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PARTNERING WITH YOUR PROVIDER

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EvergreenHealth Primary Care patient Mike Vowels shares his journey

Hiking:

Nature’s well-rounded workout

Nutritious and delicious:

Preparing healthy eats from summer produce

Back-to-school:

Setting up for a successful start

MAKE TODAY YOUR HEALTHIEST BEST A guide to staying healthy and active in the Northwest

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MESSAGE FROM THE CEO a chronic condition, we strive to provide the best care by knowing you and understanding your goals for your health.

When our patients need specialty care, our partnerships shine once again. EvergreenHealth Primary Care and EvergreenHealth Partners physicians connect patients to the highest quality, and most comprehensive specialty care and services within the EvergreenHealth system. For patients, the seamless experience ensures their care is coordinated by collaborative providers working together.

In this issue we’re also excited to share some ways to be your healthiest best. We hope you’ll find inspiration from these tips and activities and invite you to tell us about the ways your family stays active while enjoying all that our beautiful region has to offer.

Robert H. Malte, Chief Executive Officer

Dear friends, Welcome to this summertime edition of Monitor, our quarterly opportunity to share health and wellness information with you, along with updates from our growing health care system.

When we envision our role in helping our community to live their healthiest best, our physicians, nurses, pharmacists and therapists seek to be partners to our patients and families. We accomplish this by aligning the health care solutions and resources that help you make informed decisions about your personal health.

It is this very notion of partnership that guides our providers in our 10 EvergreenHealth primary care practices, and another 12 primary care locations that are part of EvergreenHealth Partners, in their commitment to serving patients with the highest quality, most satisfying care and convenient service.

As you’ll read in the stories in this issue, our primary care providers are committed to developing meaningful relationships with our patients. Whether it’s through your annual wellness visit to stay on top of preventive care, or your ongoing work with your doctor to manage

Finally, as we do every year at this time, we’re enclosing our 2014 Community Annual Report. We look forward each year to reporting the ways our people and services have enriched the health and well-being of every life we touch.

We are so grateful for the support of our community over our 43-year history and we welcome every opportunity to share our appreciation by delivering on our commitment to provide the best care for you and your family.

In thanks,

Robert H. Malte, Chief Executive Officer

We invite your feedback and questions.

Contact us at patientrep@evergreenhealth.com

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Milton L. Curtis, M.D., Medical Director of EvergreenHealth Primary Care and family medicine physician in Kenmore

As health care providers, we believe that wellness begins with access to a strong foundation of health care resources that you know and trust. Even when you’re well, having a relationship with a primary care provider and pursuing preventive care is one of the most important things you can do to ensure your long- term health.

At EvergreenHealth, we are proud to provide our community with the Eastside’s largest network of primary care practices. Together with the affiliated practices of the EvergreenHealth Partners network, we serve patients from 10 EvergreenHealth Primary Care locations and 12 EvergreenHealth Partners practice locations, connecting patients to our system of hospitals, specialty care and programs and services to help you live your healthiest best.

In this issue you’ll discover inspiring ways to live well, taking advantage of some of our region’s warm-weather activities that keep people of all ages and abilities active and healthy. Whether trekking through the Cascades or enjoying fresh produce from your own backyard, here’s to making choices that enrich your health this season and all year long.

Table of Contents

Features 04 P artnering with Your Provider 08 E vergreenHealth and

EvergreenHealth Partners Primary Care

10 H iking: Nature’s Well-Rounded Workout

12 Nutritious and Delicious 13 I n the Garden with Rebecca Mass-Krajewski, ARNP

14 Back to School: Setting Up for a Successful Start

Updates

15 Get to Know EvergreenHealth Monroe

elcome New Practices W and Providers S ave the Date: 2015 Puget Sound Heart & Stroke Walk

In Every Issue 02 Message from the CEO 16 Health Classes 18 EvergreenHealth Foundation 20 Primary, Urgent, Emergency and Specialty Care

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Mike Vowels greets you with a firm handshake and a twinkle in his eye. While the 59-year-old Duvall resident keeps a busy schedule, making time to connect with people around him remains one of his highest priorities.

lauded as a championship freestyle skier, specializing in aerial acrobatics in the days before performing midair flips on skis became a popular Olympic sport.

But all that changed in an instant when, at the age of 29, Vowels suffered a spinal cord injury from a high-speed accident on a risky, but routine ski run that left him paralyzed from the chest down.

“I’m an in-person guy,” Vowels describes, much preferring face-to-face interactions over phone calls or email exchanges.

Despite the devastating loss, Vowels says he decided nearly immediately that he was not going to let his injury limit him. And indeed, it has not.

That personal connection is a big part of what makes EvergreenHealth Primary Care in Duvall the perfect partner for navigating his health and wellness.

The father of three describes his life as “living mainstream,” embracing his days as a wheelchair user with the same intensity he brought to skiing.

“Sarah spends the time to truly listen. When I’m in her office, nobody is looking at their watch; it doesn’t feel rushed.”

Just as Vowels was drawn to Duvall’s small-town feel and its proximity to Greater Seattle, he values the personalized care from his primary care provider, Sarah Leppert, PA-C, within a practice that is connected to a broader network of care.

“Sarah has an incredible ability to make you feel comfortable and she shares a genuine concern for my well-being,” Vowels says. “She spends the time to truly listen. When I’m in her office, nobody is looking at their watch; it doesn’t feel rushed.”

Leppert says that investing time to know her patients is central to her philosophy of care. “My main goal is to provide not only compassionate care, but also to give respect and dignity, which means spending the time to know my patients on a personal level. To truly be their partner, it’s important to develop a deep bond where we’re comfortable with each other, and that takes time,” she says.

The concept of time has recently held considerable significance for Vowels.

The Northwest resident spent his youth as a daredevil skier on the slopes of the Cascades. In the 1970s he was

EvergreenHealth Duvall provider, Sarah Leppert, PA-C Primary Care patient, Mike Vowels

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BUT FOR 28 YEARS FOLLOWING HIS ACCIDENT, VOWELS’ ACTIVE LIFESTYLE LED HIM EVERYWHERE EXCEPT BACK TO THE SLOPES.

combines skiing, cycling and sailing technology to allow him to use his upper body strength to crank and pull himself up the mountain using a geared cable and pulley system.

Though this season’s record-low snowfall thwarted his efforts to reach the desired destination, Vowels deems his 1,000-foot ascent up the mountain a tremendous success.

“I thought I could never, ever experience skiing differently,” Vowels explains, emphatically.

But in 2013, something began to change within him. His usually optimistic outlook started to become clouded by depression. It was a foreign enough feeling that Vowels knew he should pursue therapy—a decision encouraged by his primary care provider.

Over the next several months, Vowels set off on a therapeutic journey of self-exploration, delving back into his relationship with skiing, which until then, he had been certain he had already thoroughly processed.

And then, almost as suddenly as skiing was taken away from the former champion, Vowels resolved to get it back. “I woke up with an epiphany that I was going to return to skiing and make a documentary film about my journey,” he recalls.

Over the past two years, Vowels has been diligently relearning his passion—this time swapping two skis for one. From his perch on a state-of-the-art mono ski, Vowels describes the humbling work he’s put in to navigate skiing a new way, eventually relishing the familiar adrenaline of speed, the wind on his face and the distinctive blast of snow hitting his goggles, cut loose by his single ski.

He hasn’t stopped at just descending the slopes.

This spring he set his sights higher, vowing to climb a section of Mount Rainier to Camp Muir, the highest point on the mountain accessible by hikers without a climbing permit.

With the help of enthusiastic supporters, Vowels designed and fabricated the first-of-its-kind “ascent sled,” adapted from the mono ski concept, which

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“Through this process I’ve learned that it is never too late to retool, rethink and become free from what is holding us back and preventing us from moving forward in life,” Vowels says.

Today, Vowels is on a mission to share his discovery and rekindled love for skiing with others who may be facing similar challenges and limitations. When his documentary, Return to Paradise, premieres this fall, he’s pledged to dedicate its proceeds to an adaptive ski program in Sun Valley, Idaho.

“ MY MESSAGE IS SIMPLE: IF YOU CONTINUE TO SHOW UP FOR LIFE, THERE IS NO EXPIRATION DATE ON WHAT YOU’RE CAPABLE OF.” Visit http://bit.ly/TheSkiingProject to see a trailer for Vowels’ documentary film RETURN to PARADISE ­—The Skiing Project.

Make a list

Know your history

Write down your questions in Record dates advance and make a list of and results of symptoms or health concerns. recent tests and Bring a list of medications routine including over-the-counter screenings; review herbs and your family supplements. and personal medical history.

5 tips

Come prepared

Bring your insurance card, driver’s license and emergency contact information.

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for getting the most out of your wellness visit Ask questions It helps to repeat back to your provider what you’ve heard to ensure clarity.

Don’t leave if you still have questions—your health is worth your provider’s time.

Speak your mind Being healthy isn’t just about your physical well-being.

Be open to sharing your thoughts and emotions.

EvergreenHealth offers multiple levels of care for you and your family.

When health questions arise, call our free 24/7 Nurse Navigator & Healthline at 425.899.3000 to speak with a registered nurse.

We can refer you to a primary care provider, or in more urgent situations, help you choose the best level of care for your needs.

EvergreenHealth Urgent Cares: Redmond/Woodinville

EvergreenHealth Emergency 24 hours, 7 days a week Departments: Kirkland/Monroe/Redmond

If you have an illness or injury that doesn’t appear to be life-threatening, go to urgent care.

If you have a serious or potentially life-threatening illness or injury, go to the nearest emergency department or call 9-1-1.

• Colds, flu, fever • Sore throat, cough or dehydration • Simple fractures • Sprains and strains • Minor head injury • Migraine headaches

• Chest pain or discomfort • Heart palpitations • Shortness of breath • Severe asthma attack • Loss of consciousness • Seizures • Major head injury • Visible fractures

• Nausea or dizziness • Allergies • Rashes or insect bites • Ear infections • Minor cuts or burns • Pink eye

• High fevers and fevers in infants less than 2 months old • Moderate and severe cuts • Severe burns • Severe abdominal pain • Uncontrolled bleeding • Swallowing of foreign objects or poison

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PRIMARY CARE EvergreenHealth and the independent practices in its clinically integrated network, EvergreenHealth Partners, serve patients from nearly two dozen primary care practice locations across the Eastside.

With extended weekday hours, Saturday appointments and walk-in care, EvergreenHealth and EvergreenHealth Partners make it easy to see your health care provider when it’s convenient for you.

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Be your healthiest best with these fun activities near our primary care locations.

Explore 3,000 feet of shore in Kenmore at Saint Edward State Park. (Discover Pass required!)

Pack a picnic and a Frisbee to Idylwood Park in Redmond.

Paddle board at Houghton Beach Park in Kirkland.

Groove to outdoor music at Pine Lake Park in Sammamish.

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MILL CREEK

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WOODINVILLE DUVALL

REDMOND KIRKLAND

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Try your luck fishing at Lake Tye Park in Monroe.

Whitewater raft the Skykomish River near Sultan.

Hike 5 miles roundtrip to see Cherry Creek falls near Duvall.

Spot the pileated woodpecker at North Creek Forest in Bothell.

Test your bravery on the high rope courses in Woodinville.

Walk the floating boardwalk through Mill Creek’s wetlands in North Creek Park.

Be inspired by 53-acres of gardens, meadows and more at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.

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“I ride rain or shine and in the dark come December. My daily commute provides a consistent exercise routine and allows me time to mentally prepare for or review the day’s work.”

Colleen Pacem, ARNP, rides her bike to work every day, rain or shine, to EvergreenHealth Primary Care in Kenmore.

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Dr. Steven Montague of EvergreenHealth Signature Care practices yoga with patients as part of a commitment to personalized care that gives patients more access to their provider. Learn more at www.evergreenhealthsignaturecare.com.

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Find your partner in care.

EvergreenHealth & EvergreenHealth Partners Primary Care Practices EvergreenHealth Primary Care Canyon Park

425.488.4988 1909 214th Street SE Suite 110 Bothell, WA 98021 Monday – Thursday 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

Friday 7 a.m.–6 p.m.

Saturday 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

Saturday Walk-in Hours 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Duvall

425.788.4889 14720 Main Street NE Suite 109 Duvall, WA 98019 Monday 8 a.m.–7 p.m.

Tuesday 7:30 a.m.–7 p.m.

Wednesday & Thursday 7:30 a.m.–5p.m Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Monday – Friday Walk-in Hours 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Kenmore

425.485.6561 18208 66th Avenue NE Suite 200 Kenmore, WA 98028 Monday – Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Saturday 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

Kirkland

425.899.6700 12333 NE 130th Lane Suite 310 Kirkland, WA 98034 Monday – Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Saturday 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

Monroe

360.217.1155 14841 179th Avenue SE Suite 210 Monroe, WA 98272 Monday – Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Redmond

425.899.2273 8980 161st Avenue NE Redmond, WA 98052 Monday – Thursday 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

Friday 7 a.m.–6 p.m.

Saturday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

Sammamish

425.898.0305 22850 NE 8th Street Suite 103 Sammamish, WA 98074 Monday 8 a.m.–7 p.m.

Tuesday – Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Saturday 8:30 a.m.–12:30p.m.

Sultan

360.793.0201 615 W. Stevens Avenue Sultan, WA 98294 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8 a.m.–5 :30p.m.

Tuesday & Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Woodinville

425.481.6363 16916 140th Avenue NE Woodinville, WA 98072 Monday – Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

EvergreenHealth Signature Care

425.899.4620 17311 135th Avenue NE

Suite A700 Woodinville, WA 98072 Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

24/7 access to physician via mobile phone or email

EvergreenHealth Partners Primary Care Advanced Family Medicine 425.453.6838 2007 152nd Avenue NE Redmond, WA 98052 Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Saturday 8 a.m.–2 p.m

Eastside Family Medicine Clinic 425.453.1039 1200 112th Avenue NE Suite C 160 Bellevue, WA 98004 Monday – Thursday 8 a.m.–7 p.m.

Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

EvergreenHealth CFO Chrissy Yamada steps out for a run at least three days a week, following a 4- or 7-mile loop around the Kirkland hospital campus.

Inglewood Family Health

425.899.5300 14048 Juanita Drive NE Kirkland, WA 98034 Monday – Friday 8:45 a.m.–5 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

Kirkland Family Medicine

425.899.5252 11821 NE 128th Street Suite D

Kirkland, WA 98034 Monday – Friday 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Overlake Family Medicine 425.378.8190 3080 148th Avenue SE Suite 115 Bellevue, WA 98007 Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m.–12 p.m (urgent care)

Primary Care Redmond

425.486.9131 10025 NE 186th Street Bothell, WA 98011 Monday – Friday 8 a.m.–6 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

425.895.8600 8301 161st Avenue NE Suite 100 Redmond, WA 98052 Monday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Tuesday 8 a.m.–7 p.m.

Wednesday 9 a.m.–7 p.m.

Thursday – Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m.–12 p.m

Lakeshore Clinic - Totem Lake

Redmond Family Care

Lakeshore Clinic - Bothell

425.821.4040 12710 Totem Lake Blvd NE Kirkland, WA 98034 Monday – Thursday 8 a.m.–7 p.m.

Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Saturday appointments available at the Bothell clinic

Mill Creek Family Practice

425.338.4000 1025 153rd Street SE Suite 200 Mill Creek, WA 98012 Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m–8p.m.

Friday 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Sunday 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

425.310.6519 8195 166th Avenue NE Suite 203 Redmond, WA 98052 Monday – Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Rockwood Family Medicine 425.614.1205 1409 140th Place NE Suite 106 Bellevue, WA 98007 Monday, Tuesday, Friday 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Wednesday 2 p.m.–5 p.m.

Thursday 9 :30 a.m.–2 p.m.

Totem Lake Family Medicine 425.899.5200 11800 NE 128th Street Suite 560

Kirkland, WA 98034 Monday – Friday 7 a.m.–6 p.m.

Saturday 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

“For me, running is about staying injury free and finishing healthy. Everyone has different goals, but the most important part is just to get out and do it.”

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HIKING: Nature’s WellA 150-POUND PERSON CAN BURN 370 CALORIES PER HOUR WHILE HIKING.

“Hiking is a great whole body workout.”

Dr. Adrian Whorton, EvergreenHealth emergency medicine doctor

For many, summer in the Northwest means enjoying the outdoors as much as possible. Hiking provides a great way to appreciate this region’s natural beauty while caring for your body at the same time.

“Hiking is a great whole body workout,” says Adrian Whorton, M.D., an emergency medicine provider with EvergreenHealth and an avid hiker. “It strengthens the legs, and if you use poles or carry a backpack, it exercises the arms and back as well. It’s also a good way to improve balance when you hike where there is uneven terrain or elevation gain.”

According to Dr. Whorton, hiking gives your heart and lungs the cardio workout they need to help lower the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, while also building muscle and increasing bone density.

And, hiking offers mental and emotional benefits, too. It can reduce depression, provide a better quality of sleep at night, and help with weight control—another boost to your selfimage and emotional and mental health.

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Feet First Finding the right footwear is critical to your success on the trail.

-Rounded Workout Try these family friendly Northwest hikes COUGAR MOUNTAIN Issaquah Alps, up to 3 miles

PARADISE VALLEY Near Woodinville, up to 5 miles

COAL CREEK TRAIL Bellevue, 2.8 miles

PRETZEL TREE Near Issaquah, 0.5 miles

RATTLESNAKE RIDGE North Bend, 1.9 miles

Accessible Trails People of all abilities enjoy trekking across the Northwest. Whether you’re navigating a wheelchair, pushing a stroller or have limited mobility for any reason, our area is home to plenty of paths and trails that provide broad opportunities for all levels of recreation.

The Burke-Gilman Trail runs 27 miles through Seattle, along Lake Washington, to Bothell’s Blyth Park.

The Sammamish River Trail continues 10 miles from Bothell through Woodinville, ending in Redmond’s Marymoor Park.

The new Cross Kirkland Corridor features paved and gravel sections for 5.75 miles.

Redmond Central Connector begins with a 1-mile paved segment extending from the Bear Creek Trail by SR 202 and Redmond Way to the Sammamish River Trail.

According to Dr. Peter Lallas, D.P.M., a podiatrist at EvergreenHealth Foot & Ankle Care and department chair for podiatric surgery, hiking experts and novices alike should evaluate boots and shoes to ensure that their footwear provides proper support, particularly in the arch, and that they offer the right flexibility where the foot bends at the toes. A shoe fit for hiking trails with uneven surfaces should support both your arch and your ankle, he says.

For beginners, Dr. Lallas recommends starting with a new pair of boots. “All too often, people pull out their old shoes to start a new regimen,” Dr. Lallas says.

“When you increase activity with shoes that are already worn, it puts abnormal biomechanical stress on the foot that can lead to damage to the ligaments, tendons, or joints.”

Once you’re on the trail, pay attention to signs from your body. Discomfort—aches, pains, blisters, or chafing, especially in your legs, knees, hips, back, or feet— are signs that your footwear isn’t doing its job.

Lake Sammamish State Park features 2 miles of paved railroad corridor.

Monroe’s Sky River Park offers a 1-mile perimeter trail.

Dr. Peter Lallas, EvergreenHealth podiatrist

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nutritious & delicious Summertime tips for getting the most out of what’s in season

From our Nutritionist

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Eat whole foods. Fresh, unprocessed foods are better for you. Marcy quotes Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food: “Eat food that is grown from a plant, not made in a plant.”

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“ Rather than taking away summer treats like ice cream and festival foods, try taking advantage of fresh plant foods by adding more fruits and vegetables to your meals.”

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Seek seasonal and local foods. Summer crops include berries, melons, corn, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, squash, eggplant, and more. Visit a farmer’s market to get crops fresh from the growers.

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Pick fresh berries. Dark berries are loaded with antioxidants that reduce inflammation, improve heart health, and lower cancer risk.

They are high in fiber and full of vitamins and minerals.

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Load up on veggies. So much produce is in season that it is easy to get extra servings in your diet. Raw, grilled, marinated—add colorful vegetable servings any way you like them.

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Make festive salads. Skip the iceberg and boost the nutrient content of your salads by using seasonal produce. Make salads complete meals by adding whole grains or beans or sprinkling them with nuts or seeds. Homemade salad dressings incorporate high quality fats, save money and eliminate preservatives and other contaminants.

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Stay hydrated. Get 8-10 glasses of water per day to ensure proper absorption of nutrients, remove toxins, regulate your body temperature and blood pressure, and keep joints cushioned.

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Get more potassium. It’s necessary to maintain your body’s fluid balance, which is critical in the summer heat. Good sources include legumes, meats, avocado, bananas, spinach, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, beets, dark leafy vegetables, and whole grains.

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Make homemade smoothies.

Smoothies provide more nutrients than ice cream or frozen coffee drinks. Blend fruits, vegetables, green tea, or juice for a healthy cooldown. Try blueberry-green tea or spinach-apple-parsley for a refreshing twist.

Nutrition Consultations

We now offer nutrition coaching! One-on-one counseling is covered by many insurance plans or for a reasonable out-of-pocket fee. For information about our educational programs, outpatient dietary counseling, or group classes to support you on the journey to your healthiest best, call 425.899.1826 or email us at groupnutritionoutpatient@evergreenhealth.com

IN THE GARDEN

with Rebecca Mass-Krajewski, ARNP

EvergreenHealth Primary Care in Canyon Park

Summer’s bountiful crops help you stay healthy. Here’s how.

Rebecca Mass-Krajewski, ARNP, a family nurse practitioner at EvergreenHealth Primary Care in Canyon Park says tending to a home garden doesn’t only yield vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables, but it’s also a great form of low-impact exercise that can positively affect your attitude. “ Gardening is a great way to ensure you’re eating the freshest foods, while also tending to your mind and body,” Mass-Krajewski says.

Spending time digging, planting, weeding, and harvesting from your garden burns calories, builds strength and helps with flexibility. Mass-Krajewski adds that getting outdoors and into the garden disconnects your mind from the hustle and bustle of daily life, which can improve both mental and physical well-being.

Gardening is also a family friendly activity that leaves gardeners of all ages with a sense of accomplishment.

Engage kids by involving them in setting goals and tracking progress and enjoy the fruits of your labor together.

“ Gardening is a great way to ensure you’re eating the freshest foods, while also tending to your mind and body.”

Limited on space? Mass-Krajewski says the best summer plants for beginners are store-bought tomato starters. Even if planted in a large pot, these tomatoes will offer a taste that you just can’t get in the stores!

She also suggests starting with kale for its long growing season and zucchini because the kids will eat this one, raw or cooked.

Rebecca’s Easy Green Thumb Guide • Used coffee grounds make a great soil mixer because it adds nutrients like phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and copper. Collect your own or ask a local coffee shop for theirs.

• Water, water, water! Our region’s average rainfall only wets topsoil. Make sure to fully saturate your plants’ roots with regular watering.

• Pests after your produce? Broken egg shells will block the path of hungry slugs, and if you drape a net over your strawberries, the birds will stay away.

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Setting Up for a Successful Start

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breakfast basics

Dr. Janet Larsen, Family Medicine, EvergreenHealth Primary Care in Canyon Park

With back-toschool right around the corner, Dr. Janet Larsen shares some advice for helping schoolaged kids put their healthiest and best foot forward for the new school year.

• Eat whole grains, such as whole-grain rolls, bagels, hot or cold whole-grain cereals, low-fat bran muffins, crackers, and Melba toast.

• Avoid sugary cereals, opting for cereals with at least of 5 grams of fiber.

• Add lean protein including peanut butter, lean meat, poultry or fish, and hard-boiled eggs.

• Try low-fat dairy.

Incorporate milk, plain or lower-sugar yogurts, and lowfat cheeses, such as cottage and natural cheeses.

• Get fruits and veggies.

Load up on fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables, 100 percent juice drinks without added sugar, and fruit and vegetable smoothies.

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Practice your routine before school starts. It’s natural for students to shift their sleeping patterns to stay up late and sleep in during the summer. Parents and kids should plan several weeks ahead of the new school year to begin adjusting to school-year bedtimes to help students feel fresh on day one. Dr. Larsen recommends most school-aged children (age 5-12) should get about nine to 11 hours of solid sleep per night.

Manage back-to-school stress. Establishing a consistent sleep routine can go a long way in helping to minimize the occurrence of back-to-school stress in students, but parents should note that sources of anxiety vary with age and affect students entering kindergarten to teens leaving for college. In many cases, the source can be attributed to social concerns—making new friends —or worries around performance. Dr. Larsen notes that parents can help manage stress by having ageappropriate conversations about fitting in, peer pressure and even more difficult topics like bullying and dating.

Achieve balanced nutrition, especially at breakfast.

Children who eat a regular breakfast are more likely to have better concentration and miss fewer days of school. But not all breakfast foods are created equal— eating high-glycemic index foods, which cause powerful spikes in blood sugar, can lead to increased risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease and obesity. Plan ahead with your student to pack healthy lunch options and after school snacks will give them then energy boosts and nutrients they need as they grow.

Set goals together. What does your student want to achieve this school year? Dedicating time to talk about goals and encouraging your student to write them down is a proven way to help set them on the path to achievement. Even better, post their goals in a prominent spot and check in throughout the year.

UPDATES AND UPCOMING EVENTS Get to Know EvergreenHealth MONROE EvergreenHealth Monroe is making strides as the Snohomish County area’s solution for increased access to the highest quality, most satisfying health care and service. In the first six months of its alliance with the Kirkland-based EvergreenHealth system, EvergreenHealth Monroe has welcomed several new providers and practices who share the organization’s purpose to enrich the health of the community.

This spring, Jack Handley, M.D., joined EvergreenHealth Monroe as its chief medical officer, having most recently served as medical staff president for EvergreenHealth in Kirkland. Dr. Handley brings more than 20 years of leadership and clinical experience to Monroe where he’s focused on bolstering integrated clinical care with the EvergreenHealth system to enhance patient satisfaction, safety and access.

Leaders from EvergreenHealth’s emergency department have also joined the team in Monroe, with the Kirklandbased group of board-certified emergency physicians assuming oversight of the Monroe emergency department, which creates a more seamless integration

between the sister hospitals and enhances the continuity of care and consistency in service for patients seeking emergency care.

EvergreenHealth Monroe has also entered into a decade-long agreement with Fairfax Behavioral Health that paves the way for a 34-bed psychiatric unit to open this fall on its hospital campus in Monroe. The 10-year contract provides a local solution to a state-wide shortage of inpatient psychiatric care beds.

MONROE Get to know EvergreenHealth Monroe by visiting www.evergreenhealthmonroe.com or by calling Monroe’s 24/7 Nurse Navigator & Healthline at 360.794.1111.

Save the Date!

Join EvergreenHealth for the 2015 Puget Sound Heart & Stroke Walk on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 at Seattle Center.

Walk with us! We invite you to join our team of walkers in support of the American Heart Association’s mission to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Join one of EvergreenHealth’s existing teams or create your own group of walkers to help meet our goal of raising $40,000 to help fight heart disease and stroke.

Together we can make a difference.

To sign up, visit http://bit.ly/HeartWalkEvergreenHealth

Welcome new practices and providers to EvergreenHealth!

• EvergreenHealth Primary Care, 615 W. Stevens Avenue, Sultan, WA 98294 360.793.0201 • M ichael Eickerman, M.D.P.S. and EvergreenHealth Surgical & Vein Care, 14841 179th Avenue SE, Suite 140, Monroe, WA 98272 360.794.1415 • Daniel

M. Zeitler, M.D. to EvergreenHealth Ear, Nose & Throat Care, 12303 NE 130th Lane, Coral 400, Kirkland, WA 98034 425.899.4590 • P eter J. Lallas, D.P.M. to EvergreenHealth Foot & Ankle Care, 12333 NE 130th Lane, Tan 310, Kirkland, WA 98034 425.899.4650 F ind a new provider or explore EvergreenHealth’s comprehensive care and services by calling the EvergreenHealth 24/7 Nurse Navigator & Healthline or by visiting www.evergreenhealth.com.

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HEALTH CLASSES: Register for classes online or by phone For your convenience, you may register and pay for classes 24/7 online at www.evergreenhealth.com/classes.

You may also call the EvergreenHealth Nurse Navigator & Healthline at 425.899.3000, Mon.­– Fri., 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

Pre-registration is required for all classes. Checks, VISA and MasterCard are accepted. Refunds and rescheduling will only be given for cancellations two business days prior to the class. Let us know if you need special accommodations to participate.

FREE SEMINARS Learn about our advanced treatment technologies, discuss options and lifestyle changes, and find support.

• Breakthrough Treatment for Pain—Knee or Hip Pain, Back Pain • Weight-loss Surgery: Is it Right for You? • Be Good To Your Feet PARENTING & RELATIONSHIPS Practicing yoga together as a family is a wonderful way to strengthen connections, build self-awareness, and develop calming techniques along with other tools for life.

• Yoga for the Family WELLNESS & HEALTH LIVING Participate in hands-on wellness experiences that provide education, fitness tools and demonstrations in the kitchen where you will learn how to master recipes, gain nutritional knowledge and more!

• Healthy Meals Made Easy!

• Say “Yes!” to Your Healthiest Best • Gardening Injuries • Building Positive Body Image with Better Nutrition

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• Alternative Medicine • Melt Away Tension with Acupressure • Building Your Portfolio for Any Weather • Snacks 101 • The Power of Proper Posture • Healthiest Best in 21 Days—The Whole Food Way • Lifetimes & Traditions: Creative Memory Making • Anti-Inflammatory Diet • Whole Foods Sources of Pre and Probiotics • Self Defense for Everyone • Relax and Renew EMERGENCY & SAFETY EDUCATION Participants receive training and credentials in first aid, life support and more.

• Babysitting Basics

SENIOR HEALTH CLASSES In addition to the classes offered at EvergreenHealth Medical Center, we offer classes and health screenings at other convenient community locations. Visit www.evergreenhealth.com/ classes for class schedules and locations.

For class dates and times or to register for classes, go to www.evergreenhealth.com/ childbirtheducation or call the EvergreenHealth Nurse Navigator & Healthline at 425.899.3000. Register early during your pregnancy, as classes fill quickly.

• AARP Smart Driver Program

• Tour of the Family Maternity Center

• Healthy or Harmful Cholesterol Levels?

• Incontinence Therapy • Seasonal Affective Disorder: Are You Feeling SAD? NEUROLOGICAL & MOVEMENT DISORDERS EvergreenHealth Neurological Care offers classes and support groups to aid patients living with a variety of neurological diseases and movement disorders.

• Infant & Child CPR

• Fall Prevention for Everyone

• Community CPR

• Dance for Parkinson’s

• Community First Aid

• Communication Group

• Community CPR & First Aid

• Neuro-nutrition Class

• Health Care Provider CPR

• From-the-Ground-Up Strength & Flexibility

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support • Pediatric Advance Life Support

CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION

• Living Well After Stroke • Evergreen Men’s Group • Therapeutic Yoga for MS

• Tour de la Sala de Maternidad en EvergreenHealth para Parejas de Habla Hispana • Understanding Your Prenatal Testing Options • Warm Welcomes • Meet a Midwife • Labor & Birth Basics • Labor & Birth for Teens & Young Adults • Labor & Birth Multiples • Labor Coping Skills Review • Prepare the Nest: Childbirth, Breastfeeding & Newborn Care Class • HypnoBirthing®— The Mongan Method • Siblings Class • Conscious Fathering • Fit4Baby • Yoga for Pregnancy • Pelvic Health Class

BABY CARE New or expectant families learn effective techniques for parenting infants and babies through their first years of life.

• Parent-Baby Groups • Back to Work Parent-Baby Group • Parenting Your Toddler Classes • This is Not What I Expected

• Day About Baby

• Starting Solids

• Breastfeeding Basics & Beyond

• Breastfeeding Your Older Baby

• Pumping Class

• Baby & Family Boutique

• Bringing Baby Home Workshop • Hop to Signaroo® Baby Sign Language

Safe Kids Eastside instructors provide families with education and resources for keeping their baby safe at home, in the car and at play.

• Safe Kids: Infant Safety & Injury Prevention: Just for Grandparents

• Safe Kids: Car Seat Safety • Safe Kids: Car Seat Check-up • Safe Kids: Infant Safety & Injury Prevention: Just for Parents

Cancer Care Classes Classes and support groups at Halvorson Cancer Center

COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS • Brain Foods to Improve Moods

EvergreenHealth offers cancer care support and education for patients and families in partnership with Cancer Lifeline. To register, call 206.297.2500 or 1.800.255.5505 or visit online at www.cancerlifeline.org.

ARTISTIC EXPRESSION • Express Yourself Through Writing • Gratitude Journaling • Ikebana Flower Arranging EXERCISE & MOVEMENT • Gentle Yoga • Lebed Health Steps • Tai Chi for Everyone

• Building Immunity Through Diet • Cancer Prevention & Survival Nutrition • Decreasing Inflammation with Food

Someone You Love Has Cancer • Compassion & Choices of WA, An Overview • Everyone Has a Story ­— What’s Yours?

• Keeping Your Health Healthy During & After Cancer Treatment

• Foods That Fight Fatigue

• Palliative Care: An Important Component of Cancer Care

• Make Your Own Delicious Dairy-Free Milk & Cheeses

• Understanding Your Pathology

• Sublime Spices: Adding Nutritional Powerhouses to Everyday Meals PRESENTATIONS • Addressing Fears of Recurrence • Ask the Nutritionist • Caregiving: Support for You & Your Family when

STRESS MANAGEMENT • The Benefits of Song for Relaxation • Beginning & Continuing Meditation • Stress Management & Relaxation Techniques

SUPPORT GROUPS • Bosom Buddies Breast Cancer Support Group • Breast Cancer Support Group • Breast Friends Breast Cancer Support Group • Colon Cancer Support Group • Living With Cancer Support Group • Living With Metastatic Cancer Support Group • Oral Head and Neck Cancer Support Group AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY (ACS) To register for monthly sessions, call ACS at 1.800.237.2345

• Look Good, Feel Better

Workshop—Support for Women Dealing with Hair Loss

For more scheduling information: For a full listing of classes, descriptions, dates and times visit www.evergreenhealth.com/classes.

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EvergreenHealth Foundation News 2013 Gala

GOLDEN HOUR PROJECT NOW OPEN! Caring for mothers and their newborns has long been at the heart of EvergreenHealth over its 43-year history.

Since 1972, EvergreenHealth has combined its patient and family-centered care philosophy with a deep commitment to advancing medical technologies that provide exceptional care to our community.

The EvergreenHealth Foundation invites you to make a significant difference for generations to come by becoming a member of the EvergreenHealth Legacy Society.

This form of giving is simple, easy, and may provide a current taxdeduction for you.

For additional information on the Legacy Society, please call 425.899.1998.

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Today, the organization delivers and cares for more than 4,500 babies annually.

After the birth of a newborn, decisions made in the first hour of life impact the baby and family for a lifetime. This first hour is referred to as the “Golden Hour.”

Thanks to generous contributions from the 2013 Evergreen Gala, the new Infant Stabilization Room has opened in the EvergreenHealth Family Maternity Center. This newly renovated space offers teams of highly skilled providers, including physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists, the space needed to coordinate care at delivery for critically ill newborns and their families, while keeping them in close proximity to each other.

Prior to this renovation, babies were transferred from a second-floor operating room to the fourth floor Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, often leaving mom alone during her post-surgery care.

Now, the new stabilization space is just steps away from the operating room.

Mom can watch the baby being cared for on a new closed-circuit monitor in the

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operating room while she recovers. Spouses and partners can also easily go back and forth between mom and baby so the whole family can remain close during this special first hour of a new baby’s life.

Upcoming Events Visit us online at www.evergreenhealthfoundation.com to learn more about upcoming events in support of EvergreenHealth.

Coluccio Construction Golf Tournament Benefiting the Booth Gardner Parkinson’s Care Center August 28, 2015 • 1:00 p.m. • Newcastle Golf Club EvergreenHealth Monroe—Blue Jeans & Boots Gala September 19, 2015 • 5:30 p.m. • Pine Creek Nursery, Monroe All Porsche Grand Display Benefiting uncompensated care at EvergreenHealth September 21, 2015 • 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. • Carillon Point, Kirkland Fashion for a Cause Fourth annual exclusive fall fashion preview event benefiting EvergreenHealth’s Breast Health Center October 2015 • Neiman Marcus, Bellevue

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Phone: 425.899.1900 Email: foundation@evergreenhealth.com Mail: 12040 NE 128th St. MS-5

Kirkland, WA 98034 Visit: 12333 NE 130th Lane, Suite 300 (Tan Zone)

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Commemorative Gardens offer lasting tribute Every July, families and friends who have been touched

by EvergreenHealth Hospice return for the annual Rose Garden Ceremony. This special event offers families time and space to reflect and come together for a touching celebration; as well as to visit the panels, bricks, or benches they have purchased that create a lasting tribute to their loved ones. The EvergreenHealth campus in Kirkland is home to Commemorative Gardens which provide a unique and permanent way to honor a loved one, offering families a place of peace, remembrance, and comfort for years to come. Located on the grounds surrounding the Gene and Irene Wockner Hospice Center, the Alpine and

Rose Gardens suggest a wilderness—beds teeming with heather and spiraea, roses galore, a lush pond with water iris and cattail, a birch and ginko grove, and stately pines—yet paved walkways gently guide visitors through the landscape.

Since 1991, EvergreenHealth Hospice has provided compassionate care for the terminally ill, their families and the community, some of whom regularly visit the gardens for solace and healing.

All proceeds from the garden tributes benefit EvergreenHealth Hospice, which provides for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of people with life-limiting illnesses, as well as for those who love them. To learn more about the gardens or to discuss opportunities for remembrance, contact Tracie Ziegler at 425.899.1903 or tmziegler@evergreenhealth.com.

2015 Seasons of Hope Luncheon Join us for the seventh annual Seasons of Hope Fundraising Luncheon, benefiting EvergreenHealth’s Hospice & Palliative Care programs and services. These critical patient services provide pain management and comfort care, all in the embracing circle of family and friends. All Hospice and Palliative Care patients and their loving families who are facing life-limiting illnesses are cared for regardless of their ability to pay.

This year’s keynote speaker is Terry Hershey, an author, humorist, inspirational speaker, dad, ordained minister, and garden designer who has delighted audiences for 30 years. Terry is a master storyteller, telling stories of grace and inspiration as well as sharing his gift of seeing the world with new eyes.

He divides his time between designing sanctuary gardens and sharing his practice of “pausing” and “sanctuary,” to help us do less and live more.

Please join us for this very special luncheon to support these valuable services in our community. Suggested minimum donation of $100 is encouraged.

To reserve your seat, participate as a table captain, learn more about purchasing a Recognition or Remembrance Table, or make a donation, please call the Foundation office at 425.899.1900 or visit www.SeasonsofHopeLuncheon.org.

Save the date

Seasons of Hope Thursday, November 12, 2015 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Lynnwood Convention Center $50 per person; $500 for a table of 10 Suggested minimum donation of $100 is encouraged For more information, contact Christie Elliott at 425.899.1906 or caelliott@evergreenhealth.com

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12040 NE 128th Street Kirkland, WA 98034 www.evergreenhealth.com

Multiple Locations for All Levels of Care We make health care easy and convenient with 10 primary care practices, two urgent care centers and two 24/7 emergency departments, along with comprehensive primary, specialty and emergency care provided at our sister hospital, EvergreenHealth Monroe.

Our primary care practices offer evening and weekend hours, with Saturday and Sunday walk-in care available at Canyon Park. We also provide more than 25 specialty practices.

For hours, directions and appointments, visit our website at www.evergreenhealth.com. Or call our 24/7 Nurse Navigator & Healthline at 425.899.3000.

PRIMARY CARE Canyon Park Duvall Kenmore Kirkland Monroe Redmond Sammamish Sultan Woodinville Signature Care, Woodinville URGENT CARE Redmond Woodinville

Diabetes & Endocrinology Care

Sport & Spine Care

Diabetes Education & Nutrition Services

Washington Interventional Spine Associates

Ear, Nose & Throat Care Evergreen Women’s Health Center Foot & Ankle Care General Neurology Care Heart Care Infectious Disease Care Kidney Care Lipid Services Maternal-Fetal Medicine Midwifery Care

Vascular Care

Women’s Care Women’s Care, Monroe Women’s Gynecological Care Wound Care Services EMERGENCY CARE EvergreenHealth Medical Center Redmond Medical Center EvergreenHealth Monroe

Follow EvergreenHealth on: FACEBOOK facebook.com/ evergreenhospital.org TWITTER

@EvergreenHosp

YOUTUBE youtube.com/ evergreenhospital PINTEREST pinterest.com/ evergreenhosp INSTAGRAM @EvergreenHealth

EVERGREENHEALTH BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AL DEYOUNG Bothell/Duvall/Woodinville JEANETTE GREENFIELD At Large REBECCA HIRT Kirkland/Kenmore R. AUGUST KEMPF Redmond/Sammamish CHUCK PILCHER, M.D. At Large EDITOR: EvergreenHealth Marketing & Public Relations Group & Firmani + Associates Inc.

Multiple Sclerosis Center

HOSPITALIST SERVICES

SPECIALTY PRACTICES

Orthopedic & Sports Care

DESIGN: Arscentia

Anticoagulation Services

EvergreenHealth Hospitalist Care

Pulmonary Care

EvergreenHealth OB Hospitalist Care

You may contact the Commissioners by email at Commissioners@evergreenhealth.com.

Booth Gardner Parkinson’s Care Center Colon & Rectal Care

Pain Care Radiation Oncology Rehabilitation Care Senior Health Specialists

EvergreenHealth Intensivist Care

Sleep Services

For more information including phone numbers, hours, addresses, directions and appointments, please visit www.evergreenhealth.com.

Download our mobile app by searching EvergreenHealth.

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