Fawcett Health Forum

Fawcett Reflects on 2007, and Embraces 2008

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As a leading health care organization in the community, Fawcett Memorial Hospital is obligated to strongly assert the risks of using tobacco products and its conflict with its objective of supporting good health and providing a safe working and healthcare environment for all employees, patients, physicians, and visitors. Fawcett wants to encourage healthier, tobacco-free lifestyles. That is why Fawcett, along with eight other hospitals and three health departments in Charlotte, DeSoto and Sarasota Counties, developed a plan for a tobacco free campus. Establishment of this policy recognizes the health, safety, and comfort benefits of tobacco-free air and the special responsibility that Fawcett Memorial Hospital has in establishing, maintaining, and promoting a healthy and safe environment.

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This Fall, FMH announced an extensive, comprehensive Lecture Series focusing on Spine and Orthopedic patients. In anticipation of the Grand Opening of our newly renovated, high-amenity Spine and Orthopedic Center in January, the Series kicked off in September and will continue through December.

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Fawcett's vision statement, "We are redesigning healthcare services in our community for tomorrow's healthcare successes," may be interpreted literally, as the hospital has begun a major expansion and renovation project, in addition to some already in progress.

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h2u stands for Health, Happiness & You. Interesting. But what is it? you ask. It's a national membership organization that was created to help people live healthier, fuller lives. Fawcett Memorial Hospital hosts the local affiliate.

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Domingo Galliano, Jr., MD, FACS, FACRS become the first surgeon in Charlotte County to perform a Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgical (TEM) procedure, a minimally invasive method for removing rectal cancers that eliminates the need for external incisions. This procedure is a safe alternative to open surgery for removing very early rectal cancers and polyps, the precancerous masses that form on the lining of the colon or rectum.

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