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Bayfront Health VITALITY nerves affect the arteries
and circulation of the heart,
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Seven Rivers Some medications increase neck, and brain. They also
affect vision and eye muscle/
Recognized for allostatic load (stress on eye twitches. Some of these
the nervous system) that
conditions may improve
affects the endocrine system/
with correction of cervical
Excellence with hormone release. Allostatic nerve interference via gentle
load by any means - physical,
chiropractic adjustments.
ACC Heart Failure chemical, or emotional can Treating the body from
cause inflammation, hormone
within via nutrition, lifestyle,
disruption, and autoimmune
Accreditation disease. Functional medicine and chiropractic is a natural
approach. Call Better
includes a list of supplements
and dosages based on a Health and Wellness today
person’s weight and lifestyle, at 352-795-8911 to check
reducing statin needs and appointment availability for
lowering blood pressure. your functional medicine and
Chiropractic assessment.
Diabetes and heart disease
The American College length-of-stay and hospital are the number one and two Dr. McFarland-Bryant
of Cardiology (ACC) readmissions. killers of Americans and they graduated with honors from
has recognized Bayfront Hospitals receiving Heart are chronic inflammatory Lake Michigan College
Health Seven Rivers for Failure Accreditation from diseases, causing lack of with an Assoc. of Science
its demonstrated expertise the ACC must take part circulation to the heart, legs, in Medical Laboratory
Technology then continued
and commitment in treating in a multi-faceted clinical and feet, decreasing the ability her Science major at Brenau
patients with heart failure. process that involves to walk and to exercise, University of Gainesville,
Bayfront Health Seven completing a gap analysis; hastening the disease process. GA. She graduated Magna
Rivers was awarded Heart examining variances of care; Chronic inflammation Cum Laude from Life
conditions such as coronary
Failure Accreditation in developing an action plan; a artery disease and Type II University with a Doctorate of
August based on rigorous rigorous onsite review; and Diabetes can be alleviated Chiropractic. She has been
onsite review of the staff’s monitoring for sustained with dietary, nutritional and practicing in Citrus County
ability to evaluate, diagnose, success. Improved methods lifestyle changes. The cervical for 29 years.
and treat patients with heart and strategies of caring for
failure through pre-hospital patients include streamlining
care, early stabilization, acute processes, implementing
care, transitional care, clinical guidelines and standards,
quality measures, and more.
and adopting best practices
Heart failure is a condition in the precise care of heart
where the heart is unable failure patients. Facilities
to pump enough blood to that achieve accreditation
meet the body’s needs for meet or exceed an array of
blood and oxygen. Hospitals stringent criteria and have
that employ an evidence- organized a team of doctors,
based, protocol-driven, nurses, clinicians, and other
and systematic approach to administrative staff that
managing heart failure have earnestly support the efforts
been able to reduce time to leading to better patient
treatment and are able to education, improved patient
identify and predict high-risk outcomes, and more effective
patients while also reducing and efficient disease control.
