Your child loves sports.   But how do you ensure that she stays safe from potential concussions and head injuries?

To help stem a recent rise in concussions and ensure the safety of high school athletes, Bayhealth Neurosurgeon James Mills, MD, is providing "baseline testing" for student athletes at Polytech and Caesar Rodney High Schools.  The "baseline" is a half hour computer test which measures the memory and cognition of the student athlete.  The baseline test score will be a valuable frame of reference in comparing against the same student athlete's test score after he or she suffers a potential concussion.

Beebe Medical Center, a not-for-profit, community-owned hospital, has named Jeffrey Peirce as its new Physician Marketing Representative.

Mr. Peirce acts as a liaison between Beebe Medical Center and area physicians, healthcare clinicians and their office staff. He keeps physicians abreast of Beebe Medical Center's medical technology and support services available to aid them in providing the highest quality care to their patients.

Mr. Peirce reports to Kelly Griffin, Director of Marketing and Communications for Beebe Medical Center.

"We welcome Jeff to our team," Ms. Griffin says.

Joanna Robertson, RN, a nurse on the third floor medical-surgical unit at Beebe Medical Center, has been honored with the "You make a Difference" Award for January.

Joanna has been recognized for her tireless work toward improving patient care by leading an effort to institute the evidence-based practice Bedside Reporting. The practice is a patient-centered initiative that allows the patient to participate in the nurses' routine shift-change reporting process. Research is showing that the practice improves communication between nurses and caregivers, as well as between the patients and their nurses and physicians.

Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) is among the nation's best hospitals for 2011-2012, and has been named a Best Regional Hospital on the Eastern Shore of Maryland according to U.S. News & World Report, the publisher of Best Hospitals.   U.S. News editors recognized 247 hospitals outside major metropolitan areas, including PRMC.  The list of those hospitals is available online at www.usnews.com/bestregionalhospitals. 

Peninsula Regional was named a High Performer in Cardiology and Heart Surgery, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics and Pulmonology. 

Bayhealth and the Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals (ACVP) are pleased to celebrate the work performed by cardiovascular practitioners and the many contributions these professionals make to health care during Cardiovascular Professionals Week, February 14 - 21, 2012.

Cardiovascular practitioners include professionals in the Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology Labs, Non-Invasive Cardiac Diagnostic testing, and Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation.  This nationally recognized week can be found on the official federal legislative calendar for important dates and recognitions.

Beebe Medical Center announces that cardiothoracic surgeon Henry E. Childers IV has joined the organization's cardiac surgery team as Medical Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Dr. Childers brings an expertise in minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and already has introduced this type of cardiac surgery to Beebe Medical Center. In minimally invasive cardiac surgery, the surgeon is able to access the heart through a small incision between the ribs that is the size of a triple-A battery. This eliminates the need for either the large incision through the breast bone, or any cutting of bone. Dr.

For Bob Staab, good health is too important to leave in the hands of a machine.  So he's ditched the blood pressure device he bought off the pharmacy store shelf and now makes a weekly trip to the free blood pressure, pulse and weight screenings offered at Bayhealth - Smyrna Clayton Medical Services.

"I'm not trusting my health to a home device.  I want the peace of mind of knowing that I'm getting my blood pressure checked by a professional who knows what she's doing," said the 71-year-old Staab, who lives in the Bonayre retirement community in Smyrna.

This week, Bayhealth celebrates its Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists during CRNA Week at Kent General Hospital and Milford Memorial Hospital.  Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are anesthesia specialists who administer more than 32 million anesthetics to surgical patients in the United States each year.  

"During surgery, the patient's life often rests in the hands of this anesthesia professional.  We honor all of our CRNAs who play a lifesaving role for so many patients," said Robert House, CRNA, who serves as Bayhealth's Clinical Coordinator for Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists.

To help improve access for visitors and patients, Bayhealth is opening a free 375 space parking garage at Kent General Hospital. 

The parking garage entrance is at the corner of Governors Avenue and South Street in Dover.  Patients and visitors may park in the garage for free, and take the elevator to the first floor entrance to the new Welcome Center.  Free valet parking is also available in front of the main driveway at the Welcome Center.

The new parking changes take effect January 30, 2012.

Only Delmarva Peninsula Hospital to Earn HealthGrades Top Honor in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, and One of

Just 177 in the Nation Honored for Four Consecutive Years

Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) in Salisbury, Maryland, announced today that a new study, for the fourth consecutive year, has ranked its clinical quality among the top 5% of all American hospitals across 26 medical procedures and diagnoses.

The study by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization, analyzed patient outcomes at each of the nation's 5,000 non-federal hospitals over the years