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Pulaski Community Hospital's New TV Channel Offers Much More Than Entertainment PULASKI - "One of the most important things we do here at Pulaski Community Hospital it try to make sure our patients are informed and educated about what to expect during their stay," says Hospital Education Coordinator, Diana Atkins. "And what we're going to be doing to help them get well." Now, Pulaski Community's nurses and staff members have a new educational tool that helps the medicine go down a little easier. It is Channel 15 on the in-Hospital cable TV service which, until now, has provided only entertainment to patient rooms and public areas. But Channel 15 is not just another entertainment channel. It is the 24-hour-a-day "Patient Channel," packed with medical information in a familiar TV news-magazine format. The "Patient Channel" has been "on-the-air" at Pulaski Community Hospital for some 3 months and has received uniformly excellent reviews from patients, their family and friends, and Hospital staff members. "We see the 'Patient Channel' as an excellent way to support the ongoing efforts of our nurses and staff members to help our patients understand their medical conditions, and the treatment they will receive," says Karen Wohlford, the Hospital's Chief Nursing Officer. "The more patients and their family and friends know, the more they can actively participate in the healing process. The 'Patient Channel' helps inform and educate them." The around-the-clock TV information service, provided by satellite from GE Medical Systems, offers information on a broad range of subjects in half-hour programs, which are repeated several times a day for viewer convenience. Programming includes segments on Women's Health, Arthritis, Lung Disease, Heart Disease and Stroke, Cancer, Diabetes, Chronic Pain Management, Obesity, Health and Wellness, Osteoporosis and Sinusitis, to name only a few. There is even a program on the hospital experience, called "Hospital Stays -- What You Need to Know." And new programs are introduced on a regular basis. The classic TV news-magazine format, with its host, guests and program focus on a single disease or condition and the procedures used to treat it, is one that is familiar to everyone and helps make patients comfortable with the learning process.It's a really excellent educational resource," reports Atkins. "It's regularly updated with the latest information. Patients like the 'Patient Channel' so much that many have said that they wished they had it at home!" Back to Local News |
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Pulaski Community Hospital
2400 Lee Highway
P.O. Box 759
Pulaski, VA 24301
P.O. Box 759
Pulaski, VA 24301
Telephone:
(540) 994-8100
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