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The old saying, “you are what you eat” takes on a new meaning at Cone Health. A new program at Cone Health MedCenter for Women provides healthy food, shows women how to make better food choices and connects them with community food resources. The Dr. Miguel and Denese Brito Nutrition & Education Center at MedCenter for Women is designed to improve access to healthy and nutritious food for patients and their families experiencing food insecurity, hardship, or chronic disease. “We cannot address health if people do not have their basic needs met,” shares Cone Health Assistant Director for Healthy Communities Jamilla Pinder. “Food insecurity and hardship are symptoms of deeper issues – underemployment or lack of employment, limited access to food and financial management, to name a few.”
Cone Health will begin offering booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines to those eligible on Tuesday, Oct. 26, by appointment only. Registration opens Tuesday morning. The FDA and CDC have approved booster doses for the following populations six months or more after receiving the initial series of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines: People ages 65 and older People ages 18 and older who live in long-term care facilities People ages 18 and older who have underlying medical conditions People ages 18 and older who live or work in high-risk settings Anyone ages 18 and older who originally received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine is eligible for a booster two or more months after receiving the initial shot.
Dr. Matthew Manning, chief of oncology, Cone Health, shared interventions that closed the gap between the survival rates of Black and white patients diagnosed with early-stage lung and breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, Black populations face the highest cancer death rate and shortest cancer survival rate of any other group in the U.S., as they face “greater obstacles to cancer prevention, detection, treatment and survival.” On Oct. 25, Manning presented research at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting. The research identifies and addresses specific obstacles facing patient populations—like limited access to transportation or difficulty taking time off work without penalty—and intentionally examines how those obstacles vary by race.
Studies indicate at least one in three women experience bladder weakness. Urinary incontinence is most common in women, yet is kept secret and left untreated because of embarrassment. Cone Health is offering women in the Triad a solution to improve quality of life for those suffering in silence with pelvic health issues. Michelle Schroeder, MD, joins the health system with a specialized urological gynecology focus. Dr. Schroeder is part of Cone Health Urogynecology at MedCenter for Women. She began seeing patients Oct. 18. She brings a passion for providing comprehensive care for women with pelvic floor disorders. She is a fellowship-trained urogynecologist who completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of South Florida and her fellowship in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at UNC-Chapel Hill.
“I’m very thankful for the excellent care I received,” he said. “You saved my life.” Jason Vreeke waited more than three months for this moment. He left Moses Cone Hospital, pumping his fist in the air celebrating the end of a long battle with COVID-19. It was a battle that started July 14, when he was admitted to the hospital with low oxygen levels. Staff transferred Vreeke to the intensive care unit, where he spent six weeks on a ventilator and another six weeks sedated. His stay also included care from staff in Moses Cone's inpatient rehabilitation center.
Annie Penn Hospital, The Moses H. Cone Hospital and Wesley Long Hospital are among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for joint replacement surgeries, The Joint Replacement Excellence Award comes from Healthgrades, which compiles quality data on physicians and health systems. The hospitals have received the Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ for 5 years in a row (2018-2022).
Michelle Adamolekun is Cone Health’s Chief People & Culture Officer. She will lead human resources professionals in increasing employee recruitment and retention, furthering Cone Health’s reputation as a great place to work and developing its leaders.
It’s said that if you love your job, you’ll never work a day in your life. Pharmacy Tech Team Lead, Shayla Smith couldn’t agree more. Learn how being embraced by coworkers has given her a contagiously passionate outlook.
We're incredibly proud to be recognized by Forbes as a top employer in North Carolina. "Forbes partnered with Statista to survey 80,000 Americans working at businesses with more than 500 employees. The respondents rated their employers on a variety of factors, such as compensation, opportunities for advancement, safety in the workplace and openness to telecommuting."
Congratulations to this year's Great 100 nurses! Nurses are nominated for this honor by their peers and are selected based on evidence of superior practice, dedication to patients, community involvement and dedication to nursing. This year, 15 of the 100 selected nurses work at Cone Health! Please join us in congratulating them!
