Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast has once again been awarded the highest grade on The Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Grade for the Fall 2021. The national designation and top grade recognizes the hospital’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards. The Leapfrog Group is a national organization committed to improving […]

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By Stephenie Craig, LCSW I found myself in a close relationship constantly feeling hurt and disappointed. I felt resentful and repeatedly like I wasn’t asking for anything unreasonable but the person refused to give me what I needed. Have you been there too? Maybe it’s a family member, a partner, a friendship. Maybe the type […]

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By Stephenie Craig, LCSW You’re in the middle of a conversation and suddenly it becomes apparent the person you’re talking to holds a different opinion on an important topic. Maybe you start to worry if you share your thoughts, you’ll be judged or canceled. Maybe you feel incensed that the other person could possibly hold […]

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By dr. Richard Chern, M.D. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there reading.  Thank you for working to the point of exhaustion, worrying to the point of tears, supporting us through our good decisions and bad, and loving us even when we do our best to push you away.  I’m sorry it takes […]

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By Kay Leaman, Health Architect Inflammation is both good and bad. When the body is invaded by foreign bacteria, viruses, chemicals, plant pollen, etc. or an injury occurs, white blood cells release specialized proteins into our blood and tissues to clean up debris, fight infection and heal damaged tissues. This raises our blood flow, and […]

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“We live in a world where we are told to follow our dreams, but we weren’t told how hard it would be to achieve our dreams. For a female in today’s society, there are a lot of things that hold us back from reaching our full potential,” said Marlee Tucker, Director of Development, United Way […]

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By Dr. Richard Chern, M.D. A lack of energy is one of the most common complaints we hear from new patients before they receive treatment.  And, many of the patients who didn’t mention fatigue or a lack of energy prior to treatment will tell us how surprised they were at the increase in energy they […]

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By Stephenie Craig, LCSW Do you ever find yourself feeling anxious, irritable and out of control? You’ve got that person who refuses to do things the way you think they should and it’s causing stress in your life and theirs. You believe deep down that if your child, partner, coworker, parent, sibling, random driver on […]

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