- General Page Tier 3BlogThe New Year is a great time to broaden your food horizons and experiment with different versions of familiar foods. Let’s explore some exciting new trends expected for 2017. Turmeric. This spice has been trending for a few years now and continues to rise in popularity. Along with adding wonderful flavor to dishes, it has been linked to reducing inflammation and playing a role in disease prevention. Commonly used in curry-based dishes, this spice can also add delicious flavor to scrambled eggs, roasted veggies and meats like chicken or salmon. Vegetable noodles. With the rise of “spiralizer” gadgets, people are now making noodles from zucchini, butternut squash and beets for a tasty and healthy pasta alternative. Swapping veggie noodles with regular noodles is a great way to pack a nutritional punch to your diet. Less food waste. In efforts to make the earth a better place, people are finding ways to repurpose leftover food parts that are often thrown away. These include broccoli stems, fennel fronds, or “ugly” fruits and vegetables that can be used in slaws, soups, broths, stews or vegetarian dishes. Fermented foods. These are all the rage due to their natural probiotics. Companies are releasing lines of tasty fermented vegetables like curry cauliflower, ginger beets and orange ginger carrots. And you can now find kombucha, a fermented tea, in many grocery stores. Seeds. From pumpkin seeds to chia seeds to watermelon seeds, you’ll find them in snackbars, salads or side dishes. Most seeds are rich in protein and minerals. Try making your own trail mix with seeds as the main ingredient. Healthier vending machines. Ditch the soda cans and bags of processed chips! Temperature-controlled vending machines offer healthier on-the-go snack foods like popcorn, hummus cups, fresh fruit, hard-boiled eggs and yogurt. Time savers. Weekly meal subscription delivery services are popping up everywhere. These meals need assembly, but the recipe planning and basic food preparation are done for you. Also, most grocery stores now offer pre-cut vegetables and display recipes that allow you to prepare a meal in minutes. Plant-based foods. More people are taking up a plant-based diet, limiting their consumption of meats. Many food businesses are using more fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and grains to meet the demand of this consumer health preference. While these eight food trends can all contribute to healthier eating habits, not all food trends are healthy. Stay informed, and bon appétit! Want to start using these trendy food ingredients in your cooking? Try this delicious vegetarian burrito bowl with cauliflower “rice.” Many grocery stores sell this pre-packaged, but all you need to make it is a head of cauliflower and a food processor. Vegetarian Burrito Bowl INGREDIENTS: 2 heads of Romaine lettuce, shredded 1 ½ cup kale, chopped 1 pack of cauliflower rice 2 red peppers, sliced 8 mushrooms, sliced 1 onion, diced ½ teaspoon paprika ½ teaspoon cumin ½ teaspoon ground coriander pinch of salt and pepper ½ cup black beans, cooked or canned ½ cup sweet corn, cooked ½ medium avocado 4-ounce Greek yogurt 4 medium tomatoes, diced ½ red onion, diced 1 tablespoon lime Optional: jalapeno slices INSTRUCTIONS: Wash the Romaine and kale and divide between bowls. Spray oil in a pan, add the peppers, onion and mushrooms and cook for 4 to 5 minutes until soft. Add the spices; cook 1 minute and add to the bowls. Combine chopped tomato with red onion, jalapeno and lime juice, mixing well, and then add to the bowl of greens. In a food processor, add the avocado, Greek yogurt and 1 tablespoon water; blend until smooth. Cook the cauliflower rice and divide between the bowls and top with the avocado yogurt. Request an appointment with one of our registered dietitians for a variety of nutrition services. They can create a food plan tailored to your personal health needs, identify what nutrients you may be lacking and help you achieve your health goals. Authors By Ann Caldwell and Maureen Shackelford, nutritionists and registered dietitians at Anne Arundel Medical Center. To reach them call 443-481-5555.
- News & Press ReleasesGeneral Page Tier 3BlogAnne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) is proud to announce the first baby delivered in 2017. Mary and Ryan Metzbower, of Severn, Md., Jack Irving Metzbower welcomed their baby boy, Jack Irving, at 1:34 am, weighing in at 8lbs. 5oz.. “We are so grateful to the staff here [at Anne Arundel Medical Center],” Mary said. “They were just so beyond wonderful. Everyone here over the holidays … they were just amazing.” New Year Baby Facts: -Anne Arundel Medical Center is the second busiest hospital in the state for number of births annually, with about 5,500 babies born each year. -On average, 15 babies are delivered daily at AAMC. -AAMC provides a celebratory gift basket to the first baby of the year. -The hospital is designated with a Level III standing for obstetric and neonatal care. This designation by the Maryland Department of Health is reserved for hospitals that offer the highest degree of quality care for high-risk moms and high-risk newborns. -The NICU is part of the hospital’s Rebecca M. Clatanoff Pavilion at the Medical Park campus, a comprehensive program providing top-level maternity and neonatal care. The 86-bed pavilion is home to all of AAMC’s birth services, including a state-of-the-art labor and delivery unit, mother/baby unit, and lactation services. -AAMC offers birth and baby classes such as prenatal yoga, breastfeeding and a new postpartum depression support group.
- News & Press Releases, Heart CareGeneral Page Tier 3BlogAnne Arundel Medical Group (AAMG), a multi-specialty physician group that is part of Anne Arundel Medical Center, today announced the merge of its two cardiology practices, AAMG Cardiology Specialists and AAMG Annapolis Cardiology Consultants. The two practices will now operate under the name AAMG Cardiology Specialists in one location, AAMC’s new Specialty Physicians Suite–Annapolis. “This past summer, we were pleased to announce the partnership between AAMG Annapolis Cardiology Consultants and AAMG Cardiology Specialists,” said Dr. Jerry Segal, senior cardiologist at AAMG Cardiology Specialists and medical director of Cardiovascular Services at AAMC. “The merger of the two practices provides patients with nine cardiac specialists in one central, convenient location. This expanded practice provides patients with the entire array of cardiac testing and cardiac care.” Specialists cover the fields of general cardiology, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology and vascular medicine. In addition to AAMG Cardiology Specialists, the new Specialty Physicians Suite–Annapolis, located on the fifth floor of AAMC Belcher Pavilion (2000 Medical Parkway Annapolis, MD 21401), will also house AAMG Diabetes and Endocrine Specialists, AAMG Neurology Specialists, AAMG Neuropsychology Specialists and AAMG Palliative Medicine Specialists. Mitch Schwartz, MD, chief medical officer at AAMC, says bringing these multispecialty doctors, nurses and skilled care teams under one roof is part of AAMC’s continuous efforts to better integrate and coordinate patient care. “Patients will have the benefit of better communication between doctors, easy appointment scheduling, and seamless medical record sharing between specialties. Our focus is on our patients and creating the best healthcare experience possible,” he said. For more information or to schedule an appointment with AAMG Cardiology Specialists, call 443-481-6700
- News & Press ReleasesGeneral Page Tier 3BlogEvery three years, AAMC partners with local organizations to “take the pulse” of our community’s health through what’s called a community health needs assessment. Just like checking your own pulse and other vital signs, this process allows us to see how well our systems are working and make adjustments as needed. We collected as much data as possible from a variety of sources. We determined our community’s highest-priority health needs and developed an action plan to address them. Chronic Disease People with chronic conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes often experience preventable complications. Steps we’re taking: Provide navigational and care coordination services to help patients and caregivers cope with illness and stay in the community. Train staff in primary care practices to identify and reach out proactively to patients at risk. Improve care coordination with nursing homes. Enhance our local population’s care through clinical initiatives sponsored by the AAMC Collaborative Care Network of physician practices. Mental Health and Substance Use In Anne Arundel County, there is a rapidly growing need for mental health and substance use services. Steps we’re taking: Establish a 16-bed mental health hospital for adults. Add more child psychiatrists and clinicians. Expand integration and co-location of mental health and primary care services. Infant Mortality Leading risk factors for infant mortality are low birth weight and a late start to prenatal care. Steps we’re taking: Find ways to collaborate with the community to improve access to early prenatal care. Develop education programs for low-income and/or minority women to access early prenatal care. Palliative Care Seniors are hospitalized four times more than other groups. Many struggle with medication management and social issues like lack of transportation and adequate nutrition. Steps we’re taking: Enhance our palliative care program. Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illness. Expand access to The Conversation Project tool to help people express their end-of-life wishes. Access to Care Extreme poverty and health inequalities exist in some areas. Many community members have difficulties accessing the available services. Steps we’re taking: Bring together community partners to create a geographic resources plan.
- GivingGeneral Page Tier 3BlogCoffee with Clinicians, hosted by the AAMC Foundation, spotlights the work that is happening throughout Anne Arundel Medical Center. This unique opportunity invites community members to talk directly with AAMC medical providers and leaders about the state of healthcare and about AAMC’s future. These moderated discussions give people a chance to ask questions and interact one-on-one with the providers. Discussions take place in the intimate setting of the Doordan Institute on AAMC’s medical park campus. Coffee with Clinicians, held on Oct. 4, 2016, featured pediatrics and pediatric mental health, which is an immediate crisis in Anne Arundel County. Michael Clemmens, MD, AAMC medical director of pediatrics; Melissa Wellner, MD, AAMC child and adolescent psychiatrist; and Susan Emerson, pediatric CRNP, presented on how AAMC is responding to the crisis. In the last year, we have seen a 13 percent increase in youth under 18 seeking help for mental health issues and illnesses. Community members asked the panel of medical providers about how they could help respond to this crisis. The team answered with this advice: “Work with us to remove the stigma of mental health,” Dr. Clemmens said. “The more we can do that, the better for everyone. Join a committee, support the programs and beat the drum.” For more information about Coffee with Clinicians and how to support these care programs, please contact Gabby Pasternak at 443-481-4735.
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