Entries Tagged as Featured
Patient Beats the Odds
That Richard Kean is alive is nothing short of a miracle. So says his wife, Laura, one of his doctors and a host of medical workers who responded after his wife dialed 9-1-1 on June 21, 2011.
The Face of ADHD
Michael Ginsberg, M.D., knows what it’s like for the children who enter his office with the diagnosis of ADHD—Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. That’s because 27 years ago, he was that child.
Healing Touch
If you called Angela Lim, D.O., a master manipulator, she’d take that as a compliment. That’s because manipulation—as in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine or OMM—is a key part of her job, as an osteopathic physician.
Five Important Numbers You Should Know
Are you an active participant when it comes to caring for your health? Knowing your numbers is one way to monitor your health and get yourself headed down the road to a healthier and happier life.
NorthBay Blue Runs for Good
A river of more than 300 runners and walkers wearing NorthBay Healthcare blue T-shirts amassed April 9 to participate in the third annual Run for Good 5K in downtown Fairfield.
NorthBay Healthcare was once again a presenting sponsor of the event, which raised $35,000 for the Matt Garcia Youth Center and the Fairfield Police Activities League.
Mom, Son Ride to Fight Diabetes
Colin Kent was just 7 years old when his second-grade teacher noticed he was going to the bathroom much too often. His parents noticed he was drinking water all the time. And after a vacation with his grandmother, he actually lost weight.
Four Knees and a Friendship
Marlene Alonzo of Dixon and Yates Kendrick of Rio Vista got more than new knees from the NorthBay Joint Replacement Program last year. As they supported and cheered for each other after surgery, they and their families became fast friends.
Oh, the Stories NICU Parents Can Tell...
Last summer, to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of NorthBay Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), parents were asked to share their birth stories.
Better Salute This GI Jane
As if launching the NorthBay Center for Women’s Health in 2010 wasn’t enough, Service Line Director Jane Prather started 2011 with a new task: She’s now leading the Medical Task Force East—in Afghanistan.
For the Love of Maggy
If Shahane Everett has her way, a 5-year-old girl in Kenya is going to have surgery very soon. Shahane, a NorthBay Guild volunteer and 19-year-old Vacaville High School graduate, managed to raise nearly $1,000 last year, after meeting Maggy and her mother, Leah, during a summer trip in which she volunteered three weeks at an orphanage and special needs school in a rural African village.
