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Castle welcomes leapling Ossian Shorr O’Dowd
Adventist Health Castle welcomed its first Leap Day baby, also known as a "leapling," of 2020 at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 29. Ossian Shorr O’Dowd, who weighed in at 7 lbs. 8 oz. and measured 20 inches long, is pictured here with Dad Keaton, Mom Amber and Grandmother Janet. The old Irish name Ossian (pronounced Uh-sheen) means “little deer.”
How special are leaplings? Leap day statistics estimate that the odds of a being a leap year baby is 1 in 1,461.
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Tips to prevent catching the coronavirus
On January 29, Adventist Health Castle primary care physician Robin Matsukawa visited KHON2 TV’s Take2 morning news program to share health tips about the coronavirus outbreak that has sickened and killed people in Asia, Europe and that has now reached the United States.
Dr. Matsukawa said that the coronavirus
is a novel virus because it is the first time it’s been identified and was named because pictures of the virus show that it is circular and resembles the sun. It is one of the viruses that was only seen in animals but is now seen in humans.
Dr. Matsukawa cautioned that the effectiveness of masks the effectiveness
is not a hundred percent and the steps normally taken to prevent a cold work best to prevent catching the coronavirus. He said the CDC and other websites recommend handwashing for 20 seconds as the best step in prevention.
While there is no antiviral medicine available now, it may be in another month or two,
Dr. Matsukawa said. If you suspect you
may have the coronavirus, you should immediately call your doctor or go to an emergency room to be evaluated. He reminded viewers to take all precautions including hand washing, avoiding touching your face, lips, nose or mouth; and staying at home if you catch a cold.
Click here to watch the interview.
Castle Dog Therapy Program
Volunteer Annalyn Picken and her dog Cool Hand Luke sat down with KHON2 TV Modern Wahine host Brook Lee at Castle to talk about the medical center’s Therapy Dog Program
“Luke and I we visit the patients here at the hospital and hopefully give them a smile during their stay here,” Annalyn said, “And I really enjoy coming to visit and Luke loves (the smiles he gets).”
Annalyn said Luke is a professionally trained therapy dog, and after six months of obedience training, and an extra month of the pet therapy training, he had to take a national test with Therapy Dogs to become certified. Part of his training is to make him comfortable around wheelchairs, IV poles and little kids.
Luke and Annalyn have been volunteering at Castle for the past three years, visiting patients on the medical center’s third and second floors. After checking to make sure the patient is comfortable with a therapy dog visit, Luke goes to their bedside so the patients can pet him and if they want, have him jump on the bed with them.
“One particular lady unfortunately had dementia,” Annalyn said, “but every time she saw Luke it was a new experience for her... and she just would be so happy to see him... Just the smile on her face would make me smile.”
Click here to see the interview.
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