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Oct. 7, 2019 – Eskenazi Health will host a Nurse Networking Career Event on Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 3-6 p.m. Nurses with experience in primary and specialty care, Cath lab/interventional radiology, transition support, per diem/central staffing, emergency department, neonatal intensive care unit, burn, transition support, perioperative services, critical care and acuity adaptable will learn of current opportunities. Bilingual nurses are needed as well. The event is open to all registered nurses (RN) and new RN graduates and will include two sessions. The first session starts at 3 p.m. and the second session starts at 4:30 p.m. Nursing candidates only need to attend one of the sessions.

As many of us look forward to our favorite fall festivals and enjoying Halloween celebrations, this is also the time when everyone who enjoys seasonal bonfires and the pleasant smell of burning leaves needs to remember to be as careful as possible to avoid burn injuries. Serious wounds may result from improper and irresponsible use of gasoline, kerosene and other accelerants that can turn a pleasant seasonal get-together into a potentially disastrous situation.

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Jeanne Dickens, M.D., a psychiatrist with the Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, shares information about warning signs of suicide and what to do when you recognize them in yourself or someone else.

The Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital and Eskenazi Health campus has been recognized as a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational branch of the country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization.

September 12, 2019 – Eskenazi Health announced today that it has added an additional 10 inpatient beds devoted to mental health services at the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital. This represents a 50 percent increase from 20 to 30 inpatient beds in the hospital’s Kathi & Bob Postlethwait Mental Health Recovery Center. In total the hospital has 327 inpatient beds.

Sept. 5, 2019 - Eskenazi Health is once again partnering with the Indy Jazz Fest to celebrate the rich history of jazz in our city by kicking off the annual festivities with a free concert at noon on Monday, Sept. 9, at the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital, 720 Eskenazi Ave.

Sept. 4, 2019 – For millions of Americans who suffer from the exasperating and unpleasant symptoms of allergies, the fall season is their worst time of the year. According to the American College of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology (ACAAI), more than 50 million Americans suffer annually from allergies. Ragweed pollen is floating through the air right now and it’s the biggest catalyst for the dreaded fall allergies. Ragweed is found in abundance throughout the Midwest, where a single plant can produce one billion pollen grains per season.

The National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) was created in 2010 to address the increasing burden of prediabetes and type-2 diabetes in the United States. This national effort created partnerships between public and private organizations to offer evidence-based, cost-effective interventions that help prevent type-2 diabetes in communities across the United States. The goal is to promote lifestyle changes to equate to modest weight loss of between five and seven percent, getting at least 150 minutes of moderate or higher physical activity per week and to maintain and advance these goals over a 12-month period, to create long-term, healthy lifestyle habits.

As medical science continues to ramp up its investigation into the dangers of vaping, a recent Federal Drug Administration (FDA) study has revealed yet another reason why it is hazardous to anyone’s health who dares to try it.