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Barrington Health: Oprah Winfrey Taps into the Emotional Side of Weight Loss
Oprah Winfrey is the influential face of a…
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175. Health Beat: Good Shepherd Hospital Main Entrance Closing July First
On July first, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital will…
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166. Health Beat: Advocate Good Shepherd Honored with Heart Award
Advocate Good Shepherd has received the Mission: Lifeline®…
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104. Health Beat: Too Much TV Time Linked to Kids’ Poor Sleep Habits
Sleep is important in early childhood especially when young bodies and minds are developing quickly. A new study finds that the more time young children spend watching TV, the less likely they are to get the sleep they need, which can negatively affect their physical and mental health.
The finding published in the May issue of Pediatrics, showed that every extra hour of TV viewing time was associated with 7 fewer minutes of daily sleep time, and the link was stronger for boys than for girls.…

68. Health Beat: Good Shepherd Hosts Community Blood Drive
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital is hosting a Community…
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5. Health Beat: Tips for Surviving the Frigid Temperatures
An internist with Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital is…
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231. Health Beat: Good Shepherd Hospital Celebrates New Journey & New Arrival
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington is about…
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157. Business Beat: Good Shepherd Hospital Heart Attack Care Award & Campus Modernization Update
With the help of the Barrington Area Chamber…
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71. Bust a Move for the Pink Glove Dance Competition
It’s not every day that you see people dancing through the halls at Good Shepherd Hospital. It’s not every day that you find hospital doctors, nurses and staff wearing pink gloves and feather boas to work. But they’ve been up to something over at the hospital here in Barrington and, when I saw what it was, it gave me goosebumps. It’s a video of about 100 Good Shepherd Hospital employees, wearing pink and dancing to Firework, one of my favorite Katy Perry songs. Who knew so many of our local healthcare providers double as dancing divas!?!
They created the video to win a dance competition and it’s a major feat in choreographed camaraderie executed by employees, men and women, from just about every department at the hospital.
From the hospital’s president, Karen Lambert, to its housekeepers, from its doctors to its paramedics, there’s no sign of stage fright over wearing wacky pink accessories while grooving to the beat.
They’re bringing out the boogie in hospital beds, at their desks and through the hospital halls. NOW IT’S OUR TURN to help them dance their way to winning a top prize. Read on to watch their video and cast your vote……