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Author Archive | Francie Wolgin
Mercy Pleasant Hill Academy Offers Point Of Care Testing
Well child care is integral to our practice at Pleasant Hill Academy, and this year we were excited to implement point-of-care lipid testing. This has been a great tool for educating students on how important diet and exercise is to their overall health. Students are intrigued by the test itself, and are very interested in […]
Facilitating Active Living and Healthy Eating at Sayler Park
At Mercy Sayler Park School-based Health Center we sometimes end up being the primary care home for many of our community patients and their families. I recently saw Evan, one of our students, for a well check. His mom brought him to us because she was concerned that Evan’s BMI was a bit high for […]
A Smile is Restored at Roll Hill School
Olivia is an 8 year old girl from Roll Hill School. She slipped and fell in the bath tub breaking off 2 front teeth. One tooth had the nerve of the tooth hanging out. OUCH!! We were able to complete the root canal to save the front tooth and build them back up with fillings. […]
Well child care at Pleasant Hill Academy
Well child care is integral to our practice at Pleasant Hill Academy, and this year we were excited to implement point-of care-lipid testing. This has been a great tool for educating students on how important diet and exercise is to their overall health. Students are intrigued by the test itself, and are very interested in […]
Roberts SBHC NP Detects Student’s Heart Murmur
An 11 year old patient was seen in the SBHC for a well child check. The patient had a history of dizziness for a few years that had generally been improving and therefore was dismissed. On the exam in the SBHC, the nurse practitioner detected an unusual sounding heart murmur. Upon further questioning, it was […]
Roll Hill SBHC Starts Student Club: the Care Crew
The Roll Hill School Based Health Center has started a new student driven club called the “Care Crew.” The mission of the club is to find ways to help promote healthy bodies and healthy minds within the Roll Hill community. During the group’s first meeting the students made cute furry friends called Schmuzzies that they […]
South Avondale SBHC Successful Asthma Management
Our school base health center at South Avondale has a success story regarding a patient whom we have managed since the 2nd grade. When we took over his care, he had a history of uncontrolled asthma along with poor medication adherence, multiple ED visits and a couple of admissions every year. We knew that taking […]
A new smile at Roll Hill Academy
When she was only 8 years old she was struck by a car, injuring her arm and knocking out her top two permanent front teeth. Even Santa couldn’t comply with her “all I want for Christmas” wishes of bringing her two new teeth, because her mother was not able to follow up by taking her […]
Fairfield Facilitates Correct Diagnosis
We have a 12 year old patient that was previously diagnosed with ADHD by another provider outside of PHS. Pt was being treated with Adderall and having issues with anxiety and difficulty sleeping. Chae had been meeting with the patient during the office visits here. We sent the patient for a formal psychological evaluation and […]