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March is National Nutrition Month
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Lovelace Medical Group hospitalist Dr. Harkesh Arora has tips for you and your family on how to live a healthy life.
Fruits and vegetables, brown rice and oatmeal, protein, healthy fats, like nuts and avocados, and water are essential for a healthy diet.” But nutrition isn’t just about your diet, exercise is important for people of all ages.
Dr. Arora recommends 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week, and says, “Staying healthy is especially important as we age, since older adults are at greater risk for complications from illnesses like the flu and COVID-19. While you can't change genetics or family history, there are things you can do to help prevent chronic health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.”
Dr. Arora is a Lovelace Medical Group Hospitalist covering our Lovelace inpatient hospital facilities.
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Lovelace Silver Elite Online Seminars are also a valuable resource for health and nutrition.
Watch these for more nutrition tips and check back for new videos coming soon.
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Infectious Diseases (ID) Clinic now treating patients
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ID providers treat illnesses anywhere in the body caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Our providers work in tandem with every medical and surgical specialty, in the hospital or outpatient setting to diagnose and manage a diverse group of acute and chronic diseases including:
- Infections of any part of the body, including the brain, heart, blood, bones, joints and skin
- Abdominal and liver abscesses
- Wound and surgical site infections
- Respiratory illnesses and diarrheal diseases
- Infections requiring outpatient antibiotic management
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Tick-born or mosquito-born diseases
- Infection contracted while traveling to a tropical location
- Rare or emerging infections including Q fever, anthrax, leprosy, COVID-19, monkey pox and more.
Physician referral is required. For more information, call 505.727.3020.
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Lovelace Cancer Center Earns ACR Reaccreditation
Lovelace Cancer Center has been awarded its second consecutive three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
"Lovelace Cancer Center is committed to delivering the highest quality of care and safety for our patients," said Heyoung McBride M.D., medical director for Radiation Oncology at Lovelace Health System. "Our team cares for each patient as if he or she was a loved one. It's an honor to be reaccredited by the the ACR for our cancer treatment and the expertise of our care team."
Radiation oncology (radiation therapy) is the careful use of high-energy radiation to cure cancer or relieve a cancer patient's pain. The ACR is the nation's oldest and most widely accepted radiation oncology accrediting body, with more than 700 accredited sites and 30 years of accreditation experience. The ACR seal of accreditation represents the highest level of quality and patient safety and is awarded only to facilities that meet specific practice guidelines and technical standards developed by board-certified radiation oncologist and medical physicists. Criteria includes patient care and treatment, patient safety, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures and quality assurance programs.
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Lovelace Health System Community Benefit Report for 2022
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Community Events
Lovelace Silver Elite will be participating in two community events in March. Please join us.
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Lovelace Medical Group welcomes gastroenterology and cardiology providers
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Teresa Casteel, NP-C, Gastroenterology
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Teresa Casteel, Certified Nurse Practioner, completed her bachelor of science in Nursing at the College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota and earned her mast of science in Nursing at the University of Phoenix in Tempe, AZ. She has more than 20 years of nursing experience.
Teresa is located at Lovelace Medical Group at 4801 McMahon Blvd. To schedule an appointment call 505.727.2727.
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Benjamin F. Remo, M.D., FACC
Cardiology and Electrophysiology
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Benjamin F. Remo, M.D. earned his doctorate of medicine from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiology at the New York University School of Medicine, as well as a fellowship in electrophysiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine at the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in Tuscon.
Dr. Remo is located at the New Mexico Heart Institute at 1631 Hospital Drive in Santa Fe. To schedule an appointment, call 505.841.1000.
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