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"Hospitals: Ready for Boomer Patients"

Hear Lawrence Luy MD on WNIU/WNIJ discuss how FHN has prepared to deal with an increase in patients as Baby Boomers approach retirement age.

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Catch the Latest Health News Tuesday Mornings on Dial-a-Doc

Tune in to Big Oldies 93.7 at 7:35 Tuesday mornings when an FHN healthcare provider steps into Scott Thompson's "Morning Mess" for Dial-a-Doc. You'll hear about a different health topic each week on this 10-minute live interview. If you miss a week, you can catch up on Dial-a-Doc and all our other interviews on our online archives, below.

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2013 Archives

Listen \| Download 0:10:19	May 14	Dial-a-Doc: FHN Week and National Hospital Week at FHN Len Carter, VP of Human Resources and Nancy Cutler, VP of Patent Services
Listen \| Download 0:15:13	May 7	Learn about stroke symptoms and treatment Tracy Love, RN, FHN Stroke Coordinator
Listen \| Download 0:10:35	May 7	Dial-a-Doc: National Nurses Week at FHN Jess and Dee, FHN Nurses
Listen \| Download 0:08:18	April 30	Dial-a-Doc: FHN Family Health Fair - May 11th Adam Angelilli MD
Listen \| Download 0:09:12	April 23	Dial-a-Doc: Hop on over to the YMCA and FHN for two Saturdays of healthy family fun! Amy Doll, YMCA Aquatics Director
Listen \| Download 0:10:45	April 22	The Family YMCA of Northwest Illinois and FHN are teaming up to bring you the region's best healthy activities. Amy Doll, YMCA Aquatics Director; Zac Smit, FHN Marketing
Listen \| Download 0:07:54	April 16	Dial-a-Doc: Cardiac Screening for Freeport High School Students Robert Geller MD, MS, FACP, FIDSA
Listen \| Download 0:10:38	April 9	Dial-a-Doc: Big Brothers / Big Sisters Terry Egan, FHN Foundation Executive Director
Listen \| Download 0:08:57	April 8	New Developments at FHN's EICU Jessica Schneiderman, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Listen \| Download 0:10:36	April 2	Dial-a-Doc: Treatments for incontinence at FHN Tina Morgan, OTR/L
Listen \| Download 0:13.29	March 26	Dial-a-Doc: Learn about stroke prevention and care at FHN Tracy Love, RN, FHN Stroke Coordinator
Listen \| Download 0:17:30	March 25	Bowl For Kids' Sake Terry Egan, FHN Foundation Executive Director
Listen \| Download 0:11:43	March 19	Dial-a-Doc: Audiology Services at FHN Anneliese Hartman AuD
Listen \| Download 0:11:34	March 12	Dial-a-Doc: March is National Nutrition Month Liz Duke, FHN Clinical Nutrition Manager
Listen \| Download 0:12:49	March 11	The Mindful Eating Program at FHN Jeff Martin, FHN Director of Food and Nutritional Services
Listen \| Download 0:12:19	March 5	Dial-a-Doc: The Center for Wound Healing at FHN Roland Tolliver DPM
Listen \| Download 0:13.22	March 5	Patient Safety at FHN Cheryl Rife
Listen \| Download 0:07:09	February 26	Dial-a-Doc: National Eating Disorders Awareness Week Jane Paradowski PsyD
Listen \| Download 0:09:49	February 25	Patient Safety Week at FHN Cheryl Rife
Listen \| Download 0:06:03	February 19	Dial-a-Doc: Basset Alcohol Compliance Training at FHN Sharon Mockridge
Listen \| Download 0:10:28	February 12	Dial-a-Doc: The importance of the Pharmacy Services Department at FHN Mike Weaver, FHN Director of Pharmacy Services
Listen \| Download 0:09:45	February 11	What's New at the Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center Terry Egan, FHN Foundation Executive Director
Listen \| Download 0:10:54	February 5	Dial-a-Doc: The Center for Wound Healing at FHN Carrie Wright BC-FNP, WCC
Listen \| Download 0:09:48	January 29	Dial-a-Doc: Cardiovascular Health Prasad Kilaru MD, FSCAI, FACC
Listen \| Download 0:09:21	January 28	February is Cardiovascular Month at FHN Prasad Kilaru MD, FSCAI, FACC
Listen \| Download 0:11:13	January 22	Dial-a-Doc: Setting achievable dietary goals for the new year Jennifer Gassman, Clinical Dietitian
Listen \| Download 0:09:53	January 15	Dial-a-Doc: All about this year's severe flu season Robert Geller MD, MS, FACP, FIDSA
Listen \| Download 0:13:37	January 14	Making Good Food Choices Sarah Todd, Clinical Dietitian
Listen \| Download 0:22:45	January 8	Healthy eating and your New Year's resolution Liz Duke, Clinical Dietitian
Listen \| Download 0:09:22	January 8	Dial-a-Doc: Exercise Recommendations for 2013 Whittney Zumdahl, Physical Therapist
Listen \| Download 0:10:02	January 1	Dial-a-Doc: FHN Medical Weight Management Program LuAnn Jordan BC-FNP

2012 Archives

Listen \| Download 0:10:55	December 25	Dial-a-Doc: Highlights of 2012 at FHN Dr. Michael Perry, FHN President and CEO
Listen \| Download 0:07:08	December 18	Dial-a-Doc: Cold and Flu Season at FHN Shawn Shianna MD
Listen \| Download 0:14:23	December 11	Dial-a-Doc: Chronic Kidney problems and treatments at FHN Farhan Khan MD
Listen \| Download 0:10:08	December 4	Dial-a-Doc: Senior Medicine at FHN Lawrence Luy MD
Listen \| Download 0:14:14	December 3	FHN is #3 in patient safety in Illinois Glenda Koeller, Vice President of Performance Excellence
Listen \| Download 0:09:00	November 27	Dial-a-Doc: FHN and the eICU with UW Health, Madison, WI Jessica Schneiderman, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Listen \| Download 0:11:00	November 26	The Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center Terry Egan, FHN Foundation Executive Director
Listen \| Download 0:08:02	November 20	Dial-a-Doc: FHN is #3 in patient safety in Illinois Glenda Koeller, Vice President of Performance Excellence
Listen \| Download 0:08:49	November 13	Dial-a-Doc: This year's Festival of Trees and the Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center Terry Egan, FHN Foundation Executive Director
Listen \| Download 0:09:02	November 12	Hyperbaric Medicine at the Center for Wound Healing at FHN Eugene Gaertner MD, WCC
Listen \| Download 0:09:28	November 6	Dial-a-Doc: Dr. Geller Talks About Whooping Cough - Symptoms and Treatments Robert Geller MD, MS, FACP, FIDSA
Listen \| Download 0:08:29	October 30	Dial-a-Doc: Learn all about Breast MRIs at FHN Dr. Urban, Medical Director of Imaging Services
Listen \| Download 0:08:39	October 23	Dial-a-Doc: Lymphedema Treatments and Rehabilation and Occupational Health Services at FHN Kim Price
Listen \| Download 0:12:22	October 22	October is "Talk About Prescriptions" Month at FHN Mike Weaver, Director of Pharmacy Services
Listen \| Download 0:10:11	October 16	Dial-a-Doc: Women's Health Therapy Services at FHN Tina Morgan
Listen \| Download 0:13:07	October 9	Dial-a-Doc: The Respiratory Therapy Department at FHN Aprilyn Hilton, Respiratory Therapy Operations Leader
Listen \| Download 0:09:10	October 8	New Providers and Facility Hours at FHN Mark Gridley, V.P. Physician Affairs
Listen \| Download 0:10:48	October 2	Dial-a-Doc: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Jennifer Schierer, RN, CBPN-IC
Listen \| Download 0:09:36	September 25	Dial-a-Doc: Sports Medicine Services at FHN Jennifer Fields
Listen \| Download 0:18:34	September 24	Womens' Health Services at FHN Nicolai Hinds MD, FACOG
Listen \| Download 00:11:59	September 11	Dial-a-Doc: The do's and don't of dieting Jennifer Gassman, Clinical Dietitian
Listen \| Download 0:04:44	September 10	Pediatric Speech Therapy services at FHN Kristen Book, Speech Language Pathologist
Listen \| Download 0:09:10	September 4	Dial-a-Doc: Learn about West Nile Virus Robert Geller MD, MS, FACP, FIDSA
Listen \| Download 0:21:00	September 4	Depression and Mental Health services at the FHN Family Counseling Center Jennifer Aurand PsyD
Listen \| Download 0:14:54	August 28	Dial-a-Doc: Center for Wound Healing at FHN Roland Tolliver DPM
Listen \| Download 0:08:52	August 27	Pain Management Services at FHN Sherry Haijenga, Pain Management Nurse
Listen \| Download 0:04:26	August 21	Dial-a-Doc: Get to know Nurse Practitioner Angela Johnson, new at Pecatonica Angela Johnson BC-ANP, FNP
Listen \| Download 0:09:54	August 14	Dial-a-Doc: FHN Ranked 3rd in Illinois for Patient Safety Glenda Koeller, VP Performance Excellence
Listen \| Download 0:08:54	August 13	The Role of FHN Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center at FHN Kathy Holste
Listen \| Download 0:09:58	August 9	Dial-a-Doc: Chiropractic Care at FHN Jeffrey Hass DC, Cert. MDT
Listen \| Download 0:16:10	August 7	Cancer Treatment at FHN Arshad Shaikh MD
Listen \| Download 0:09:18	July 31	Dial-a-Doc: Ear, Nose and Throat care at FHN Toni Levine MD, FACS
Listen \| Download 0:09:08	July 24	Dial-a-Doc: Learn all about Heat Stroke Jeffrey Schleich MD
Listen \| Download 0:09:55	July 23	Pediatric Rehabilitation Services at FHN Jena Zientek
Listen \| Download 0:09:50	July 17	Dial-a-Doc: Radiation Therapy at the FHN Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center Vicki Sullivan, Radiation Therapist
Listen \| Download 0:10:45	July 10	Dial-a-Doc: Preventing and Treating Skin Cancer
Listen \| Download 0:07:38	July 9	Stroke Care at FHN Tracy Love, Stroke Coordinator
Listen \| Download 0:10:54	July 5	Dial-a-Doc: Health Grocery Shopping. Grocery store tour at Cub Foods Sarah Todd, Registered Dietitian
Listen \| Download 0:19:14	July 3	FHN and UW Healthcare eICU Services Cheryl Sheppard, Critical care nurse
Listen \| Download 0:09:31	June 26	Dial-a-Doc: FHN Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center Ribbon Cutting Terry Egan, FHN Foundation Executive Director
Listen \| Download 0:08:03	June 25	Nephrology, or Kidney care at FHN Farhan Khan MD
Listen \| Download 0:09:32	June 19	Dial-a-Doc: Geriatric Medicine at FHN Lawrence Luy MD
Listen \| Download 0:08:23	June 12	Dial-a-Doc: Causes and Treatment of Allergies Shawn Shianna MD
Listen \| Download 0:11:42	June 11	Cataract Treatment and Prevention Hanny Isawi MD
Listen \| Download 0:24:03	June 5	Child Safety Adam Angelilli MD
Listen \| Download 00:11:48	May 29	Geriatric Medicine at FHN Lawrence Luy MD
Listen \| Download 0:13:31	May 29	Dial-a-Doc: State Budget Cuts and the FHN Family Counseling Center Jennifer Aurand PsyD
Listen \| Download 0:11:19	May 22	Dial-a-Doc: May is Stroke Month Tracy Love, RN, FHN Stoke Coordinator
Listen \| Download 0:13:06	May 15	Dial-a-Doc: Reproductive Health Nicolai Hinds MD, FACOG
Listen \| Download 0:08:41	May 14	The FHN Women's Diagnostic Center and Breast Health Jennifer Schierer, RN, Nurse Navigator
Listen \| Download 0:20:01	May 1	Women's Medicine and Incontinence Tina Morgan, Occupational Therapist
Listen \| Download 0:08:20	May 1	Dial-a-Doc: Occupational Medicine and Therapy at FHN Dr. McNulty and Dr.Haas
Listen \| Download 0:08:14	April 24	Dial-a-Doc: Learn about FHN's eICU facility Kathy Martinez, FHN Nursing Director
Listen \| Download 0:15:43	April 23	FHN Family Counseling Center and State Budget Cuts Jennifer Aurand PsyD
Listen \| Download 0:08:48	April 17	Dial-a-Doc: Bowling For Kids' Sake and Big Brothers Big Sisters Terry Egan, FHN Foundation Executive Director
Listen \| Download 0:09:26	April 10	Dial-a-Doc: Allergy season has come early this year Timothy Jessen MD
Listen \| Download 00:10:15	April 9	Big Brothers Big Sisters and Bowling For Kids Sake Jackie Wehrenberg and Marcie Wright
Listen \| Download 0:09:46	April 3	Dial-a-Doc: Center for Wound Healing at FHN Rafael Castro MD, FACS, WCC
Listen \| Download 0:23:58	April 3	Breast MRI Services at FHN Dr. Martin Urban
Listen \| Download 0:10:14	March 27	Dial-a-Doc: Pilot Heart Screening Program at FHN Robert Geller MD, MS, FACP, FIDSA
Listen \| Download 0:07:41	March 26	Pediatric Rehab Services at FHN Kayla Young and Ashley Hoppenjan
Listen \| Download 0:10:24	March 20	Dial-a-Doc: Urological services at FHN David DiDomenico MD, DO, FACS
Listen \| Download 0:14:44	March 13	Dial-a-Doc: Psychological and Emotional Care at FHN Jennifer Aurand PsyD
Listen \| Download 0:15:13	March 12	Foot and ankle care at the FHN Center for Wound Healing Roland Tolliver DPM
Listen \| Download 0:18:41	March 6	Sharon talks about what's going on at FHN Sharon Summers, FHN Chief Operating Officer
Listen \| Download 0:10:26	March 6	Dial-a-Doc: Learn About Diabetes and What You Can Do Donald Hay DO
Listen \| Download 0:09:22	February 28	Dial-a-Doc: Family Dental Care at FHN Donald Doak DDS
Listen \| Download 0:11:21	February 27	March 27th is American Diabetes Alert Day Nicolette Drane, RD, LDN, CDE, Registered Dietitian
Listen \| Download 0:07:58	February 21	Dial-a-Doc: Imaging and Cardiac Services at FHN Robin Scalise
Listen \| Download 0:07:44	February 14	Dial-a-Doc: Pediatric Rehabilitation Services at FHN Ashly Hoppenjan, Kristen Hammons
Listen \| Download 0:09:44	February 13	The Executive Director of the FHN Foundation talks about their mission Terry Egan
Listen \| Download 0:12:20	February 7	Dial-a-Doc: The FHN Director of Pharmacy talks about medication issues Mike Weaver
Listen \| Download 0:22:11	February 7	Dial-a-Doc: It's National Heart Month - Heart Healthiness is Discussed Prasad Kilaru MD, FSCAI, FACC
Listen \| Download 0:10:52	January 31	Dial-a-Doc: The Judy and Virgil Bocker Cardiovascular Center at FHN Memorial Hospital Prasad Kilaru MD, FSCAI, FACC
Listen \| Download 0:07:22	January 24	Dial-a-Doc: FastCare Services, location, and hours
Listen \| Download 0:06:54	January 23	Learn about Cardiovascular Services and Procedures at FHN Prasad Kilaru MD, FSCAI, FACC
Listen \| Download 0:09:21	January 17	Dial-a-Doc: Learn about having a laparoscopic colectomy
Listen \| Download 0:07:34	January 10	Dial-a-Doc: FHN transitions to all private rooms Dr. Michael Perry, President and CEO
Listen \| Download 0:08:39	January 9	Exciting News at FHN Dr. Michael Perry, President and CEO
Listen \| Download 0:10:07	January 3	Dial-a-Doc: Learn about routine, timely medical care available at FastCare Shawn Shianna MD
Listen \| Download 0:28:34	January 2	Dial-a-Doc: Children of Uganda musical performance and fundraiser Sarah Cowen

2011 Archives

Listen \| Download 0:14:15	December 27	Dial-a-Doc: Successful New Year's Resolutions Jennifer Aurand, MD
Listen \| Download 0:10:28	December 20	Dial-a-Doc: Learn all about the Get Fit Infinite wellness program Autumn Kubatzke
Listen \| Download 0:13:38	December 13	Dial-a-Doc: Learn All About Hospice Care Anita Caruso
Listen \| Download 0:09:35	December 6	Dial-a-Doc: Emotional Stress Over the Holidays Don Swanson
Listen \| Download 0:07:18	November 29	Dial-a-Doc: Treatments Available at The Center for Wound Healing Rafael Castro MD, FACS, WCC
Listen \| Download 0:06:35	November 22	Dial-a-Doc: Gastroenterology Ravi Vyas MD, FACG, FACP
Listen \| Download 0:07:49	November 15	Dial-a-Doc: Learn more about the FHN Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center Arshad Shaikh MD
Listen \| Download 0:09:07	November 8	Dial-a-Doc: Big Brothers, Big Sisters Sharon Mockridge
Listen \| Download 0:07:48	November 1	Dial-a-Doc: Learn all about the FHN Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center Terry Egan
Listen \| Download 0:09:19	October 26	Dial-a-Doc: Strokes - symptoms, treatments, and prevention Tracy Love
Listen \| Download 0:10:22	October 25	The Center for Wound Healing Rafael Castro MD, FACS, WCC
Listen \| Download 0:11:57	October 18	Dial-a-Doc: Minimally invasive breast cancer surgery
Listen \| Download 0:12:06	October 11	Dial-a-Doc: The FHN Women's Diagnostic Center Jennifer Schierer RN
Listen \| Download 0:07:24	October 10	Screenings and self-examinations for women's health Danielle Siedschlag BC-NPWH
Listen \| Download 0:09:16	October 4	Dial-a-Doc: Controlling costs and improving care with electronic medical records Shawn Shianna MD
Listen \| Download 0:26:41	October 4	National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Nicolai Hinds MD, FACOG
Listen \| Download 0:12:35	September 27	Dial-a-Doc: Less invasive coronary-artery testing Madhu Malladi MD, FACC, FASE
Listen \| Download 0:10:50	September 26	Keeping kidneys healthy Farhan Khan MD
Listen \| Download 0:10:33	September 20	Dial-a-Doc: Saturday walk-in sports injury clinics Emily Giglio MS, ATC/LAT, NCTMB, LMT
Listen \| Download 0:09:13	September 13	Dial-a-Doc: Cryosurgery benefits for prostate cancer patients David DiDomenico MD, DO, FACS
Listen \| Download 0:13:36	September 12	Managing acute, chronic and surgical pain Anita Caruso
Listen \| Download 0:25:53	September 6	Reducing underage drinking Julie Banghart
Listen \| Download 0:16:06	September 6	Dial-a-Doc: Better medications and better treatment for mental health Dan Neal
Listen \| Download 0:13:53	August 30	Dial-a-Doc: High blood pressure, diabetes and kidney disease Farhan Khan MD
Listen \| Download 0:08:32	August 29	Fighting cancer with beans, broccoli and chocolate, too Donna Weihofen
Listen \| Download 0:09:40	August 23	Dial-a-Doc: Get Fit INFINITE Summer/Fall Promo Autumn Kubatzke
Listen \| Download 0:06:13	August 22	Free Saturday walk-in sports injury clinics Kayla Rodebaugh
Listen \| Download 0:14:20	August 16	Dial-a-Doc: The key to prevention and health today Tracy DySard BC-FNP
Listen \| Download 0:10:55	August 9	Dial-a-Doc: Partnering with patients for proactive healthcare Mark Gridley
Listen \| Download 0:09:13	August 8	The FHN Emergency Services Department Denise Book RN, BSN
Listen \| Download 0:19:46	August 2	Quality, excellence and regulatory compliance at FHN Glenda Koeller RN
Listen \| Download 0:13:26	August 2	Dial-a-Doc: Varicose veins, causes and treatments
Listen \| Download 0:11:54	July 26	Dial-a-Doc: How can a clinical dietitian help treat medical conditions? Sarah Todd
Listen \| Download 0:10:03	July 25	Volunteering to make a difference for clinicians and patients Kay Brooks
Listen \| Download 0:09:52	July 19	Dial-a-Doc: Protecting yourself in the summer sun Alan Esker MD
Listen \| Download 0:13:41	July 12	Dial-a-Doc: Preventing illness and early detection with the family doctor Donald Hay DO
Listen \| Download 0:10:34	July 11	Current treatments for varicose veins
Listen \| Download 0:12:19	July 5	Dial-a-Doc: Treating the GI tract, at home and at the hospital Vivek Mehta MD
Listen \| Download 0:23:37	July 5	School/sports physicals and general primary care Michael McFadden MD
Listen \| Download 0:13:02	June 28	Dial-a-Doc: The Judy and Virgil Bocker Cardiovascular Center at FHN Memorial Hospital Prasad Kilaru MD, FSCAI, FACC
Listen \| Download 0:11:45	June 27	Essure – permanent birth control in the doctor's office Nicolai Hinds MD, FACOG
Listen \| Download 0:11:18	June 21	Dial-a-Doc: The Case for Support: Be cancer-free, closer, better and faster Susan K. Hartje
Listen \| Download 0:11:21	June 14	Dial-a-Doc: Center for Wound Healing at FHN Rafael Castro MD, FACS, WCC
Listen \| Download 0:20:22	June 7	What happens at a wound healing center? Carrie Wright BC-FNP, WCC
Listen \| Download 0:09:29	May 31	Dial-a-Doc: Screenings for women and adolescent girls Danielle Siedschlag BC-NPWH
Listen \| Download 0:09:03	May 24	Dial-a-Doc: Advancements in urology David DiDomenico MD, DO, FACS
Listen \| Download 0:09:54	May 17	Dial-a-Doc: Child care and safety Adam Angelilli MD
Listen \| Download 0:09:10	May 10	Dial-a-Doc: How FHN's electronic medical records initiative affects you Shawn Shianna MD
Listen \| Download 0:10:36	May 9	The importance of regular checkups for women Jennifer Schierer and Amy Bollen
Listen \| Download 0:24:50	May 3	Today's most common urologic treatments David DiDomenico MD, DO, FACS
Listen \| Download 0:11:23	May 3	Dial-a-Doc: What is a nurse navigator? Jennifer Schierer RN
Listen \| Download 0:08:48	April 11	Getting back to exercise outside Jenna Zentek
Listen \| Download 0:20:18	April 5	Elder healthcare Kara Hofmaster BC-GNP, BC-ANP
Listen \| Download 0:07:43	March 28	FHN Foundation and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Illinois Terry Eagan
Listen \| Download 0:08:04	March 1	Learn about the FHN eICU Jessica Schneiderman RN