Monthly Archives: July 2010

Wellness Words July 2010

HealthLink Littauer’s WELLNESS WORDS Submitted by Carol Tomlinson RN BS Community Health Educator   A SAFE HOME IS IN YOUR HANDS! Ask Americans where they feel safest and most will say in their own homes.  However, unintentional injuries in the home result in nearly 21 million medical visits each year, according to the Home Safety [...]

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Nathan Littauer’s own Dr. O’Brien on the news!

Nathan Littauer is a source of information for the news. When the media needs experts, time and time again they turn to Nathan Littauer for our opinion. And when heat indexes reached alarming levels, July 6, 2010 Nathan Littauer’s own Dr. O’Brien was able to give sound heat safety advice to our area.  You may [...]

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Baseball and Breast Cancer

Littauer partners with the Amsterdam Mohawks to get the word out about mammograms. Gloversville, -”It seemed like an unlikely partnership, baseball and breast cancer, but the passion was there and we ran with it.” stated Cheryl McGrattan Nathan Littauer Hospital spokesperson. The Hospital has joined forces with the Amsterdam Mohawks to try and spread the [...]

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Littauer receives high marks for pressure ulcer prevention

Facility-wide effort yields results Gloversville, NY…Nathan Littauer Nursing Home earned an award recently for its prevention of pressure ulcers. The facility earned the award from the New York State Department of Health. According to the award, “Nathan Littauer Hospital Nursing Home  is recognized for excellence in preventing pressure ulcers in nursing home residents.”  The award [...]

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Another grateful patient

This just in… Another grateful Littauer patient “I was a patient in NLH\’s ER yesterday (June 29, 2010) after breaking my arm in a fall. Since I cannot type, I asked my husband to convey my appreciation on my behalf. From the moment of my arrival, all of the staff was attentive and professional and [...]

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