer-Keystone Is Proud to be
Smoke-Free
As a health system, Crozer-Keystone has a vital interest in maintaining a healthy, safe, and hazard-free environment for our employees, patients, visitors and physicians. We’re pleased to announce that Crozer-Keystone is completely smoke-free, and all tobacco use is prohibited on all of our campuses.
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