❓ Q: What are key indicators for potential neurological disorders?
✅ A: Neurologic disorders are diseases of the brain, spine and nerves that can affect any part of the body. Any progressive headache, focal weakness or numbness, loss of vision, loss of ability to walk or balance could signal a neurologic problem. Common neurological disorders include:
• Acute spinal cord injury
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Bell’s palsy
• Brain tumors
• Head injury
• Hydrocephalus
• Herniated disk
• Multiple sclerosis
• Myasthenia gravis
• Seizures
• Stroke
Dr. Amber Gordon
Neurosurgeon
Infirmary Nuerosurgery
Learn more at https://www.infirmaryhealth.org/affiliates/infirmary-neurosurgery
OR call 251-435-6850 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Gordon.
This article appeared in our most recent issue of BEST magazine. Read the full edition here: https://lstaywell.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=39977&l=1&p=&pn=
Help is here. Are you or someone you know experiencing sadness, withdrawal or loneliness? Are you dealing with substance or drug abuse and finding it hard to cope? You are not alone.
Infirmary Health has both inpatient and outpatient services that provide a warm and caring atmosphere that can help. Visit infirmaryhealth.org/sbh or infirmaryhealth.org/theharbor to learn more.
$5,000 sign-on bonus available now for full-time Respiratory Therapist positions at Infirmary Health.
We provide:
- Competitive pay
- Career and educational development opportunities
- Comprehensive benefits packages including health, life and disability insurance
- 401k retirement program with employer match
- Time off benefits
- Employee pharmacy and health clinic
Sign-on bonus requires a 2-year commitment.
For questions, please call 251-435-4920. Press 4 for more information.
*Infirmary Health, at its sole discretion, can change or terminate the program. All bonuses are subject to payroll deductions and require taxes.
Infirmary Health is here for our communities following the impact of Hurricane Sally. Our hospitals remain fully equipped to care for all patients in Mobile and Baldwin County.
However, due to power outages, many of our clinics and ancillary facilities will remain closed until further notice.
For an updated list of closures please visit infirmaryhealth.org/weather
As hurricane Sally creeps toward the Gulf Coast, our staff remains steady, many spending the night at the hospital to make sure they are available for their shift. We appreciate every staff member & are thankful for their dedication to our patients and the communities we serve.
Infirmary Health remains fully equipped to safely care for all patients at its hospitals in Mobile and Baldwin County. For an updated list of closures please visit https://www.infirmaryhealth.org/weather
#MoreDevotedToYourLife #HurricaneSally
Infirmary Health remains fully equipped to safely care for all patients at its hospitals in Mobile and Baldwin County.
Elective procedures have been postponed for Wednesday, September 16. For any questions or concerns regarding rescheduling, please contact your physician's office.
Additional closures have been made across the system. For an updated list please visit https://www.infirmaryhealth.org/weather
#HurricaneSally
Today is National Women Pharmacist Day! Thank you to all of our female pharmacists who help ensure our patients and staff receive the medications they need each and every day! The pharmacy team is an integral part of the Infirmary Health family, and we especially appreciate all of their efforts during COVID-19. Reach out to a female pharmacist today and thank them for all they do!
#MoreDevotedToYourLIFE #WomenPharmacistDay #HealthcareHeroes
Today is World Mental Health Day. If you are experiencing anxiety, fatigue, high blood pressure, difficulty sleeping, headaches, lack of creativity or listlessness, it may be time to seek help from a professional. Infirmary Health offers both inpatient and outpatient mental health services.
For more information visit infirmaryhealth.org/theharbor or infirmaryhealth.org/sbh.
We are here for you.
Join in with Infirmary Fitness Centers for their October "Check-In Challenge"!
All 3 fitness centers are encouraging members to check-in as many times as possible in the month of October! Members who check-in 12x or more will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win personal training sessions, gift cards and other door prizes.
Limit one check-in per day. The contest ends Saturday, October 31.
Learn more about ProHealth Fitness Center (Mobile, AL), Thomas Fitness Center (Fairhope, AL), North Baldwin Fitness Center (Bay Minette, AL) at https://www.infirmaryhealth.org/services/infirmary-fitness-centers
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women, except for skin cancers. Currently, the average risk of a woman in the United States developing breast cancer sometime in her life is a 1 in 8 chance.
Infirmary Cancer Care is in your corner, ready to fight with you.
We hope you will join us this month as we bring awareness to this type of cancer as well as support the efforts of the American Cancer Society through their Real Men Wear Pink campaign. Watch this message from Joe Stough, Infirmary Health's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer on why this campaign is incredibly important to him. Donate with us today at https://infirmary.care/RMWP2020
Infirmary Health continues to monitor Tropical Storm Zeta. At this time no changes are being made to our operations across the Gulf Coast region.
We will continue to provide additional weather updates as needed here, on our social media channels, & at infirmaryhealth.org/weather.
Come enjoy Mobile’s best burger and support a good cause! Infirmary Health and Callaghan's Irish Social Club are partnering to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Real Men Wear Pink campaign. A portion of the proceeds from purchases made all day, today, October 26 and tomorrow, October 27 will go to support this campaign.
#RealMenWearPink
Good Food. Good Sports. Great Cause!
Join Infirmary Health and Beef'O'Brady's Spanish Fort TONIGHT from 4-8 p.m., for a night benefitting the American Cancer Society’s Real Men Wear Pink campaign. A portion of the proceeds will be donated, so bring the whole family!
Over the past days, we celebrated National Pharmacy Week!
Here at the hospital, our Emergency Department showed their appreciation for pharmacy tech, Margaret, and pharmacist, Nichole, with yummy treats and heartfelt cards.
Good Food. Good Sports. Great Cause!
Join Infirmary Health and Beef'O'Brady's Spanish Fort on Sunday, October 25, for a night benefitting the American Cancer Society’s Real Men Wear Pink campaign. A portion of the proceeds will be donated, so bring the whole family!
#RealMenWearPink
Did you know you could get #flu and #COVID19 at the same time? Mask up, lather up, sleeve up! Do your part and slow the spread of flu and COVID‐19 this fall and winter.
Learn more at alabamapublichealth.gov/flu.
#MaskUpAL
Quitting smoking isn’t easy. It takes time. And a plan. You don’t have to stop smoking in one day. Start with day one.
Let today, the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout, be your day to start your journey toward a smoke-free life. You’ll be joining thousands of people who smoke across the country in taking an important step toward a healthier life and reducing your cancer risk.
Check out these resources from the American Cancer Society on how to make today your Day One.
https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/great-american-smokeout.html
Or schedule an appointment with a physician today to put your plan to quit smoking, in motion.
https://www.infirmaryhealth.org/medicalclinics
Quitting starts here. Infirmary Health, here for you, here for life.
The Scout is out! Mobile Infirmary and Mobile Bay Ob-Gyn Center are proud to have been #SCOUTED in Volume 4 of The Scout Guide Mobile Bay. Pick up your copy at any of the featured local businesses!
#LiveLoveLocal #TheScoutGuide #ScoutGuideMobileBay
Infirmary Health hospital presidents and Infirmary Fitness Center trainers successfully completed the fitness challenge benefitting the American Cancer Society’s Real Men Wear Pink campaign. Employees and fitness center members donated $5 to the location of their choice to raise money for breast cancer awareness. Susan Boudreau, President of Mobile Infirmary, and trainers Jaleesa and Ryan were charged with burpees. Ormand Thompson, President of Thomas Hospital, and trainers Jill and Terry pounded out pushups, and Ben Hansert, President of North Baldwin Infirmary, along with trainers Josh and Landon, tackled the rowing machine.
Thank you to everyone who participated and who generously donated to help stop the fight against breast cancer.
Infirmary Pediatrics in partnership with FOX10 News and VOA Southeast are collecting donations for baby bundles. These baby bundles are distributed to low-income families and foster parents through agency partners.
Suggested items include:
🔹 Diapers
🔹 Wipes
🔹 Baby Food
🔹 Formula
🔹 Baby Blankets
🔹 Baby Clothes
Donations are accepted at the following locations:
📍 Infirmary Pediatrics
4013 Airport Blvd C
Mobile, AL
📍 The Infirmary Federal Credit Union
130 Mobile Infirmary Blvd
Mobile, AL
📍 Infirmary Federal Credit Union
750 Morphy Ave
Fairhope, AL
📆 Donation deadline = Friday, December 18
For questions, please contact Infirmary Pediatrics at 435-KIDS (5437) or visit us at infirmaryhealth.org/infirmarypediatrics
Infirmary Health partnered with Morrison Healthcare during the month of October to collect socks for Socktober! Morrison's Southern Region collected more than 55,000 pairs of socks, and all socks collected at Infirmary Health were donated to The Salvation Army USA. Thanks to everyone who participated!
🌈 Light broke through the clouds and rain on Mobile Infirmary's campus today, providing us with a beautiful rainbow. What a great reminder of our region's bright future and great things to come!
It was an exciting day at Mobile Infirmary, as the first of our Mobile County Public Schools (MCPSS) teachers and staff began arriving for their COVID-19 vaccine shots!
This partnership with the MCPSS is in coordination with the Alabama Public Health (ADPH)’s mass vaccination days. Mobile Infirmary will receive 1,000 additional doses from the ADPH to be distributed Monday – Wednesday, when we plan to administer 2,500 doses over those three days.
📹 Courtesy of mcpssTV
It’s GO RED for Women day!
Not enough women know that 80% of cardiac events can be prevented. Moving more and eating smart are just two ways how.
Join the #GoRedforWomen movement now: https://www.goredforwomen.org/en/get-involved
#WearRedDay #HeartMonth #GoRedForWomen American Heart Association
Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year. That’s approximately one woman every minute!
WEAR RED with us tomorrow for Go Red Day for Women to raise awareness because losing even one woman is NOT an option.
Donate at https://www.goredforwomen.org/en
#WearRedDay #HeartMonth #GoRedForWomen American Heart Association
Up to 3️⃣ .7️⃣ million lives – the equivalent number of girl guides and girl scouts in the 🇺🇸 United States, 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇲🇽 Mexico combined - could be saved each year by implementing prevention, early detection and treatment strategies.
What will you do to reduce your cancer risk?
Make your annual check-up with your primary care physician a priority or call Infirmary Cancer Care at 251-435-CARE (2273).
#IAmAndIWill #WorldCancerDay worldcancerday.org
It’s National Women Physicians Day!
Today marks the 199th birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to obtain a medical degree in the United States in 1849. She championed the participation of women in the medical profession and ultimately opened her own medical college for women. Join us in celebrating her achievements and the more than 60 female physicians including clinicians, hospitalists and residents who are an integral part of
Infirmary Health along with the many, many others caring for patients across our community.