Kenneth Markiewicz, D.O., F.O.C.O.O.H.N.S. Now Full Time at Carson Health

Dr. Kenneth Markiewicz has been a visiting physician at Carson Health for the past 20 years. He has been caring for patients out of the Carson Speciality Clinic one day a week for 20 years. We are very happy to announce he is see patients with Carson Health five days a week.

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 Colorectal Cancer Awareness

Colorectal Cancer (cancer of the colon and rectum) affects both men and women. It is the second leading cancer killer in the United States. Colorectal cancer, if not found in time is almost always fatal. It is however, curable if caught early.

The American Cancer Society recommends a colonscopy for men and women over 50 years of age, or younger, if there is a family history of colorectal cancer. "Screenings save lives," said Robert Boorstein, D.O.

Symptoms include weight loss, stomach pain, and blood in the stool. Nonetheless, some people don't experience these symptoms. Screenings allow your doctor to find precancerous polyps that can be removed before they turn into cancer. "The only thing worse than finding out that your patient has cancer, is finding out too late," remarked Dr. Boorstein.

Tack action, click here to find out how you can schedule your screening today!

High Five Emergency Department!
 

The Traveling Trophy is an employee to employee or department to department award for work excellence or exceptional service. Working as a team is important, and this program will allow recognition to those employees and departments who strive to provide an exceptional experience to every person they come in contact with.

 High Five Tammy O' Green!
 

Spring is here, or so the calendar says. Here are some tips to help you get your spring cleaning complete.

1. Organizing your closet is a big job. Donate any clothes you have not worn in the last year to your local thrift shop. An organized closet will help in everyday routine.

2. Cleaning the walls is a huge chore, set a goal and tackle one or two rooms a night, don't try and do the entire house in one day.

3. Martha Stewart says using a rubber-edged squeegee will make cleaning your windows quicker and more effective than a cloth or newspaper.

4. Give your floors the protection they need by replacing protectors on the undersides of furniture legs if they are worn. Spring cleaning is also a good time to give your kitchen cabinets a wipe down.

5. Deep clean your carpeting and rugs with a shampooer/extractor or contact a professional cleaning company.

6. Vacuum, steam-clean, or dry-clean curtains. 

7. Replace Batteries in your smoke detectors.

8. Cleaning out your refrigerator is a daunting task, but it is important to pull out all the racks and bins and wash them. Be sure to vacuum dust from the condenser coils and underneath.

9. This is always a good time to change the direction of your ceiling fan. Remember Counterclockwise provides a breeze in the warm summer months, while clockwise will help redistribute the war air in the winter months. This can usually be done with the click of a switch at the base of the fan. 

10. Clean out your medicine cabinet. Properly discard any outdated medications.