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Manchester Memorial Hospital • Summer 2012
Community outreach
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HE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Foundation
held its third annual gala event on May 10.
This year’s gala theme was Boots and BBQ
and was a great celebration for the foundation and its
work in our community.
Funds raised will go toward the purchase of a new
nurse call system—designed to enhance nurse mobil-
ity and staff and patient communication.
“The response to this year’s gala has been abso-
lutely overwhelming. All of the tables and tickets sold
out early, showing the support of this event by our
community,” says Rebecca Webster, associate director,
Memorial Hospital Foundation. “We cannot thank
everyone enough for their support and help in mak-
ing the event such a great success.”
Boots & BBQ
Gala’s success will help fund nurse call system
Memorial Hospital’s mission statement—to
extend the healing Ministry of Christ—continues
to drive the hospital team in its community
service. In 2012, Managers on Mission was cre-
ated to give the hospital management team
opportunities to serve the community outside
of its normal clinical role.
Managers helped with building projects
for homes of several elderly widows with dis-
abilities in Clay County.
By May, Managers onMission had completed
three projects with the help of 16 managers who
Not just our job—
our mission
Hospital managers work beyond their clinical roles
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
The
exercise
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HERE ARE PLENTY of healthy reasons to stay
physically active. Exercise can help you manage
your weight, strengthen your heart and reduce
your stress level. It can also help you control your blood
pressure.
In fact, being physically active is one of the best things
you can do to prevent or control high blood pressure.
A dangerous condition
More than 75 million Americans have blood pressure that
is too high. As you get older, your risk for developing high
blood pressure increases—75 percent of all people older
than 60 have higher-than-ideal blood pressure rates.
High blood pressure can increase your risk for having
a heart attack or stroke. It can also lead to kidney damage,
vision problems, lung damage, memory loss and other
unwanted health conditions.
It’s important to have your blood pressure checked
when you visit your doctor. Many people don’t know
they have high blood pressure because the disease has few
symptoms—especially in its early stages.
Get up and get moving
It doesn’t take a lot of activity to lower your blood pressure.
If you get in 30 minutes of moderate-level physical activity
most days of the week, you may see your blood pressure
begin to drop within a month.
If you’re busy, you can even divide that 30 minutes of
exercise into shorter periods of at least 10 minutes each.
For instance, you can use the stairs instead of an elevator,
get off the bus one or two stops early, or park your vehicle
at the far end of the parking lot.
Other types of moderate-level activity include:
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Shooting baskets
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Riding a bike
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Gardening
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Shoveling snow
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Walking briskly
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Swimming
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Jogging
It’s a good idea to check with your doctor before start-
ing a new activity if you have heart problems, are older
than 50 and are not used to exercising, or if you have a
family history of heart disease at an early age.
Interested in free health screenings that test
blood pressure and other key health indicators?
Find out more about our Mission in Motion mobile
health unit's services at
manchestermemorial.org
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donated their time and/or money. The projects
included the construction of ramps and porches,
and the management team raised $1,335.
For the latest project, hospital managers con-
structed and refurbished a porch and ramp for an
83-year-old lady who is blind. As gratifying as the
project was to the team, it did not compare to the
homeowner’s sentiments. After the project was
finished and the tools were put away, the home-
owner came out of her house and, when asked if
she liked the work, said, “I can’t see it, honey, but I
can feel it, and it feels real good.”
The Springs Band
performs at the
Boots & BBQ Gala.
Hospital managers
work to build a
wheelchair ramp
at a local home.