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Huntsville, AL (January 4, 2023) – Crestwood Medical Center was recently awarded a Certificate of Need from the Alabama State Health Planning & Development Agency to build a freestanding emergency department (FSED) in the Harvest community. Construction will begin soon with the facility to begin serving patients in 2024. The Crestwood Medical Center ER – […]

Huntsville, AL – The American Heart Association’s heart health checklist now includes new measures for better cardiovascular health. AHA’s Life’s Essential 8 checklist added healthy sleep as a necessary component of heart health and emphasized the importance of eating whole foods, vegetables, lean protein and more. The checklist also added vaping and exposure to secondhand […]

Huntsville, AL – Making new year’s resolutions is a common tradition, but 77% of people who make them, break them within just a few weeks. This year, focus on long-term lifestyle changes that can make a big impact on overall health and longevity. “The start of a new year symbolizes a time for change, but […]

Huntsville, AL – Crestwood Medical Center recently announced that Michele Brock, RN, has been selected to receive its Nursing Excellence Award. This peer-nominated award, given in recognition of the critical role nurses play in treating our patients, was open to qualifying RNs and LPNs working in a direct patient care position who consistently demonstrate characteristics […]

Schedule appointments, tests and surgeries to maximize your health plan benefits before year end HUNTSVILLE, AL (11/8/22) – As the holidays approach, it’s easy to forget to take advantage of your insurance benefits. Now is a good time to review your outstanding health care needs and take full advantage of paid-up deductibles or available funds […]

HUNTSVILLE, AL, 10/29/22 – Obesity is one of the most common diseases in the U.S., affecting more than one-third of adults and causing 300,000 deaths annually. Significant excess weight affects quality of life and overall health, increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, liver disease, sleep apnea and some cancers. For chronic […]

Huntsville, AL – Millions of Americans struggle with seasonal depression, or seasonal affective disorder (SAD), each year. Commonly brought on during the fall and winter, the condition can occur during any seasonal change and last as long as four or five months. People with SAD may feel lethargic or moody and tend to sleep more. […]

HUNTSVILLE, AL, 10/24/22 – If you feel a sharp pain in your back, side, lower abdomen or groin, or have blood in your urine, you may have a kidney stone – a condition that is common and on the rise. Left untreated, kidney stones can cause serious complications in addition to severe pain. Tyler Wood, […]

HUNTSVILLE, AL (7/12/22) – Maintaining a healthy digestive system, or gut, could be the key to better health. When healthy, the gut absorbs nutrients from food, eliminates waste, communicates with the brain and supports a healthy immune system and nervous system function. If the gut is unhealthy, it can cause digestive diseases which affect 60 […]

The American Heart Association presents the Get With The Guidelines awards for proven dedication to best practices and life-saving care. HUNTSVILLE, AL (7/6/22) – Crestwood Medical Center has received two American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease, ultimately leading […]

HUNTSVILLE, AL (6/27/22) – The childbirth team at Crestwood Medical Center is now using an artificial intelligence-based maternal-fetal early warning system called PeriWatch Vigilance to enhance patient safety during labor and delivery. The system continuously monitors maternal vital signs, fetal heart rate, contractions, and labor progression to help clinicians quickly identify any concerning developments for […]

HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, – Crestwood Medical Center’s Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Matthew Banks as chief executive officer effective July 18, 2022. Banks joins Crestwood from Merit Health Wesley, a 211-bed acute care facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he has served as CEO for the past 4 years. Previously, he was CEO at […]

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Employees of Crestwood Medical Center are now eligible for new and enhanced benefits designed as pathways to help them eliminate existing student debt faster, pursue additional professional education and advance their careers. The goal in offering Crestwood Pathways benefits is to support and retain employees and attract a strong workforce, especially frontline […]

New American Heart Association Dietary Guidelines Huntsville, AL (3/11/22) – The new updated dietary guidelines from the American Heart Association focus more on your overall eating habits rather than a list of no-no’s. Taking in sufficient nutrients will support your heart health and general well-being over your lifetime. Research on dietary patterns has found 14% […]

Huntsville, AL – Daylight Saving Time (DST), the yearly practice of setting clocks forward one hour between March and November has been observed in much of the United States since 1966. The idea behind DST is to “save” natural light, since spring, summer, and early fall days typically get dark later in the evening compared […]

Huntsville, AL – The average U.S. life expectancy of 84 years means many Baby Boomers reaching age 65 have nearly two decades of life ahead. Advanced years bring more risks to your health that can impact quality of life as you age. Blair Chance, MD, MHP, a family medicine physician with Crestwood Medical Group Urgent […]

Partnership helps patients access affordable, life-saving heart disease screenings during American Heart Month. [Huntsville, Alabama] — Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women each year but many people show no symptoms. To increase access to crucial screenings that can detect heart disease and provide patients with the time to […]

January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Huntsville, AL (January 25, 2022) – One of the great success stories in cancer research since annual Pap test cervical cancer screenings were introduced in the 1950s, cases of what was once the number one cancer in women have plummeted. Human Papillovirus (HPV) vaccination has further reduced the […]