Health

Some hospitals fire workers who refuse flu shots

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- What if your boss fired you because you didn't get a flu shot?  That's the new policy for some hospitals across the nation.  We did not find any hospitals in Jacksonville with that strict of policy.

Baptist South ER Nurse Kelley Costlow knows the importance of getting a flu shot.  "We see anywhere from 10 to 30 cases of flu-like systems every day," she said.

St. Vincent’s Riverside Receives Chest Pain Center Reaccreditation

St. Vincent’s Medical Center Riverside is proud to announce it has earned full Chest Pain reaccreditation status from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC), formerly the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC).

St. Vincent’s Riverside & Southside Receive Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award

St. Vincent’s Riverside & Southside Receive Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- St. Vincent’s Medical Center Riverside and St. Vincent’s Medical Center Southside have each received the Get With The Guidelines®–Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies each hospital has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients according to the guidelines of care recommended by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology.  Currently, the honor has only been awarded to 53 hospitals in the United States.

St. Vincent’s Doctors Increase Reliability of Heart Procedure by Utilizing Ultrasound Technology

St. Vincent’s Doctors Increase Reliability of Heart Procedure by Utilizing Ultrasound Technology

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ponte Vedra resident Michele Goff always thought her ticker was in tune, but after suffering a heart attack at a local grocery store, she faced a new reality – heart disease.   

St. Vincent’s Riverside receives American Heart Association’s Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award

St. Vincent’s Riverside receives American Heart Association’s Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- St. Vincent’s Medical Center Riverside has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The award recognizes St. Vincent’s Riverside’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted guidelines.

Making Thanksgiving dinner allergy friendly

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It's that time of year where everywhere you look there are Turkeys, fall vegetables and pumpkin pies.

For people with food allergies a Thanksgiving meal can be tough. According to the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, an estimated 4 percent, of adults and 8 percent of children have food allergies, with young children affected most. Eight foods account for 90 percent of all food-allergic reactions, with nuts and wheat being the biggest offenders.

Chef Micah Windham executive chef at Pele's Wood Fire in Riverside shared a few gluten- and nut-free Thanksgiving ideas to help make a delicious and allergy-free meal.

St. Vincent’s HealthCare Launches More User Friendly Website

St. Vincent’s HealthCare Launches More User Friendly Website

St. Vincent’s HealthCare is proud to announce the launch of its new and improved website.  The redesign of jaxhealth.com welcomes visitors with increased functionality and bold new colors.