Tip Sheets

Edition 3 3/10/2006

Lights, camera, delivery!  Four semi-trucks, almost 25,000 feet of cable, and more than 65 microphones and 100 crew members will take over the Labor and Delivery Unit at Florida Hospital when Birth Day Live rolls into town.  Florida Hospital has been chosen as the host hospital for the show that will air around the country.  Be there tomorrow as the trucks roll in or on March 14 as women deliver their babies on live television for the entire country to see. 

Surgery without an incision?  This is now possible at Florida Hospital Celebration Health, where Dr. Jay Redan removes low rectal tumors without making an incision.  The procedure called Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) uses a natural orifice to remove the tumors, meaning no scarring and a short recovery time.  Learn more about this innovative procedure being performed at Florida Hospital.  Tape with video of surgery and interviews available.

Florida Hospital battles childhood obesity.  Nearly half of children in North and South America will be overweight by 2010, according to a report by the International Journal of Pediatric Obesity.  Florida Hospital is trying to beat the childhood obesity epidemic with its SuperFit Family Challenge.  Two hundred families are now midway through the challenge -- they are hiking in the mountains, climbing to the top of lighthouses, using smaller plates, and watching less TV!  Check in on these families and see how they are doing as they work their way through this life-changing program.

How much do you know about your brain?  Florida Hospital employees and visitors are testing their brainpower and learning about the latest advances in neuroscience during Brain Awareness Week, March 13-19.  Find out what kind of discoveries are being made and how these advances may one day lead to better treatment for patients suffering from stroke, Alzheimer’s, and seizures. 

Americans fail to get screened for colon cancer.  According to a new poll released by Harris, 3 out of 4 Americans between the ages of 50 and 70 do not get screened regularly for colon cancer.  Did you know that in almost every instance of colon cancer, it could have been prevented and the life saved?  Find out what Florida Hospital is doing to try to help Central Floridians detect colon cancer before it is too late and talk to a doctor about the lifesaving difference detection can make.

Driving past the drive-thru.  Florida Hospital employees are now competing in a contest to see who can survive the entire month of March without their favorite fast food treats.  Once they eat their first fast food item, they are disqualified from the contest.  Find out why these employees are skipping the drive-thru and what kind of healthy alternatives they are filling up on.