Stay Healthy offers everyday tips, practical strategies and perspectives for your health and wellness, as well as timely discussion from a variety of doctors, specialists and experts. We cover a variety of topics intended to help our patients make healthy decisions in their everyday life.
We cover topics ranging from different areas of the news, to healthy recipes that you can use at home. At Mercyhealth we believe that a lifestyle does not end when you leave the doctor’s office, and that’s why we work to make sure you have the knowledge to live the healthiest life possible.
Online Urgent Care
COVID-19 changed the world overnight. Telemedicine or virtual healthcare went from backstage to front and center with it. We were met with the challenge of continuing to receive healthcare when we needed it most without risking exposure to one of ...
Getting old is not for sissies!
By: VickieMarie Cloutier, MD, FAAFP My mom used to say that. Certainly age changes our immune system, nervous system, bones, circulatory system and our general health. Eyesight and hearing are two other obvious areas of concern. While our notions of what age ...
How to spot a stroke F.A.S.T.
A stroke, also called a brain attack, occurs when a blood clot blocks the blood supply to the brain or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts. About 137,000 Americans die of stroke every year. Stroke is a serious medical ...
Schedule a Summer Skin Checkup
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the US. Some skin cancers are more common or deadly than others. Basal and squamous cell carcinoma are the most common types of skin cancer, making up over 98% of ...
Stress Management for Uncertain Times
By Dan Desloover, EAP Coordinator at Mercyhealth Who isn’t stressed? We all are. So let’s take a closer look at stress. Stress is our mental and physical feeling to a perceived threat. These threats, or stressors, can include chronic illness, declining ...
Tick-borne diseases
By VickieMarie Cloutier, MD, FAAFP Tick-borne diseases in the United States are transmitted via Ixodes scapularis and Dermacentor variabilis and include Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, tularemia, Colorado tick fever (viral) and tickborne relapsing fever. The ...
What is sepsis? Know the Risks. Spot the Signs. Act Fast.
More than 1.5 million people get sepsis each year in the U.S. At least 250,000 Americans die from sepsis each year. Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection you already have—in your skin, lungs, urinary tract or somewhere ...
Protect Yourself and Your Family from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous, odorless, colorless gas that kills without warning. It claims the lives of hundreds of people every year and makes thousands more ill. Many household items, including gas- and oil-burning furnaces, portable generators, pressure washers and ...
Offering Trusted Care at Life’s Most Difficult Transition
When you or a loved one faces a terminal illness, you want comfort, compassion and support from the medical community. That is the essence of hospice. Mercyhealth Hospice is a non-profit hospice that is directly linked to a health system. This ...
Learn How to Prevent or Delay Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) disease that affects how your body turns food into energy. More than 100 million Americans are living with a form of diabetes. This includes 30.3 million people who have type 1, type 2 or gestational ...
