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 Carolyn Geis, MD, and David Turetsky, MD. These experts will discuss symptoms, risk factors, treatment and effects of stroke.
The 30-minute show airs Thursday beginning at 7:30 pm. Viewers may also call in at any point during the show to have their questions answered live on-air.
Upcoming Topics:
- November 5 - Neuroscience Series: Stroke
- November 12 - Neuroscience Series: Neurodegenerative Disease (Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's, etc.)
- November 19 - Bariatric Surgery
- November 26 - Medical Miracles: Thanksgiving Day show
- December 3 - Heart Series: Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
- December 10 - Heart Series: Open Heart Program
- December 17 - Orthopedic Surgery: Partial and Total Joint Replacement
For more information, visit
halifaxhealth.org/pressroom.
About 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 five percent 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 at the newly opened France Tower at Halifax Medical Center. 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 Orlando Sentinel's Top 100 Companies for Working Families. Halifax Health is a legislatively-chartered taxing organization, governed by a Board of Commissioners appointed by the Governor of Florida.
