Vaccines Are Priority for SCMH Providers
SMITH CENTER, Kan. – The providers and administration at Smith County Memorial Hospital are encouraging the public to get a vaccine to protect against COVID-19. “We know the last 18…
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HEALTHY EATING TIP: PLANNING AHEAD WILL KEEP YOU ON TRACK!
The whole concept of lifestyle modification with diet and exercise is a practice in planning ahead. The earlier you decide to deal with excessive weight, heart disease, diabetes and other…
HEALTHY EATING TIP: SYNERGY; USE THE HELPFUL ASPECTS – AVOID THE HARMFUL ASPECTS!
Healthy Eating Tip: Synergy; Use the Helpful Aspects – Avoid the Harmful Aspects! Synergy can be defined as the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances or other…
A Letter to Our Patients
Dear Patients, Healthcare has been essential to Smith County and the surrounding area for a long time. Smith County Memorial Hospital is celebrating 100 years of healthcare in the county…
HEALTHY EATING TIP: EATING OUT WON’T HURT YOU!
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard that from someone I am talking to about their diet. The truth is eating out is safe for only a…
Health Beat – Summer 2021
Over the weekend, the most recent edition of SCMH’s Health Beat magazine dropped in mailboxes around North Central Kansas. We hope you enjoy the stories and information we’ve shared in…
Healthy Eating Tip: Own Your Own Health; Use Low Carb Diets Responsibly!
When making a decision about diet or even just approaching new original nutrition research in a peer-reviewed journal article, it is crucial to understand what biases you may bring to…
Healthy Eating Tip: Own Your Own Health; That Trumps Everything!
I love to talk with other people that have taken off a lot of weight and kept it off. Not all of these people use the same method of weight…
Meg Huey to Join SCMH Emergency Team
Meg Huey will join the emergency department staff at Smith County Memorial Hospital in July. Huey first became aware of SCMH through a clinical rotation she did as a student…
Healthy Eating Tip: Think About Calories in Terms of Burning Them!
In the June 11 Healthy Eating Tip I mentioned that the weight-loss equation is a matter of balancing the amount of energy coming in with the energy going out. To…