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! From the CEO DEAR FRIENDS, While members of our community have known for years that Rhea Medical Center physicians and staff provide outstanding medical care, the entire country is now aware of our accomplishment. Recently, RMC was named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by the National Rural Health Association. What does this mean for our hospital, our patients, and our community? It means you can be assured that the treatment you receive locally is from a hospital focused on providing quality patient care. Read more about this award on page 3. On page 4, one of our happy patients, Margaret Bott, discusses the knee surgery she had here at RMC. Page 6 provides you with information you need to stay heart healthy, and the article on page 8 will help you stay on track with your preventive screenings. While RMC is here to take care of you when you're sick or injured, we're also here to help keep you healthy. I hope you enjoy this issue of Better Living and use the information within its pages to keep up the momentum of a healthy 2012. SINCERELY, T Ken Croom Chief Executive Officer Rhea Medical Center Find the hidden leaf in this issue to be entered into Find the Leaf! a drawing for a $25 gas card! To enter, send an email with the location of the leaf to Debra Lawson at dlawson@rheamedical.org. All entries must be received by April 20, 2012. Employees of Rhea Medical Center and their immediate family members are not eligible to win. ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1,200 people in the United States are injured each day during accidents caused by distracted driving—activities that cause drivers to look away from the road, take their hands off the steering wheel, or cause them to not focus on driving. To promote passenger, pedestrian, and driver safety, Tennessee state law bans all drivers from texting while driving and prohibits bus drivers and persons with learner's permits or intermediate licenses from using cell phones while behind the wheel. Drivers can take a few simple precautions to make their trips safer, including: + Asking passengers for assistance when adjusting the radio or temperature + Avoiding multi-tasking activities, such as reading, grooming, or smoking + Using cell phones only when the vehicle is parked FOR MORE INFORMATION AND STATISTICS ABOUT DISTRACTED DRIVING, VISIT DISTRACTION.GOV. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Ken Croom CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Harv Sanders SPRING 2012 Rhea Medical Center 9400 Rhea County HWY Dayton, TN 37321 2 RHEA MEDICAL CENTER | SPRING 12 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Debra Lawson PUBLISHER Ashley Cavin DESIGNER Stephanie Wheeler MANAGING EDITOR Natalie Roy TO SUBSCRIBE OR UNSUBSCRIBE, WRITE TO: Better Living Magazine, Rhea Medical Center, 735 Broad Street, Suite 708, Chattanooga, TN 37402 or email Debra Lawson at dlawson@rheamedical.org Better Living is published quarterly as a service of Rhea Medical Center. For more information about RMC, visit rheamedical.org. This publication in no way seeks to serve as a substitute for professional medical care. Consult your physician before undertaking any form of medical treatment or adopting any exercise program or dietary guidelines. D D A O N U ' T T E X H A N G P N D R I V E