Cuero Regional Hopsital | Connect | Fall 2021

Connect is published as a community service for the friends and patrons of Cuero Regional Hospital, 2550 N. Esplanade St., Cuero, TX 77954, 361-275‑6191 , cueroregionalhospital.org . Information in Connect comes from a wide range of medical experts. Please contact your pro- vider with concerns or questions about specific content that may affect your health. Models may be used in photos and illustrations. Cuero Regional Hospital does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in its health programs and activities. For more information, visit cueroregionalhospital.org . ATTENTION: If you speak Spanish, Vietnamese or another foreign language, language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Please notify our staff for assistance. 2021 © Coffey Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Mission: To provide compassionate care to those we serve with a commitment to excellence in all we do. Vision: Striving together to become the first choice for health and wellness by consistently exceeding expectations. Our ever-expanding cardiopulmonary rehab program has moved to a bigger and brighter space Get heart strong. To find out how cardiopulmonary rehab can help you, call 361-275-3521 or visit youtu.be/FG_BsYheVb8 . Dr. Shenoy can help you manage many types of disorders through a telehealth visit, such as: + Type 1 and type 2 diabetes + Thyroid disease + High blood pressure + Cholesterol problems + Osteoporosis + Other hormone disorders Dr. Shenoy is highly qualified. He earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. He then completed a residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, followed by a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at Baylor and MD Anderson Cancer Center. More specialty care via telehealth We also offer cardiology via telehealth in our hospital. Patients admitted to our hospital who need to be seen by a heart specialist can be examined through a remote video call. Afterward, they can get their follow- up cardiology care at our CRH Outpatient Specialty Clinic. This helps keep care local for our patients and their families. We also offer virtual mental health care visits with a psychiatrist or a behavioral health counselor. These services are helping to meet our community’s needs for mental health care. DUE TO ITS POPULARITY, the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program at Cuero Regional Hospital (CRH) is expanding into a new and better location. Cardiopulmonary rehab helps improve the health of people with conditions such as heart attacks, heart failure, heart surgeries or lung disease. It combines medically supervised exercise with heart and lung health education and counseling. Brenda Martin, respiratory therapist, handles the pulmonary rehabilitation portion of the program, helping patients with chronic respiratory disease. CRH launched the program in July 2020. As more people enrolled, more room was needed—for participants as well as more exercise equipment, says Jennifer Janssen, RN, BSN, ICU/PACU/ Day Surgery Director. A decision was made to trade spaces with the larger hospital day surgery waiting area across the hall. Janssen, who manages the rehab program, has obtained a new stepper exercise machine and hopes to purchase and add a stationary bike. “The new space is brighter and more inviting,” Janssen says. An entire wall is windowed to let in more natural light, and the room has recently been remodeled to include a colorful paint scheme. Rehab participants meet for one hour three times a week for 36 sessions. The goals of the program include helping people: + Safely get stronger + Reduce their risk of further heart and lung problems + Enjoy an improved quality of life Are you new to telehealth? See how to make the most of a virtual visit: Go to cueroregionalhospital.org/telehealth . —Continued from front page An endocrinologist is a video call away A good move