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CLOSE-TO-HOME CARE
IN THE RIGHT VEIN
In October, Brian Sellers, DO, with The Jackson
Clinic Vascular Specialists opened a satellite
office in Greenville, Alabama. This new loca-
tion makes it much easier for patients living
south of Montgomery to receive vascular care.
Dr. Sellers will be seeing patients twice a month
to start in this location on the L.V. Stabler
hospital campus. For more information, call
334-293-8922
.
IN THE FULL
SWING OF THINGS
The Jackson Hospital
Foundation’s Swinging Fore
Healthcare golf charity event
celebrated its 10th year on
August 28. The event was
bigger than ever with 54
teams playing in two flights
at Wynlakes Golf & Country
Club. Highlights included
the helicopter ball drop
made possible by Haynes
Life Flight, a chance to win
three cars, and lots of food
and fun from the sponsored
vendor tents throughout the
course. The event is expected
to net more than $110,000
for cardiovascular services at
Jackson Hospital.
TIDBITS
Germs can travel as far
as
6 feet
when a person
coughs or talks.
YOUR BEST
PROTECTION:
A YEARLY FLU VACCINE.
Nearly everyone
older than
6 months should
get one.
FLU FACTS:
Don’t let the flu get you down
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The flu sends
200,000+
PEOPLE
to the hospital
each year.
5-20
%
of the
people
in the U.S.
get the flu
each year.
Flu viruses
can survive on
surfaces for
2-8 hrs.
MORE STAY-HEALTHY TIPS:
Wash your hands often.
Avoid touching your face.
Steer clear of people who are sick.
Have you gotten your flu
shot? Call your doctor
to make an appointment.
CONGRATULATIONS,
PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS!
We’re happy to introduce the winners of our
photography contest: Randy Sewell, Maria
Nunez, Mickey Fountain, James Guier, Lee
McElvaine and Cathy Johnson. The winning pho-
tographs will become part of the permanent col-
lection in the newly renovated Jackson Hospital
Family Birth Center, opening in late 2015.
Photo by Lee McElvaine
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