Waterfront
FALL 2010
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High-Risk
Pregnancy?
Why You Should
Choose Harbor
Orthopaedic Expertise
Saves Patient’s Joint
Leading a Full
Life After Cancer
Searching for Excellent Care?
Let Harbor Turn a Light on for You!
One year ago I sat down to write my first
column for Waterfront. I shared with
you then one of my top priorities as
Harbor’s new president — to re-energize
Harbor Hospital’s role as a leading-edge hospital and a strong
community partner. I am excited to highlight some of the
strategic tactics we, as a team, implemented in one short year.
We introduced executive team rounding on all new
patients. This means our executive team strives to visit every
new patient who comes through our hospital doors. As a
result, the feedback we received has been very positive. We
work closely with a third party vendor to survey our patients
and we listen and act on the responses collected. For example,
we have added benches throughout our campus to be more
accommodating and welcoming to our patients and their
families. We also now have a van service that picks patients
and visitors up at their cars during inclement weather.
In a recent issue of Waterfront, we surveyed you — our
readers. We had an overwhelming response. The articles you
are about to read in these pages and the wonderful patients
who so generously shared their stories are direct results of
these measures. We recognize the value your feedback has to
our success and we take it very seriously.
In an effort to further enhance our location awareness,
illuminated letters were installed on the back of our
hospital. These letters face downtown and are visible from
I-95, helping our innovative community hospital become an
icon on the Baltimore skyline. We truly believe Harbor
Hospital is the best kept secret in Baltimore, but with these
new rooftop letters, that is no longer the case!
Early in the summer, Harbor Hospital was awarded the
Delmarva Excellence Award for Quality, which we believe
makes a strong statement to our community — achieving
excellence through quality expert care. We have received this
award an unprecedented five times (2001, 2006, 2007, 2008
and 2010), more than any other hospital in Maryland.
It is for all of these reasons, and many more that will not
fit in this column, you should choose Harbor Hospital. If you
are searching for excellent health care, Harbor has turned a
light on for you!
In good health,
Dennis W. Pullin, FACHE
President, Harbor Hospital
Meet Our Newest Experts
Charles W. Davis II,
M.D., is a boardcertified and
fellowship-trained
spine surgeon
specializing in
the treatment of
complex cervical,
thoracic and lumbar disorders. He is
committed to a patient-centered and
conservative approach to spinal
pathology.
Dr. Davis completed his orthopaedic
training at the University of Maryland/
Shock Trauma and his fellowship at the
Scoliosis and Spine Center of Maryland.
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Daniel L. Kim,
M.D., FACOG, is a
board-certified
urogynecologist
and pelvic surgeon.
With more than 10
years of experience
with complex pelvic
reconstructive procedures, Dr. Kim
offers the latest nonsurgical and
minimally invasive treatment options.
Dr. Kim completed his residency at
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
He then completed a fellowship in
urogynecology, female pelvic medicine
and reconstructive pelvic surgery at the
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Vaibhav Parekh,
M.D., M.B.A., is a
board-certified
primary care
physician who
has joined Harbor
Primary Care.
Dr. Parekh currently
is seeing patients on the third floor of
Harbor’s beautiful waterfront physician
office building. Dr. Parekh is committed
to providing truly comprehensive and
compassionate care for patients with a
wide variety of medical needs and has
been recognized for his excellence in
teaching with the “Golden Apple” and
“Master Teacher” awards.
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Debbie Allen (center) visits her expert caregivers,
Shirley Bottom, Sheila Mehring, Marc Margolis, M.D.,
David Van Echo, M.D., Vicki Cole and Steve Friedman.
Leaving Nothing
to Chance
I
t started out as a routine exam when
53-year-old Debbie Allen went for a
presurgery chest X-ray in December
2008. The Anne Arundel County resident
was scheduled for bunion removal.
The results, however, were anything
but routine. The X-ray revealed a
3-inch-long mass in Allen’s left lung.
The diagnosis? Lung cancer.
While the surprise finding was
devastating and her treatment
complicated by preexisting health
conditions, Allen remained positive.
Today, she is cancer-free and full of
energy, thanks to Harbor Hospital’s
skilled oncology team and pulmonary
rehabilitation program. “I’m grateful
every day I decided to have that bunion
removed,” Allen said.
A Complicated Case, Successful
Treatment
“While Debbie’s cancer was early-stage
and had not spread, it was a large
tumor,” said David Van Echo, M.D.,
medical oncologist and director of the
HarborView Cancer Center.
To complicate matters further, Allen
also has bullous emphysema. The lung
disease, which damages tiny air sacs in
the lungs that take in oxygen, was likely
present from smoking. “Her reduced
lung capacity, as well as the tumor’s
size and location, made tumor removal
surgery more risky than usual,” said
Marc Margolis, M.D., associate chief of
thoracic surgery at Harbor Hospital.
Dr. Margolis and his expert team
successfully removed the tumor, and
specialized chemotherapy under the
direction of Dr. Van Echo helped
ensure it wouldn’t return.
“They were all available and ready to
discuss my treatment,” Allen said. “I feel
so lucky to have had such a great team.
My nurses were all wonderful, too.”
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After the tumor was removed, Allen
needed rehabilitation to regain lung
function and strength. Weeks off her feet
had caused extreme muscle weakness.
Fortunately, the Harbor Hospital
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
helped Allen regain muscle strength,
lung capacity and daily function.
Helping Patients Reach Their
Potential
When breathing is restricted, even the
simplest task can become enormously
draining. So, in group sessions held
three times a week for six to eight
weeks, “patients learn to perform daily
activities in energy-saving ways so they
can become more productive,”
explained Sheila Mehring, CCC-SLP,
Harbor Hospital Rehabilitation
Program manager. Mehring also
emphasized the importance of
rebuilding strength through exercise,
as well as improving breathing
capacity.
“The right kind of pulmonary
rehabilitation can significantly
improve quality of life, as well as
reduce the number of hospitalizations,
for lung disease patients,” Mehring
said. “We also help patients cope with
the emotional aspects of their disease.
Patients encourage each other and
share their experience, too,” she said.
“You have to have a sense of humor!
With the help of my rehabilitation
specialists, I stayed positive, and I
think I helped others stay positive,
too,” added Allen.
Get the Screenings You Need
With her excellent rehabilitation work,
Allen’s lung has expanded to fill the
space in her chest left by her surgery.
Dr. Van Echo, thrilled with her
progress as well as her terrific attitude,
said, “She’s one of my star patients!”
Since this lifesaving experience,
Allen carries a simple but important
message to everyone she meets: “Don’t
put your health on hold. Every checkup
is important.”
protect
your health
Call 410-350-2563 or visit harborhospital.org/waterfront
today for a referral to one of our expert providers, or to
learn more about the HarborView Cancer Center and the
Harbor Hospital Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program.
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orthopaedics
Kenneth Caldwell visits with his orthopaedic
surgeon, Dr. Shepard, who recently helped
save the joint in his ring finger after an
accident.
Orthopaedic Excellence
at Harbor Hospital
Means Curing and Caring
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L
ast winter, Kenneth Caldwell, age 77,
broke his collarbone after slipping on
ice outside his Brooklyn, Md. home.
Caldwell sought treatment at Harbor Hospital,
where he was introduced to orthopaedic
surgeon Douglas Shepard, M.D.
After his fall, Caldwell also suffered from
severe lower back pain. Previous X-rays showed
no signs of injury, but Dr. Shepard wanted to
take another look — persistence that led him to
discover a broken rib.
“Dr. Shepard laid out my options,” said the
retired steel worker. “He told me he thought
my injuries could mend without surgery.”
With his trust in Dr. Shepard, Caldwell
regained full mobility after only six months.
Caldwell was relieved with his results, but little
did he know Dr. Shepard would come to his
rescue again.
Preserving a Joint
During his 42 years in the steel mill, Caldwell
never once suffered an injury. But in late April
2010, while trying to clear a clogged pipe at his
home, Caldwell’s luck changed. The drain
clearing machine malfunctioned and grabbed
his right hand. Caldwell recalled, “I thought
the machine would cut my hand off, so I pulled
off my glove, leaving the top of my ring finger
stuck inside.”
At Harbor Hospital’s Emergency
Department, the physician on duty sought a
hand specialist to treat Caldwell’s injury. As
chance would have it, Dr. Shepard, a hand
specialist, was in the Emergency Department
when Caldwell arrived. Overhearing Caldwell’s
name, Dr. Shepard stepped in, having
recognized his former patient.
“Dr. Shepard came over and examined my
finger,” said Caldwell. “He said he may have to
go below the joint, but he would do whatever
he could to save it.”
“The finger would have been easier to close
if I had removed the joint,” said Dr. Shepard,
explaining the complexity of Caldwell’s case.
“But I knew Kenneth enjoyed leading an active
life, and I thought I could save it.”
Dr. Shepard was able to amputate only the
tip of Caldwell’s finger, preserving its
Waterfront  ~ Fall 2010
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functionality. “I can still grip onto things,
something that would have been nearly
impossible if I had lost my joint,” Caldwell
said. “It only took five weeks to heal completely
and today my finger is just five-eighths of an
inch shorter than it was.”
Expertise: The Bottom Line
Dr. Shepard joined the Harbor Hospital team
after being treated by John Carbone, M.D.,
Harbor Hospital’s director of Orthopaedic
Spine Services. Dr. Shepard suffered from a
serious spinal condition that caused severe
pain and the threat of paralysis.
Dr. Shepard’s experience at Harbor made
such an impact that he left his thriving
practice, where he was recognized as a “Doctor
of the Year,” to join the dedicated team that
helped put his life back on track. “I’ve
undergone six orthopaedic surgeries here
myself,” he said, “and I would trust anyone in
this group.”
Their Specialty Is You
It took Caldwell by surprise when his physician
recognized him in the Emergency Department.
But, Dr. Shepard said, “If you take an interest
in your patients, it’s easy to remember them.
We bonded over a shared love of music — we’d
talk about guitars and he would bring me tapes
of Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett.”
That personal touch helps Dr. Shepard see
an orthopaedic injury in the context of a
patient’s personality. “Kenneth was an ideal
patient because he was so highly motivated
and you couldn’t keep him down,” Dr. Shepard
said.
Caldwell described his highly skilled
physician as an honest, down-to-earth friend
who was “always willing to listen to whatever I
had to say. I felt relaxed and comfortable
because I knew he was looking out for me.”
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w o m e n ’s s ervices
Compassion and Proven Expertise
Made Harbor Hospital the
Right Choice for This
High-Risk Pregnancy
W
hen you receive news of a birth, it usually
includes a baby’s name, birth date, length and
weight. But for twins Martina and Lacey Smith,
behind those short lines of text is a detailed story of a
family’s commitment, a physician’s compassion and a
nursing staff’s above-and-beyond care.
Martina and Lacey were born a month early in a
complicated delivery on April 9, 2010. But the story really
begins in 2006, when their mom, Anne Arundel County
resident Elizabeth (Hilliard) Smith, was pregnant with her
first son, Ricky. Harbor Hospital OB/GYN Aditya Parshad,
M.D., was recommended by a friend. “Since my husband
Rick and I also were born at Harbor Hospital, I was excited,”
Smith said.
Two years later, the Smiths’ second son, Cole, also was
born at Harbor Hospital. Then, last year, Smith learned
she was carrying twins.
The Right Choice for High-Risk Delivery
Carrying multiples put Smith in the “high-risk” delivery
category. Because of Harbor Hospital’s experience with
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high-risk deliveries and its Level II Neonatal Care Unit, Smith
knew Harbor Hospital would be the right choice for her third
birth experience.
Dr. Parshad couldn’t have agreed more with the Smiths’
decision. “Since I began delivering there in 1995, Harbor
Hospital always has impressed me. It has just the nicest staff
and the most wonderful resources. They are capable of
handling any OB issue I’ve run into. Lives are saved at Harbor
Hospital,” he said.
A Compassionate Physician
Smith never imagined one of those lives would be hers.
Unfortunately, she developed high blood pressure during
her pregnancy, known as preeclampsia. After a checkup with
Dr. Parshad showed a decrease in kidney function as a result
of the preeclampsia, Smith gave birth by Caesarean section
at 35 weeks.
Dr. Parshad never missed an opportunity to comfort
Smith and her family. She remembers Dr. Parshad taking
her son Ricky’s hand when he realized Ricky was upset.
“Dr. Parshad talked in a way my son could understand,
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From left: Ricky, Martina,
Cole and Lacey Smith.
telling him the girls were going to be very
small, but �when you see them, you have
to wave to them and welcome them.’ It
gave Ricky something important to do.”
As the family approached the operating
room (OR), Smith’s mother, Sherry Hilliard,
herself a health care worker, knew from Dr.
Parshad’s demeanor that the situation was
serious. “But the nurses kept us updated on
Aditya Parshad, M.D.
everything, and they didn’t have to do that.
It’s not something you train in — it’s something you do because
you really care, and that helped us all stay calm,” she said.
Dr. Parshad compassionately comforted Smith as well,
who had become nervous about her epidural. “He said, �I
know you’re nervous. I’m going to hold your hand as tight as
I can.’ He helped me know it would be OK,” she said.
Martina came first, hollering healthfully. Moments later,
Lacey arrived.
Commitment to Care
Smith has worked as a nursing tech, so not only was she
thrilled by the nursing care her girls received, she also was
extremely happy with the care she received. In fact, after
delivery, Smith was still under close watch because of
potential uterine bleeding. Her team checked in often and
cared for her with compassion and gentleness.
By the time she left the hospital, Smith felt like her
nurses — Dana, Mindy and Jenni — were old friends. “They
didn’t just do their job; they made my family and me feel like
I was the only patient on the floor,” Smith said. Today, all
four of Smith’s children are thriving. “I’m grateful every day for
Dr. Parshad and Harbor Hospital, and recommend them every
chance I get.”
Waterfront  ~ Fall 2010
Harbor’s
Midwives
Offer a
Holistic
Approach to
Pregnancy
Paula Rose Greer, C.N.M., M.S.
If you’re expecting,
there are many
decisions to be made:
strollers, cribs and
childcare, just to name
a few. But have you
considered using a
midwife? October 3
to 9 is National
Jeri Mancini, C.N.M.
Midwifery Week, and
Harbor Women’s Care is
proud to celebrate its midwifery services. The
goal of National Midwifery Week is to raise
awareness of the value of midwives, and to
educate the public about the important role
they play in women’s health care.
Midwives specialize in pregnancy, birth and
the health needs of women throughout their
lifespan. Harbor’s nurse-midwives offer a
holistic approach to caring for mothers and
their newborns. They work with each expectant
mother to create a unique plan of care, which
includes things such as diet, exercise and
nutrition during pregnancy. They also help to
create a birth plan that is consistent with the
mother’s personal and cultural values.
Harbor Women’s Care is proud to have two
nurse-midwives on staff. Paula Rose Greer,
C.N.M., M.S., and Jeri Mancini, C.N.M., are
certified nurse-midwives who believe in offering
patients personalized, comprehensive and
family-oriented plans of care. In addition to
being an important resource during pregnancy
and birth, Harbor’s midwives also offer
lactation support once your baby has arrived.
our commitment
is to you!
Visit harborhospital.org/waterfront or call
410-350-2563 today for your FREE Babysitter’s
Emergency Guide and a referral to an expert
Harbor Hospital OB/GYN or midwife.
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cancer care
Debbi and Jack McMullen are able
to enjoy life again, thanks to the
compassionate care Jack received
from Dr. Hong at Harbor Hospital.
Physician’s
Commitment Helps
Lead Patient
to Rich, Full Life After Cancer
S
eeing 59-year-old Locust Point
resident Jack McMullen today,
you’d never know he had head
and neck cancer 10 years ago. He’s
energetic, works full time at Baltimore
Gas & Electric, and enjoys traveling and
spending time with family.
Behind Jack McMullen’s successful
cancer treatment stands a
compassionate, dedicated Harbor
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Hospital radiation oncologist —
Jack Hong, M.D. With warmth,
accessibility and humor, Dr. Hong
saw Jack McMullen through a
challenging regimen of 40 radiation
treatments and eight chemotherapy
sessions.
“He gave me confidence that I could
make it through. He made the experience
bearable,” Jack McMullen said.
Rewarding a Physician’s Spirit
Dr. Hong has been instilling confidence
in Harbor patients since 1996. In fact, his
caring attitude has earned him Harbor’s
2010 PhysicianSPIRIT Award, which
recognizes physicians who offer exceptional
service and consistently go above and
beyond for patients and colleagues.
Both Jack McMullen and his wife,
Debbi, feel no one could be more
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deserving.
Dr. Hong has
been available
to them day and
night since Jack
McMullen’s first
appointment in
February 2000.
“Dr. Hong gave us Jack Hong, M.D.
his office number,
his pager number, his cell number and
his home number. And, when he said
to call, he meant it,” Debbi McMullen
said. “Once, I had a question about a
prescription and called after hours.
Not only was Dr. Hong happy to help,
he made me feel good about being my
husband’s advocate.”
“Dr. Hong doesn’t see �just’ a cancer
patient. He sees the whole person and
treats you as such, which is important
when someone is facing cancer,”
Debbi McMullen added. “There aren’t
enough glowing adjectives to describe
him. I don’t think there’s anybody
better anywhere.”
A Serious Commitment — and
a Lighter Side
Being there for his patients 24/7 is a
commitment Dr. Hong takes seriously.
“With a diagnosis like cancer, you
don’t want to wait weeks for results.
My patients know that if I know about
a test, I will call them personally with
results. They know I’ll wake them up
between 7 and 8 a.m. and let them know,
good or bad,” Dr. Hong said. “They know
if they call me with a question, I’ll get
them to the right physician, even if it’s
not something I handle.”
While forthright with serious news,
Dr. Hong also is known for his lighter
side. In fact, he’s not above the
occasional practical joke. Said Debbi
McMullen, “Once Dr. Hong and I
figured out we were going to be on
the same plane, but we didn’t tell Jack.
Jack was so surprised to see his
�personal physician’ at the airport! We
all had a good laugh together.”
Facing Head and Neck Cancer
Jack McMullen is fortunate to have an
excellent “personal physician” because
head and neck cancer is serious. The
cancer, which includes tumors in the
mouth, nose or throat, usually first
appears as a lump.
Jack McMullen discovered a lump in
his neck when his wife and daughter
Heather had a cold. “I assumed I’d
caught something from them,” he said.
But, sensing something more serious,
Debbi McMullen insisted he see their
longtime physician, Harbor internist
Ashok Chatterjee, M.D.
Dr. Chatterjee sent Jack McMullen
to Harbor ear, nose and throat
specialist Anwar Mumtaz, M.D., who
gave him the difficult diagnosis. Early
diagnosis, skilled treatment and Jack
McMullen’s commitment to quitting
smoking have left him healthy today.
Shared Joy in Patient’s Success
Dr. Hong is thrilled Jack McMullen quit
smoking. “If a patient can’t quit, it’s
almost certain a tumor will grow back
within two years,” he said. “But if the
patient quits, and the tumor doesn’t
come back in that time frame, there’s a
90 percent chance it won’t come back at
all. Today, Jack is still cancer-free.”
Whenever he hears “cancer-free,”
Jack McMullen is grateful for his
ongoing relationship with Dr. Hong
and Harbor. “To be cancer-free
10 years later,” he said, “I really can’t
describe how wonderful it is.”
here for you
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Curing Cancer
Radio
Marathon
WNST-AM 1570 and Harbor
Hospital partnered for the second
annual 24-hour Radio Marathon,
“Curing Cancer...One Call at a
Time,” on Saturday, July 17, from
noon until Sunday, July 18, at
noon. More than $11,000 was
raised to purchase blanket
warmers for our oncology patients
and support a transportation fund
for patients without means.
Please visit harborhospital.
org/WNST to make a donation to
these worthy causes.
Think Pink
Week
On Tuesday, Sept. 28, from
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Harbor Hospital
oncology experts participated in
a breast health marketing
initiative called “Call 2 Breast
Health,” as part of WMAR-TV/
ABC 2’s Think Pink Week. The
phone bank was staffed with
breast care experts from each of
the four Baltimore MedStar
hospitals and viewers were
asked to call in and speak with
our experts about their breast
care and breast cancer concerns.
The event featured live
interviews with Harbor experts:
David Van Echo, M.D., director
of the HarborView Cancer
Center; Gregory Gurfinchel,
M.D., Harbor Hospital’s chief
of surgery and breast cancer
surgeon; Rafi Raza, M.D.,
Harbor Hospital radiologist; and
Linda Wieczynski, R.N., clinical
coordinator of the Baltimore
City Breast and Cervical Cancer
Program.
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detection has been critical to BCCP since it was implemented
eight years ago, promoting awareness and increasing breast and
cervical cancer screening levels in the local community. BCCP
offers free mammograms, breast exams and Pap tests to lowincome, underinsured or uninsured women in Baltimore City
ages 40 and older.
In carrying out its mission, BCCP partnered with a local agency
assisting Latina women in need of screenings. But without the
assistance of a translator, the language barrier became a major
obstacle in accessing care.
MammoJam, a local nonprofit organization, recognized BCCP’s
need to reach the Spanish-speaking community and recently offered a
gift of $10,000 to the Harbor Hospital Foundation. The gift was used to
fund a bilingual outreach worker, an invaluable position that now
assists BCCP in guiding Spanish-speaking women through the screening
process, from scheduling appointments to following up with results.
“It was a match made in heaven. They had the offer, we had the
need,” said Linda Wieczynski, R.N., clinical coordinator of BCCP.
“The BCCP program has identified Spanish-speaking women as
being medically underserved and in need of breast and cervical
cancer screening.”
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For more information about
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“MammoJam shares
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further expands BCCP’s ability to reach more of the women who need
breast cancer screening and prevention most,” said Bill Romani,
president of MammoJam. “We are excited to be a part of such an
innovative program and to continue working with Harbor Hospital to
help meet the health care needs of Baltimore City.”
Early detection is key to the treatment of all types of cancer.
Since its inception in 2002, BCCP has provided 3,987 mammograms,
detected 33 breast cancers, four cervical cancers and five additional
gynecological cancers.
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What’s New
with the Flu?
By Julia Gardner, R.N., Infection Preventionist, Harbor Hospital
Vaccination recommendations have changed for the 2010–2011 influenza
season. Find out what you need to know to keep your family healthy.
• E veryone 6 months of age and older should get vaccinated against the flu
as soon as the 2010-2011 season vaccine is available.
• Vaccination
of high-risk persons is especially important to decrease their risk
of severe flu illness. People at high risk of serious flu complications include
young children; pregnant women; people with chronic health conditions like
asthma, diabetes, or heart and lung disease; and people 65 years and older.
• V accination also is important for health care workers,
and other people who live with or care for high-risk
people, to keep from spreading flu to those at high risk.
• C hildren younger than 6 months are at high risk of
serious flu illness but are too young to be vaccinated.
People who care for them should be vaccinated instead.
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To find out about Harbor Hospital’s upcoming flu
clinics, visit harborhospital.org/waterfront or call
410-350-2563.
Julia Gardner, R.N.
Infection Preventionist
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Five Fresh Fall
Fruits and Veggies
1
apples Nothing heralds the arrival of fall like a bushel of
apples. Apples come in dozens of varieties with each one
serving a specific purpose. Gala and Jonagolds are great for
applesauce, while Honeycrisps are great for baking and cider, and
Granny Smiths make a wonderful tart snack.
2
concord grapes These sweet, deeply colored grapes are best
known for producing grape juice, jelly and wine but have plenty
of other uses. Just wash, rinse and pinch — the skin slips right off,
leaving you with a delicious and healthy snack.
3
Winter squash One of arguably fall’s favorite vegetables,
winter squash is versatile and simple to prepare. Try it roasted
with butter and sage or tossed with ricotta as a ravioli filling.
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brussels sprouts Silence your inner child with these
delicious members of the cabbage family. Brussels sprouts hold
up to almost any preparation, from oven roasting to braising and
blanching. Go savory with thick-cut bacon or toss them with reduced
balsamic vinegar and pecans for a sweet fall side dish.
5
sweet potatoes The sweet potato is available year round, but
is best in November and December. Sweet potatoes work well in
both sweet and savory preparations, from sweet potato mash to sweet
potato pie.
Use your fresh fall ingredients in this healthy recipe! Call
410-350-2563 or visit harborhospital.org/waterfront to request your
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