Vaccines have been a hot topic lately –
especially regarding a future coronavirus
(COVID-19) vaccine. Vaccines play a
critical role in helping keep us healthy
and well. Make sure you stay up to
date with the recommended vaccine
schedule for yourself and your family.
For information and resources, visit
To Your Health blog.
Stay Up to Date
with Vaccines?
HEALTHY LIVING
4 HEART BEAT SUMMER & FALL 2020
You Bring Out
the Best in US.
Providence Sacred Heart Medical
Center & Children's Hospital has been
recognized as the Best Hospital in the
region by U.S. News & World Report as
well as high performing in ten specialties
and procedures:
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
• Aortic Valve Surgery
• TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement)
• Heart Bypass Surgery
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Hip Replacement
• Knee Replacement
• Lung Cancer Surgery
• COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
• Colon Cancer Surgery
Providence Holy Family Hospital also
received a high-performing recognition
for Knee Replacements.
Providence ElderPlace
Opens PACE Center.
Providence ElderPlace, a care system for older adults, expanded
its Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) with a
new center in Spokane this summer. This innovative program
offers medical care, long-term care and social services to seniors
who wish to continue to live in the community, thus avoiding or
minimizing stays in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.
LEARN MORE: Call 509-482-2475 or
email oscar.haupt2@providence.org
Still on the Fence
about Wearing a Mask?
Check out the demonstration Dr. Rich Davis, PhD, MLS,
director of microbiology at Providence Sacred Heart
Medical Center, conducted to show the effectiveness
of wearing a mask.
Masked
No Mask
2 Coughs
Talking, 1 min
Singing, 1 min
One Sneeze
Microbe-containing droplets are produced by coughing, talking, singing and sneezing.
Masks are effective at blocking most of these droplets, even when up close.
Demonstration: To show the effect of mask use during different behaviors, a bacteria culture plate was held ~1 ½ feet in front of a person's
Droplets from the upper respiratory tract and mouth landed on the plates and after culturing for 24 hours, colonies of bacteria (not viruses*)
*Note: It is likely that smaller aerosolized droplets (that
like SARS-CoV-2) are also produced by coughing, sneezing
these would travel further and stay in the air longer than
droplets.
Experiment performed by:
Richard E. Davis, PhD, PHC Regional Director of Microbiology
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
Droplets from the
upper respiratory tract
and mouth landed on
the plates and after
culturing for 24 hours,
colonies of bacteria
(not viruses*)
can be seen.
Healthy Weight Solutions
Stay-at-home guidelines may have
disrupted your daily routines and
healthy habits — and brought with
it possible weight gain. To find the
best fit for your lifestyle, attend a free
information session to learn about the
different programs and class schedules.
Call (509)232-8138
or register online.
See the viral newstory
and video here.
