Bartlett Regional | House Calls | Summer 2018

Our cover: Summer in bloom at the Jensen Arboretum. Photo by Katie Bausler Chuck Bill, CEO CEO’s corner 4 Health Matters program Reverse prediabetes with these lifestyle changes. 6 Rainforest Recovery Center (RRC) Providing successful treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. 8 Brandon’s story His opioid addiction recovery through the MAT program. 10 On the road to addiction recovery How to take the first step towards addiction recovery. 11 Have you had this test? A colorectal cancer screening is essential. Here’s why. 12 Walk your way to health Here’s why this simple, everyday activity is so good for you. 14 Directory A complete list of Bartlett Regional Hospital’s medical staff. Content Summer 2018 Website: www.bartletthospital.org Provider directory: www.bartletthospital.org/providers www.facebook.com/BartlettRegionalHospital www.twitter.com/BartlettHosp VISIT US LIVING HEALTHY A NEW START House Calls is published as a community service for our friends and neighbors in Southeast Alaska by: Bartlett Regional Hospital 3260 Hospital Drive Juneau, AK 99801 907-796-8900 | www.bartletthospital.org Information in House Calls comes from a wide range of medical experts, including our own staff and our partners at Coffey Communications. If you have any concerns or questions about any content or your own medical situation, please contact your health care provider. 2018 © Coffey Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Time is really flying! Welcome to the summer edition of House Calls from Bartlett Regional Hospital. I’ve received lots of very positive feedback about House Calls and hope that you will continue to find the information valuable and that you enjoy meeting our caregivers. In this issue, we share a success story from our substance abuse recovery program and compliments that our great employees have received. We also introduce you to Jennifer Schmidt, MD, our newest general surgeon. Our Health Matters and Healthy Steps features have tips on how to make this a very healthy summer. To suggest future topics that you would like us to cover in House Calls , please feel free to reach out to Katie Bausler, our public relations director, who does such a great job of putting this communication together. She can be reached at kbausler3@bartletthospital.org . Happy summer! Chuck Bill, CEO cbill@bartletthospital.org Welcome to the summer edition of House Calls ! HEALTHY STEPS