Halifax Health and WDSC Present “Medical Matters”
Halifax Health has partnered with WDSC Channel 15 to present "Medical Matters." This program provides an educational forum for the community to learn and ask questions about pertinent healthcare topics.
This week's program will feature Richard J. Duma, MD, Director of Infectious Diseases at Halifax Health and Sanford Zelnick, MD, Medical Director of the Volusia County Health Department. These experts will provide an informative update on H1N1 (swine) flu.
The 30-minute show airs Thursday beginning at 7:30 pm and will feature a call-in opportunity for viewers at the end of the show.
Upcoming Topics:
- October 8 - H1N1 (swine) Flu
- October 15 - Cancer Series: Breast Cancer
- October 22 - Cancer Series: Prostate Cancer & Gynecologic Cancer/Robotic Surgery
- October 29 - Neuroscience Series: Stroke
- November 5 - Neuroscience Series: Neurodegenerative Disease (Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's, etc.)
- November 12 - Neuroscience Series: Spine Surgery
- November 19 - Bariatric Surgery
- November 26 - Medical Miracles: Thanksgiving Day show
- December 3 - Heart Series: Cardiac Cath/EP
- December 10 - Heart Series: Open Heart Program
- December 17 - Orthopedic Surgery: Partial and Total Joint Replacement
For more information, visit
halifaxhealth.org/pressroom.
Halifax Health Building on an 80-year history of exceptional medical diagnostic and treatment services in East Central Florida, Halifax Health is ranked among the top 5% of all hospitals in the nation for clinical outcomes. Within an expanding network of specialized healthcare services at Halifax Health is a tertiary hospital, community hospital, psychiatric services, a cancer treatment center with four outreach locations, the area's largest hospice, and Florida's largest Emergency Department (opening 2009). Halifax Health offers the area's only Level II Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units, Pediatric Emergency Department, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Services, and Neurosurgical Services. Widely recognized for its outstanding medical staff and leading-edge technology, Halifax Health consistently receives top statewide and national ratings for its specialties, including orthopedics, spinal surgery, stroke services, vascular services, and cardiology. In 2008, the organization was also ranked #2 among the Top 100 Companies for Working Families (Orlando Sentinel). Halifax Health is a legislatively-chartered taxing organization, governed by a Board of Commissioners appointed by the Governor of Florida. For more information, visit halifaxhealth.org.
