Palliative care is a multidisciplinary approach to care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing these patients with relief from pain, physical and mental stress. Palliative care is not hospice — but a way to support patients and their families.

Erectile Dysfunction (ED). It’s a topic most men don’t want to talk about, whether they are experiencing ED or not. In fact, just one out of five men talk to a doctor about their ED.

Here’s good news for those suffering from sinus blockages — outpatient endoscopic sinus surgery at Christian Hospital may be the answer to relieve your pain, drainage, recurring infections, impaired breathing or loss of smell.

Drs. Smita and Sharad Parikh have announced their plans to establish a $100,000 endowment to support mammogram assistance for women in need. The fund will support uninsured and underinsured women living in Christian Hospital's catchment area.

Ashley Tyler, DNP, FNP-BC, was welcomed to Family Care at Christian Hospital in February. Ashley is a board-certified family medicine nurse practitioner. Ashley earned her undergraduate degree from Xavier University of Louisiana, her nursing degree from Nebraska Methodist College, and her doctoral nursing degree from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.