Celebrating Healthy – and Happy – Hearts

By Jason KUROSU Glendale Memorial Hospital’s Cardiac Fitness Center, as part of National Heart Month, celebrated its patients with the 16th Annual Kings and Queens of Hearts event. Those patients demonstrating the most commitment towards improving their heart health were honored by the hospital staff. “These patients have been very diligent about getting healthy,” said […]

Glendale Memorial Hospital Receives Honor

Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center announced that a new study ranks its clinical quality among the top 5% in the nation. The study by HealthGrades®, the leading independent health care ratings organization, analyzed patient outcomes at each of the nation’s 5,000 non-federal hospitals over the years 2007-2009. Glendale Memorial Hospital is the recipient of […]

Be Your Own Valentine – Give Yourself a Healthy Heart

By Mary O’KEEFE Three doctors from local hospitals talk about the importance of being heart healthy during this American Heart Month. “Symptoms are not always the same for everyone,” said Dr. Daniel Goodwin, M.D., clinical cardiologist and medical director for echocardiography at Glendale Memorial Hospital. For years the traditional description of heart attack symptoms was […]

Chest Pain Center Receives Accreditation

Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center announced it has received chest pain center accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC). The accreditation makes Glendale Memorial Hospital the region’s first and only accredited chest pain center and one of only 20 in the state. Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the […]

GMH accepting grant apps

Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is opening the application process for its Community Grant Program, which has $102,000 in funds to award to local nonprofit organizations. Responding to the needs identified in Glendale Memorial’s Community Needs Assessment, the hospital has identified the following priorities: asthma, obesity, alcohol abuse, colorectal cancer and the promotion of […]