Shows
For the Love of HealthHospital Care in Your Living Room with Dr. Emilia Adah and Heather OrkisWhat if the hospital could come to you instead of you going to the hospital?On the first episode of For the Love of Health in 2023, we discussed ChristianaCare's Hospital Care at Home program - an opportunity for patients to receive hospital-level care from the comfort of their own homes. Two years after that first conversation, we're sitting down with physician Dr. Emilia Adah and paramedic Heather Orkis to discover how hospital-level care delivered at home is changing lives across Delaware.The Hospital Care at Home program has transformed from an innovative experiment to a...2025-07-2415 min
Risk Never Sleeps PodcastEpisode #139. The Code to Care: The CISO Will See You Now, with Anahi Santiago, Chief Information Security Officer at ChristianaCareWhat happens when cybersecurity becomes a true enabler of healthcare innovation rather than a roadblock?
In this episode, Anahi Santiago shared how ChristianaCare is managing a major transition to Epic, reopening shuttered facilities in southeastern Pennsylvania, and advancing AI initiatives like ambient listening and robotics to improve care delivery and cybersecurity. She emphasized that a culture grounded in shared mission and respect, along with strong soft skills and collaboration, is essential for enabling innovation and sustaining patient safety.
Tune in to learn how ChristianaCare is supporting a major Epic migration, driving AI adoption, and protecting...2025-07-1736 min
US News DailyUS Expands Third-Country Deportations, Maxwell Family Appeals Conviction, Virtua Health and ChristianaCare Merge, Senators Propose Anti-Corruption Bill, and more...(0:10): US Expands Controversial Third-Country Deportations Amid Human Rights Concerns(2:39): Maxwell's Family Claims 'Government Misconduct' in Appeal Against Epstein-Related Conviction(4:43): Virtua Health and ChristianaCare Explore Merger to Create Regional Healthcare Powerhouse(6:39): Senators Propose Bill to Curb Corruption in Presidential Library Donations, Targeting Trump Practices(9:04): Louisiana Police Chiefs Charged in Decade-Long U-Visa Fraud Scheme Involving Fake Crime ReportsTo subscribe visit https://www.brief.news.For more updates in your inbox each morning visit www.brief.news.
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For the Love of HealthMental Health is Health with Dr. Mustafa MuftiMental illness isn't always obvious. Someone suffering with anxiety or depression can still wear a smile, crack a joke and be successful. On this episode of For the Love of Health, Dr. Mustafa Mufti, Chair of the ChristianaCare Department of Psychiatry, explains how mental health should be treated the same as physical health. Mustafa Mufti, M.D., is the chair of the ChristianaCare Department of Psychiatry. In this role, Dr. Mufti focuses on fostering and maintaining a vibrant, successful psychiatry department, including physician performance, quality, research and scholarly activity as well as the administration of all departmental e...2025-07-1018 min
For the Love of HealthWhat Your Vision is Trying to Tell You with Dr. Benjamin Chaon and Dr. Tomilade AdepojuOur eyes are working for us every second we're awake. Yet eye health often falls at the bottom of our wellness priority lists, taken for granted until problems arise.Keeping your eyes healthy doesn't just protect your vision - it can prevent serious health problems down the road. But when you have a question about your eyesight, should you see an ophthalmologist and an optometrist? ChristianaCare ophthalmologists Dr. Benjamin Chaon and Dr. Tomilade Adepoju join us to discuss the difference between the two types of providers and when to escalate your care beyond corrective lenses. They also...2025-06-1917 min
For the Love of HealthFrom Sunscreen to Supervision: A Parent's Guide to a Safe Pool Day with Dr. Dylan McDivittSummer is officially here, bringing with it backyard pool days, beach trips, and sunshine-filled adventures. But did you know your unprotected skin can be damaged by UV rays in as little as 15 minutes? That tanned complexion many associate with health is actually your body's response to damage!Before you head to the pool, take a moment to consider a few summer safety tips with Dr. Dylan McDivitt from ChristianaCare Primary Care at Woodstown. He shares the latest guidance on what kind of sunscreen to use and how often to apply; tips on staying hydrated through summer heat...2025-06-0515 min
For the Love of HealthNavigating the Unseen World of Postpartum Mental Health with Malina Spirito and Spencer Paige BrownMotherhood doesn't always match our expectations. For many new parents, the journey brings unexpected emotional challenges. In fact, CDC research shows that about 1 in 8 women with a recent live birth reported symptoms of postpartum depression. And that's just one of a multitude of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders that can develop during pregnancy and persist for up to three years after delivery.That's where ChristianaCare's Center for Women's Emotional Wellness comes in. Psychologists Malina Spirito and Spencer Paige Brown join us to share their insights on the number one complication of childbirth, discussing how one parent's mental...2025-05-2214 min
For the Love of HealthNursing Excellence in Action with Michelle Collins and Paige MerringAt ChristianaCare, excellence is at the foundation of our nursing practice, having recently secured a fourth consecutive Magnet® designation - the gold standard and ultimate benchmark for measuring quality of care, administered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Magnet designation signifies belonging to an elite group representing just 10% of hospitals nationwide, and ChristianaCare is the first health system in Delaware to achieve a four-peat.To explain the significance of this milestone, we're joined by Michelle Collins, Vice President of Nursing Professional Excellence at ChristianaCare, and Paige Merring, ChristianaCare Nursing Excellence Manager. Michelle and Paige unpack what m...2025-05-0817 min
For the Love of HealthThe Patient Perspective on Clinical Trials with Dr. Gregory Masters and Robert RobinsonAccording to the National Institute of Health, there are more than 500,000 clinical trials happening right now around the world. ChristianaCare has been nationally recognized for contributions to this work, as clinicians and scientists at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute collaborate to turn laboratory discoveries into real world therapies.On this week's episode of For The Love of Health, we're joined by Dr. Greg Masters, ChristianaCare’s National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Principal Investigator. Dr. Masters explains how these vital studies work and why they matter - from testing new medications to...2025-04-2415 min