Emory Health Source

Emory Health Source

September 2010

The Emory Healthcare 500 – More Than Just A Race

EHC 500

Where on Labor Day can you find teams of experts collaborating in high-pressure situations, a fast-paced environment, and neon lights? There are two places that come to mind immediately– the Atlanta Motor Speedway and Emory Healthcare’s community of hospitals and care providers. Read more about this exciting event!

“Doctor, does this CT scan make my heart look fat?”

The Skinny on Cardiac Fat

If the answer is yes, you may be a candidate for a nuclear stress test, which indicates how well the heart works during physical activity and at rest.

Get the skinny on cardiac fat. Read more.


Therapy in a Tomato Plant

Therapy in a Tomato Plant

In his hospital scrubs in the late afternoon sun, Kirk Hines (right) bags a small orchid, telling a customer she’ll need to replant it in orchid mix when she gets home. To another, he offers a deal on a towering prickly cactus. Read more.

Learn more about Emory's Wesley Woods Center.


Emory Hospital SuitesHaving surgery at Emory University Hospital?

Consider a stay in a Rollins Pavilion hospital suite.




No-Bake Breakfast BarsNew Heart Healthy Recipe

No-Bake Breakfast Bars

Try this easy and delicious recipe courtesy of the Emory Bariatric Center. Read their blog and sign up for an online seminar.



Create an Online Personal Health Record

Emory Healthcare offers a free Web-based service that allows you and your family to securely store personal health information online and gives you the ability to participate in the medical management process.

Register Online

upcoming events

Comprehensive Weight Management Seminar
9/1 at 5 p.m.
9/15 at 5 p.m.

HeartWise Lecture Series
Healthy Eating Made Easy

9/7 at 11:45 a.m.

Perinatal Classes
Vaginal Birth after Cesarean

9/8 at 6 p.m.

Fertility Seminar
9/11 at 11:30 a.m.

HeartWise Lecture Series
Nutrition for the Heart

9/15 at 11:45 a.m.

Perinatal Classes
Breastfeeding Part 1

9/15 at 7 p.m.

HeartWise Lecture Series
Angina 
                  
9/20 at 11:45 a.m.

Perinatal Classes
Young and Pregnant
2 Tuesday Series

9/21 & 9/28 at 6 p.m.

Perinatal Classes
My Time: Just for Brothers and Sisters

9/25 at 10 a.m.

HeartWise Lecture Series
Diabetes: Prevention and Nutrition

9/28 at 8:45 a.m.

Register online or call
404-778-7777
for more information