When holiday-enthusiast Marianne Jackson experienced a pulmonary embolism that nearly took her life, she feared her days of decorating might be over. Thankfully, quick intervention from her caregivers led to a full recovery.
On Thursday, March 21, Fairfield Medical Center recognized eight patients – ranging in age from 10 to 72 years – who beat the odds of surviving cardiac arrest and honored the individuals who served as vital links in their chains of survival.
The Heart Failure Clinic at Fairfield Medical Center is not only dedicated to treating your heart failure. It’s dedicated to helping you live your fullest life by teaching you how to manage your condition.
Robotic-assisted surgery combines technology and skill to perform procedures using a minimally invasive approach.
At the annual Food and Wine Tasting, you will not only enjoy a fabulous evening out but your senses will be delighted!
Primary care is truly at the heart of wellness. It is often viewed as the building block of a healthy life and focuses first and foremost on the prevention of disease. In many cases, visiting your primary care provider is the first step to finding answers to your questions and solutions to your concerns.
Similar to healthcare organizations across the country, COVID-19 has had a significant impact on our staff, physicians and administrators at Fairfield Medical Center. These are some of their stories.
A fall at work brought on a series of events that Mike Miller never expected. The decisions made by his care team at FMC helped to ensure his quick recovery.
Sepsis often strikes without warning and can happen to anyone at any age. Diagnosed with sepsis two years apart, father and son John and Jay Sharp are sharing their stories to help others recognize the warning signs.
A cancer diagnosis and treatment can be daunting – but you’re not alone. A wide network of available resources and support groups forms a strong community of individuals who understand your struggles and are willing to share their experience and knowledge.
At Fairfield Medical Center, we are fortunate to have witnessed many inspiring, hopeful stories that have come about as a result of COVID-19.
Primary care is truly at the heart of wellness. From disease management to general wellness (and everything in between), the Dum family knows they can always count on their primary care provider for guidance and support.
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of our patients’ personal health information and to provide patients with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your personal health information. We are required to abide by the terms of this Notice so long as it remains in effect.
After battling severe diarrhea and nausea for four months, Susan Nixon-Stoughton became one of the first patients at FMC to successfully undergo a new treatment for C. diff that has allowed her to get back to living her life.
For many people, healthy eating is important, but they only have so much money set aside for food each week or month. With a little pre-planning, you can stick to your healthy eating goals without breaking the bank.
Teamwork and sheer determination saved Holly and Carley Amerine’s lives – now Holly is educating other mothers about the importance of paying attention to their bodies during pregnancy.
After re-tearing her ACL, Brittany Devall turned to FHP Orthopedics to help her get back on the field.
Community Heart Watch, a program that started a decade ago through Fairfield Medical Center, aims to save lives from cardiac arrest while also making a difference for residents such as Andrew Vaughan and his son, Ryder, who both live with the same heart condition.
As oncologist Dr. Kanwaljit Singh departs the hospital and community he served for several decades, his daughter, Dr. Avneet Singh, looks forward to carrying on the family’s legacy in medicine.
After narrowly avoiding a lower limb amputation, FMC Wound Clinic patient Audra Harden is back on her feet again – and raising awareness about a common chronic disease.
After experiencing similar sports-related injuries, teammates Kate Gavin and Abby Kenney teamed up to motivate and support one another through their therapy sessions.
The day that Mary Grace Gundelfinger rang the bell to symbolically end her cancer treatments, she was joined by a lot of people who – like her – had been anxiously waiting for this moment.
When Sarah Hutchinson’s unsettling health concerns weren’t being addressed by her provider, she switched her care to Fairfield Healthcare Professionals – and uncovered a life-changing diagnosis.
FMC chaplain Joel Reid is sharing his love of music – and his positive healthcare experience – with patients after a severe neck injury caused a series of life-threatening strokes.
The compassionate care that Doug McFarland received from the providers and staff at Fairfield Medical Center helped him navigate the emotional roller coaster of heart conditions and colon cancer. Following a successful emergency heart valve replacement surgery in 2018, Doug continued to feel like something wasn’t quite right. In 2019, he shared his concerns with his primary care physician, who strongly recommended rescheduling Doug’s screening colonoscopy from February 2020 to November 2019, a decision that Doug credits with saving his life.
When Marilyn Stephenson is asked to describe what life was like with chronic heartburn, a condition that plagued her for years and even landed her in the hospital, the word “chaos” always immediately comes to mind.
When a severe anxiety disorder made it difficult for Amanda Reynolds to seek care for a heart condition, her cardiology team at Fairfield Medical Center helped guide her through the process with compassion and understanding.
When Catherine Brock, 33, discovered a lump in her breast during a self-exam, her care team at FMC moved quickly to diagnose and treat her cancer. Now she’s encouraging other women to be proactive when it comes to their breast health.
Severe back pain was keeping Sondra Kern from her passion – until she met with the orthopedic team at FMC.
Renee Reindle’s family and the staff at Fairfield Medical Center have kept her strong in the biggest fight of her life.