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The central axiom of medicine is simple: Support and protect the brain

In addition to creating a sensory representation of reality, the brain allows us to be aware of ourselves and others. Every nervous system process in the human body can be deconstructed into sensation, movement, emotion, memory, and communication. The brain allows us to create, explore, interact, and yearn for something better.

 

At Palmars Hospital, we have both adult and pediatric neurology specialists who treat patients with a variety of neurologic disorders, providing expert and compassionate care to them.

ADULT NEUROLOGIC DISORDER TREATMENT

Our physicians can treat a wide range of neurologic disorders including the following:

  • Headache
  • Developmental disorders
  • Seizures
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Stroke
  • Sleep disorders
  • Uncomplicated neuromuscular disorders
  • Metabolic disorders

 

PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIC DISORDER TREATMENT

Our pediatric neurologist are leaders in treatments for children with diseases affecting the brain. Some of the services we provide include:

 

  • Brachial Plexus Birth Injury treatment
  • Cerebral Palsy treatment
  • Epilepsy treatment
  • General Neurology treatment
  • Movement Disorders treatment
  • Stroke treatment

Palmars Hospital experts offer the most comprehensive medical and diagnostic services available for the health needs of every infant and woman. These help women  maintain life-long gynecologic well-being, from pre-reproductive years, through child-bearing and menopausal years. Through compassionate and  individualised care, we take care of you and your family.

Our obstetrics and gynecology team provides a wide range of services that includes basic gynecological care and surgery, as well as pelvic medicine and surgery.

At Palmars Hospital, women can find expert care for themselves and their newborns through a range of specialized services including:

PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH

We support what choice of birthing experience you and your family would like while keeping your wellbeing in mind. We make sure you’re ready for labor and parenthood with a variety of antenatal and postnatal classes as well as guidance from our skilled nurse and lactation educators.

HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY

A high-risk pregnancy is one that threatens the health or life of the mother or her fetus. At Palmars Hospital, it often requires specialized care from our specially trained and experienced high-risk pregnancy team. This includes maternal-fetal and newborn medicine specialists, fetal surgeons and pediatric specialists who care for women and their babies from preconception through pregnancy, delivery and beyond.

Early and regular prenatal care helps many women have healthy pregnancies and deliveries without complications.

 

*Risk factors for a high-risk pregnancy can include:

  • Existing health conditions, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or being HIV-positive.
  • Overweight and obesity. Obesity increases the risk for high blood pressure, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, stillbirth, neural tube defects, and cesarean delivery. NICHD researchers have found that obesity can raise infants’ risk of heart problems at birth by 15%.
  • Multiple births. The risk of complications is higher in women carrying more than one fetus (twins and higher-order multiples). Common complications include preeclampsia, premature labor, and preterm birth. More than one-half of all twins and as many as 93% of triplets are born at less than 37 weeks’ gestation.
  • Young or old maternal age. Pregnancy in teens and women age 35 or older increases the risk for preeclampsia and gestational high blood pressure.

 

OBGYN Services include:

  • Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (Urogynecology)
  • Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
  • General Gynecology
  • Gynecologic Oncology (Cancer)
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Minimally Invasive Gynecology
  • Obstetrics
  • Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
  • Ultrasound / Genetics

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Palmars Hospital doctors understand that all children deserve high-quality medical care and are therefore committed to improving the health of children and adolescents through pediatric expertise and excellence in patient care.

FAMILY-CENTERED CARE

One of the biggest shifts in pediatric care is one that puts the family at the center of everything the care team does for the patient. Pediatrics at Palmars Hospital understand that children do not always say what is bothering them, neither can they always answer medical questions or be helpful while in the hospital. So they care for your child in a way that is comfortable and reassuring for you and your child,  ensuring appropriate follow-up or long-term care.

Our child life specialists focus on emotional, social and cognitive growth during your child’s hospital stay making the patient and family the center point of care.

Our pediatricians are  recognized for their treatment of the following diseases:

  • Colds in children
  • Common infections and your child
  • Croup (laryngo-tracheo-bronchitis)
  • Dehydration and diarrhea in children: Prevention and treatment
  • Ear infections
  • Febrile seizures
  • Fever and temperature taking
  • Fifth disease (Erythema Infectiosum)
  • Giardia
  • HPV: What teens need to know
  • Hand, foot and mouth disease
  • Head lice
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C in pregnancy
  • Impetigo
  • Influenza in children
  • Lyme disease
  • Measles
  • Meningococcal disease
  • Molluscum contagiosum
  • Mumps
  • Pertussis (Whooping cough)
  • Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
  • Pinworms
  • Pneumococcal infections
  • RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus)
  • Ringworm
  • Roseola
  • Rotavirus
  • Rubella (German measles) in pregnancy
  • Scabies
  • Strep throat
  • Thrush
  • Type 1 diabetes in school
  • Urinary tract infections

We are a regional and national referral center that provides comprehensive pediatric care to children from birth to age 21.

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Surgical operations must satisfy three basic conditions: the wound must be inflicted without pain; haemorrhage must be prevented or arrested; and the wound must heal.

It is especially the ability to ensure wound healing, by means of aseptic treatment, and the provision of safe and effective anaesthesia for the patient that gives impetus to surgery at Palmars Hospital. The necessity for asepsis and quick post surgery healing regulates the conduct of our surgeons.

Adopting operating modalities that prevent breaches in aseptic techniques,  minimizing patients preoperative stay time, preventing the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), using best in practice surgical methods and materials, post-operation parenteral antimicrobial prophylaxis,  appropriate surgical wound and incision management and incisional pain management in the post-operative time period are clinical imperatives at Palmars Hospital.

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Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. Diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract, which include the organs from mouth into anus, along the alimentary canal, are the focus of this speciality.

Palmars Hospital gastroenterology (GI) specialists have expertise in a comprehensive range of GI diseases of the upper tract—like the esophagus, stomach and small intestines (duodenum); the lower GI tract—like the large intestine, colon and rectum; and the hepatobiliary system—such as the liver, gall bladder, biliary tract and pancreas.

Our gastroenterologists give  attention to detail and incorporate their comprehensive knowledge of the entire gastrointestinal tract to provide the highest quality endoscopy and consultative services. They possess a unique combination of broad scientific knowledge, general Internal Medicine training, superior endoscopic skills and experience, and the ability to integrate these elements to provide optimal health care for patients at Palmars Hospital.

Our treatments cover  diseases that affect the gastrointestinal organs including the movement of material through the stomach and intestine (motility), the digestion and absorption of nutrients into the body, removal of waste from the system, and the function of the liver as a digestive organ. It includes common and important conditions such as colon polyps and cancer, hepatitis, gastroesophageal reflux (heartburn), peptic ulcer disease, colitis, gallbladder and biliary tract disease, nutritional problems, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and pancreatitis. In essence, all diseases of the digestive organs.

Our specialists provide expert specialty care for motility disorders along the entire gastrointestinal (GI) tract from swallowing to bowel function including disorders of the lumen, or lining of the GI tract and luminal immune disorders. Other treatments  include:

  • General (luminal) gastroenterology
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
  • Hepatology (liver diseases)
  • Gastrointestinal cancer
  • Interventional endoscopy
  • Celiac disease
  • Diverticulitis
  • Gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Gastric ulcers
  • Gastric esophageal reflux disease (GERD)
  • Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasis (HHT)
  • Motility disorders

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MANAGEMENT OF VICTIMS OF TRAUMA

A major issue in accident and emergency medicine remains the optimal management of victims of trauma. When trauma care is fragmented and disorganized it has an unacceptably bad outcome. When prehospital care of the accident victim is suboptimal and patients are taken to hospitals without regard to surgical availability, it results in increased morbidity and mortality.

At Palmars Hospital, we have effective triage guidelines ensuring that the right patients receive the right treatment at the right time ensuring good outcomes and saving lives. Aggressive life-saving procedures are performed frequently by our physicians especially when there is blood loss or head injury.

Care is provided by a multidisciplinary team consisting of senior medical personnel in anesthesia, accident and emergency medicine, general and orthopaedic surgery, and intensive care. All of these specialists are available 24 hours a day.

Early recognition and rapid definitive surgical management of life-threatening injuries are key to our success at Palmars Hospital. Our properly organized trauma system ensures that accident victims do not succumb to death as a result of treatable injuries.

 

TRAUMA SYSTEM

Palmars Hospital trauma system consists of four patient components:

(1) Access to care;

(2) Pre-hospital care;

(3) Hospital care; and

(4) Rehabilitation;

 

PREHOSPITAL CARE

Death within the first hours after injury may well be prevented by high-quality care in the pre-hospital setting.

The goals therefore of pre-hospital care of the critically injured patient should be to reduce the time from injury to definitive surgical care and yet provide resuscitation that will increase the chances of the patient arriving at the hospital alive and in a reasonable condition. Other considerations must of course be cost, a mechanism to maintain skills, and the continuous evaluation of the usefulness of the various procedures.

 

HOSPITAL CARE

This constitutes our major strength. Organizations that retain our services find us quite dependable in emergency and trauma cases. Our emergency team is always on the ground to provide care and prevent death in such cases. Oxygen concentrators and cylinders with piped oxygen in all the rooms, and emergency room, crash cart,  ECG machines, monitors, defibrillators AED, Suction machines, a cardiotocograph, vacuum extractors, a customized ambulance vehicle, e.t.c. are all available to aid the provision of critical and emergency care to our patients.

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Palmars Hospital provides a full range of diagnostic radiology procedures, including X-rays, computed tomography, magnetic resonance and interventional radiology procedures.

Board-certified radiologists at Palmars Hospital deliver access to technological advance using the lowest possible dose of radiation to perform your imaging exam. From child-sized equipment in kid-friendly rooms to MRI scanners with wider openings for adult patients our radiologists will do everything possible to assure your physical comfort while acquiring the diagnostic images we need.

Our team of radiologists and technologists perform high volume imaging exams per year, giving us the experience and expertise to accurately diagnose even rare or hard-to-spot conditions.

A national  leader in radiological services, Palmars Hospital continues to pioneer new techniques to provide better patient care. We provide a fast, accurate diagnosis so you can get a treatment plan specifically tailored to your needs.

Our radiologists can conduct exams more quickly than many other providers. Your transcribed report will be immediately accessible to your doctor through your electronic medical record.

Our radiologists subspecialize in interpreting images from specific body regions providing detailed analyses that guide referring physicians with the information needed to make an informed diagnosis.

Imaging sub-specialties include:

  • Abdominal imaging
  • Breast imaging
  • Cardiothoracic imaging
  • Interventional radiology
    • Interventional oncology
  • Musculoskeletal radiology
  • Neuroradiology
  • Nuclear medicine
  • Pediatric radiology

Imaging services include:

  • Angiography
  • Arthrogram/arthrography
  • Barium studies (enema, swallow, upper GI)
  • Bone density scan (DXA)
  • Bone scan
  • Cardiac imaging and stress tests
  • CT—computed tomography, CAT scan and CT arthography
  • CTA—CT angiogram (computed tomography angiography)
  • DaTScan
  • Doppler
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Mammogram—including screening, diagnostic and 3D Tomosynthesis
  • MRA (magnetic resonance angiogram)
  • MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), MR, and MR arthography
  • Myelogram
  • Nuclear medicine scan
  • PET/CT (positron emission tomography)
  • PET/MRI (positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging)
  • Ultrasound (sonogram)
  • Virtual colonoscopy/CT colonography
  • SPECT/CT, single photon emission computed tomography
  • Whole body imaging for cancer
  • X-ray (radiography)
  • 3D imaging and advanced visualization

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Radiology

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Palmars Hospital physical therapists manage movement dysfunction and enhance physical and functional abilities through high-quality patient care. Our physiotherapists promote optimal physical function and health and wellness.

When a patient comes to Palmars Hospital Physiotherapy session, our physical therapists will evaluate the collection of systems that interact to produce and support movement of your body. We will provide you with the personalized care and education you need to understand and correct your movement impairment.

Our physical therapists provide comprehensive physical therapy services to adults and adolescents with muscle imbalance, movement dysfunction, and/or pain related to musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, or cardiopulmonary diseases, conditions or injuries.

Palmars Hospital physical therapists treat patients with:

  • Movement impairments and/or posture problems related to pain and disease, acute and chronic conditions or injuries of the neck, back, shoulder, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle or foot
  • Recurring headaches
  • Facial pain and weakness
  • Diabetic foot problems
  • Sports injuries
  • Incontinence and pelvic pain
  • Lymphedema treatment and management
  • Management of overweight and obesity

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In the last decades, the use of Ultrasonography has become increasingly common in medical practice and hospitals around the world, and the superiority of ultrasonography over commonly used X-ray techniques has resulted in significant changes in diagnostic imaging procedures.

At Palmars Hospital, ultrasound is a core technology for diagnostics and remains one of the safest.  With a responsible and cautious approach to ultrasound, patient safety is assured and clinical effectiveness is enhanced. We use the lowest exposure necessary to provide essential diagnostic information.

Our clinical use of ultrasound covers obstetrics scanning (Doppler ultrasound in pregnancy), gynecological ultrasonography (abdomino-pelvic scanning), paediatric ultrasound, cardiac ultrasound, thoracic ultrasound, and visualization of small structures in the musculo-skeletal system.

GYNAECOLOGY (UTERUS AND OVARIES)

Gynaecological Ultrasonography is a non-invasive imaging technique that can be used:

■ in the diagnostic work-up of pelvic masses suspected on the basis of history and pelvic clinical examination;

■ in the diagnostic work-up of dysfunctional or infective diseases that involve or can involve the pelvis;

■ in the differential diagnosis of other acute abdominopelvic diseases (appendicitis, diverticulitis, inammatory bowel diseases);

■ in the peri- and postmenopausal diagnostic evaluation of women with atypical uterine bleeding, in order to dene the macroscopic characteristics of the endometrium and uterine cavity;

■ in ovarian and endometrial surveillance of women at high-risk for ovarian and endometrial cancer (familial, drugs);

■ in monitoring spontaneous or drug-induced ovulation;

■ in monitoring therapy and surgery.

OBSTETRICS

First trimester trimester is the gestational period between conception and 13 weeks + 6 days of gestational age. An embryo is the product of conception until 10 weeks + 0 days of gestational age; a fetus is the product of conception from 10 weeks + 1 day until delivery.

INDICATIONS FOR ULTRASOUND DURING THE FIRST TRIMESTER ARE:

■ vaginal bleeding or pelvic pain;

■ a discrepant uterine size for gestational age;

■ estimation of gestational age;

■ support for an invasive diagnostic procedure (e.g. sampling the chorionic villus);

■ prediction of the risk for recurrence of fetal anomalies;

■ screening for fetal anomalies and aneuploidies (in selected, high-risk pregnancies);

■ routine assessment (screening) of low-risk pregnancies.

PURPOSES OF ULTRASOUND DURING THE FIRST TRIMESTER ARE:

■ to visualize the gestational sac inside the uterus and evaluate the number and implant site of sacs;

■ to visualize the embryo or fetus, evaluate their number and visualize their cardiac activity;

■ to estimate gestational age, by measuring the mean sac diameter or crown– rump length or the biparietal diameter of the head;

■ to evaluate the morphology of the uterus and adnexa;

■ to provide an early diagnosis of fetal anomalies (in selected cases);

■ to screen for aneuploidy (in selected cases).

WITH THESE EVALUATIONS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO DIAGNOSE DURING THE FIRST TRIMESTER:

■ a normal (intrauterine) or ectopic (intra- or extrauterine) implant;

■ embryo or fetus life or early pregnancy failure (miscarriage, abortion)

■ the number of embryos or fetuses (single or multiple pregnancy);

■ chorionicity and amnionicity in multiple pregnancies;

■ correct gestational age;

■ anomalies of the uterus (e.g. malformations, myomas) and adnexa (e.g. cysts, neoplasms);

■ morphological fetal abnormalities;

■ aneuploidy, by measuring nuchal translucency between 11 and 14 weeks of gestation.

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Key facts

 

  • CVDs are the number 1 cause of death globally: more people die annually from CVDs than from any other cause.
  • An estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2016, representing 31% of all global deaths. Of these deaths, 85% are due to heart attack and stroke.
  • Over three quarters of CVD deaths take place in low- and middle-income countries.
  • Out of the 17 million premature deaths (under the age of 70) due to noncommunicable diseases in 2015, 82% are in low- and middle-income countries, and 37% are caused by CVDs.
  • Most cardiovascular diseases can be prevented by addressing behavioural risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet and obesity, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol using population-wide strategies.
  • People with cardiovascular disease or who are at high cardiovascular risk (due to the presence of one or more risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia or already established disease) need early detection and management using counselling and medicines, as appropriate.

 

Palmars Hospital cardiologists are national leaders in the delivery of high-quality cardiovascular care, providing a full spectrum of personalized, accessible cardiac care including prevention, detection, rehabilitation and clinical investigation. Our multidisciplinary team of heart doctors includes cardiologists, trained clinical nurses and nurse specialists, anesthesiologists, cardiac pharmacologists, exercise physiologists, perfusionists, dietitians and cardiac social workers. Our cardiologists offer pre-operative consults and second opinions.

While dealing with cardiovascular disease can be daunting, our cardiologists provide compassionate patient care to you and your loved ones who are dealing with any cardiovascular issues. We offer advanced treatment options in a variety of heart-related specializations.

 

CARDIOLOGY SERVICES & SUBSPECIALTY CONSULTATIONS

Cardiology services include complete diagnostic capabilities:

  • Echocardiogram and stress echo
  • Treadmill stress testing
  • Nuclear cardiology stress testing
  • Holter, event and loop monitors
  • Vascular ultrasound
  • Pacemaker monitoring

Subspecialty consultations available for the following:

  • Adult congenital heart disease
  • Amyloidosis
  • Arrhythmia
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardio-oncology
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Heart failure
  • Hypertension management
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • Interventional cardiology
  • Preventive cardiology
  • Sports cardiology
  • Valvular heart disease

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Palmars Hospital doctors provide comprehensive orthopedic services for children and adult suffering a variety of conditions. Our orthopedic doctors combine the best of both inpatient treatment and outpatient care and rehabilitation.

Conditions we treat include:

  • Sports injuries
  • Hip pain
  • Knee pain
  • Back pain
  • Musculoskeletal conditions

Our orthopedic doctors combine the best of both inpatient treatment and outpatient care and rehabilitation. Our practice is nationally recognized for outstanding orthopedic care and innovative research. Ranked among the best orthopedic practices, we deliver expert patient care with compassion.

 

Patients treated at Palmars Hospital benefit from compassionate, multidisciplinary medical and surgical teams who are specifically trained to develop an individual treatment plan and rehabilitation plan to return you to activity.

Patients seeking comprehensive evaluations will have access to a multidisciplinary team of orthopedic specialists including:

  • orthopedic surgeons
  • physiatrists (physicians who specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation)
  • sports medicine specialists
  • diagnostic radiologists
  • orthopedic technicians
  • occupational and physical therapists
  • orthotists (a certified orthopedic specialist who designs and creates custom braces)
  • pedorthotists (a certified specialist who crafts custom shoes and shoe inserts)
  • nurse practitioners and registered nurses.

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Palmars Hospital occupational therapy provides comprehensive, high-quality patient care services and helps individuals overcome barriers that limit their occupational performance.

Our occupational therapists are committed to enhancing patients’ participation in meaningful, purposeful activities specifically tailored to their rehabilitation needs. While supporting their engagement in family and community life, we help people with disabilities or challenges return to the daily activities that constitute their everyday  lives.

 Occupational therapists at Palmars Hospital work with patients who are referred by physicians, community or governmental agencies.

Occupational therapy evaluation and intervention services  help prevent secondary disability, remove or modify environmental barriers, and improve, sustain or restore activities of daily living. Our occupational therapy specialists  treat patients of all ages, from newborns to those of advanced age. We treat a wide range of issues related to disabilities and/or chronic debilitating health conditions. 

Our areas of expertise include services and assessments for low vision, seating and mobility, mental health, hearing, balance and participation and  work performance services.

 

Palmars Hospital occupational therapy services include:

  • Accessibility/home modifications and recommendations
  • Deafness or hearing impairment activity or environmental modification 
  • Adaptive equipment for improved function
  • Fall prevention
  • Hippotherapy (horseback riding)
  • Independent living counseling and therapy
  • Overcoming low vision challenges, including macular degeneration and eye injuries
  • Motor control therapy
  • Stroke rehabilitation and self-management
  • Wheelchair seating and mobility assessments
  • Work performance/work-related injuries/return to workplace
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Palmars Hospital provides comprehensive and best-in-class patient care services in other specialties including Optometry, Aesthetic Dermatology, ENT, Audiometry, Laparoscopy, TURP (Trans Urethral Resection of the Prostate), Arthroscopy, Urothroplasty, Urothrocystoscopy and Urethral Stenting.

 

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We specialize in Accident and Emergency

Apart from Accident and Emergency services, we offer services in Geriatrics, Critical Care, Periodic, Routine and Pre-employment Examination, Vision Care, Audiology, Vascular surgery, Oncology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Dermatology, Diabetes Supplies, Nutrition Therapy, Home Infusion Therapy, Endocrinology, ECG, Spirometry, Immunogenicity and Haematology.

Preventive Medicine

The goal of preventive medicine is to promote health and well-being and prevent disease, disability and death. The medical director at Palmars Hospital is a specialist Family Physician who considers this his own passion, realizing that longevity and excellent health can only be achieved through informed health promotion and prevention strategies.

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