Home About Us Departments Services Staff Employment Contact Us Testimonials Social Registration Forms Stevens County Hospital Health Journal At Stevens County Hospital, we are committed to keeping the community that supports us informed about Health Care issues and News Items that affect our hospital. The Stevens County Hospital Health Journal is where we can do this. Feel free to browse the list of articles below. We appreciate your interest in our organization. Article List Self-Care 101 November 22, 2021 Self-Care 101 In the multitude and labyrinth of diagnoses and codes that Medicare acknowledges as legitimate diagnoses to provide funding for, one of the most important, but overlooked ones in my 23 year-career working in long-term care is this: Z74.1: Need for assistance for personal care. In previous years, before the coding numbers and names […] ⇢ Want to read more? We’re All In This Together October 25, 2021 We’re All In This Together In our lifetimes, most of us have never seen the social and political unrest that is present in our country today. The pandemic has created a whole new world in which we all must learn to navigate, and go forward in. This is not an easy task, because humans like […] ⇢ Want to read more? Watch Your Step September 21, 2021 Watch Your Step “So be sure when you step, step with care and great tact. And remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act.” —Dr. Seuss It’s that time of year again. Summer is winding down, and there will soon be a chill in the air. The leaves will turn beautiful, brilliant autumn colors before they […] ⇢ Want to read more? Sleep Is Under-Rated August 23, 2021 Sleep Is Under-Rated “I’m so good at sleeping, I can do it with my eyes closed.” –anonymous. “Happiness is waking up, looking at the clock and finding you still have two hours of sleep left.”—Charles Schulz, cartoonist. “When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.”—Tom Hodgkinson, British writer. “I was stressed out and […] ⇢ Want to read more? Becoming The Patient July 20, 2021 Becoming The Patient I thought if I ignored it long enough, it would go away. It didn’t. One week after walking out the doors of the small hospital I’d served for seven years as a speech therapist, I walked back through them as a patient. I knew the radiology staff there from performing several hundred […] ⇢ Want to read more? Reflections On COVID-19 June 18, 2021 Reflections On COVID-19 Very few people alive today could likely remember the last pandemic, because The Spanish Flu began in 1918, and ended in 1920, which was over 100 years ago. Yet, it bore many resemblances to this pandemic. There were mask mandates, social distancing (even if they didn’t call it that) recommendations, schools and […] ⇢ Want to read more? Mindless Vs. Mindful May 28, 2021 Mindless Vs. Mindful It’s one of those buzzwords we’ve all been hearing lately: mindful. Perhaps you are a little tired of it; buzzwords can indeed become tiring. Perhaps, however, we should give it a second chance, and think of it a little differently. Most of us have used the term mindless for years; we all […] ⇢ Want to read more? Sensory Feasts April 20, 2021 Sensory Feasts “Nothing revives the past so completely as a smell that was once associated with it.” Vladimir Nabokov “Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one’s voice.” Joseph B. Wirthlin This […] ⇢ Want to read more? Healthy Body, Healthy Brain March 19, 2021 Healthy Body, Healthy Brain Most of us love a buy-one-get-one-free deal, but even if you are not a bargain shopper, stick with me, because this bonus is good for every body—and brain. Through the miracles of modern medicine, organ transplants have saved countless lives. While it is a complex and dangerous operation, followed by a […] ⇢ Want to read more? Water Water Everywhere…and Plenty to Drink February 18, 2021 Water Water Everywhere…and plenty to drink. “A man of wisdom delights in water.” –Confucius “Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” –W.H. Auden “When the well is dry, we’ll know the worth of water.” —Benjamin Franklin “If everyone drank enough water, I’d be out of a job.” —an anonymous pharmacist As I write […] ⇢ Want to read more? Notice of Privacy Practices | Employment | Contact Us Copyright © 2013 Stevens County Healthcare. All Rights Reserved. A Wordpress website. Designed and Powered by WCCIT.