March 2024 💙 Shedding Light on Colon Cancer Awareness & Navigating Your Sleep!

March is

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 💙

As well as making healthy choices about diet and exercise, it's also important to follow recommendations for cancer screening tests.

Is it time for your colon cancer screening?

The American Cancer Society recommends colon cancer screening starting at age 45.

Screening tests are used to find cancer in people who have no symptoms. Regular screening gives you the best chance of finding cancer early when it’s most treatable.

To learn more, visit garnethealth.org/colonoscopy or call our Middletown campus at 866-676-2837, or our Harris campus at 845-333-8378

Colorectal Cancer Awareness

Free Lunch & Learn

Wednesday, March 20, Noon - 1pm

Join Garnet Health Doctors' gastroenterologist Eric Alatevi, MD and Sun River Health's nutritionist Lynn Guiser, DPM for this free and informative discussion on colorectal cancer. Also sponsored by Maternal Infant Services Network, Inc.

Don't Hit Snooze on Sleep Issues! ⏰

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly a third of adults get less than the recommended seven hours of sleep per night.

If you suffer from Insomnia, or other sleep issues, check out the CDC's recommendations for better sleep below!

Helpful Tips for Better Sleep

Primary Care for the Whole Family

Garnet Health Doctors Primary Care offers comprehensive Family Medicine for the whole family!

Find a family medicine provider who is a good, trusted fit for your family.

Ask about age-appropriate vaccinations that could protect your loved ones from preventable diseases, including flu, COVID, RSV and more.

"Spring" Into Fitness! 🏃‍♀️

The weather and temperature are finally starting to get better, so it's the perfect time to start heading outdoors!

Carley Salas, our Bariatric Dietitian Educator, explores how getting into a regular exercise routine can help you achieve your weight loss and wellness goals.

What type of exercise is best? How much exercise is good? Get these answers and more!

Learn more about the benefits of exercise

Lymphedema Therapy

Lymphedema Therapy is offered at our Middletown, Harris, and Callicoon campuses on an outpatient basis.

Lymphedema is a chronic health condition that

occurs most commonly after surgery, radiation

therapy or chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer.

Let our specialists help you regain your quality of life.

Learn more about Lymphedema Therapy

Urgent Care or Emergency Department?

Test Yourself with our Video Quiz! Urgent Care of Emergency Department?

When unexpected injuries occur, you may find it difficult to determine whether the Emergency Room or Urgent Care is right for you. Preventative action such as identifying the symptoms and injuries can save you time and stress.

UC or ED?

Breathe Easy 💨

If you or a loved one has difficulty breathing, do not delay the care you need. The compassionate pulmonary experts at Garnet Health Doctors are here for you.

Conditions treated include:

COPD
Asthma
Cough and Shortness of breath
Smoking-related lung damage
And more

Open-Heart Surgery in Your Community 💗

If you need open-heart surgery, why travel?

The Peter Frommer, M.D. Heart Center at Garnet Health Medical Center, in partnership NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Irving Medical Center, offers top cardiothoracic surgeons and new state-of-the-art surgical suites.

Our quality outcomes exceed national benchmarks.

Concerned about your heart health? See your cardiologist, or call Garnet Health Doctors Cardiology department:

Middletown 845-333-7575
Harris 845-333-8909

Diabetes Prevention 💪

Are you at risk? 💭

Garnet Health offers a FREE, scientifically proven and effective lifestyle program that can help prevent or delay Type 2 Diabetes.

The free Diabetes Prevention Program is available in-person or virtually and in English or Spanish.

For more information, please call 845-333-2705

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Ways to Give

Gifts can be made in many forms. Large or small - each gift is gratefully received by

Garnet Health Foundation and

Garnet Health Foundation - Catskills.

The need for your support continues as the advancements in healthcare are never ending.

Ways to Give

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