Columbus Community Hospital president profits by sound way of life program

COLUMBUS, Neb. – When Columbus Community Hospital President and CEO Mike Hansen needed to further develop his general prosperity, he didn’t have to search far for help.

Hansen pursued the Complete Health Improvement Program, a three-month-long course at the emergency clinic that advances sound and manageable way of life changes. CCH has offered the program, regularly known as CHIP, for a very long time. From that point forward, in excess of 400 individuals have finished it, including Hansen, who was important for the latest graduating class.

CHIP shows members how to make way of life changes that last to forestall persistent illnesses. Despite the fact that Hansen viewed himself as solid, he needed to “tweak” parts of his life to address a few concerns.

“The big thing for me is reducing stress,” Hansen said. “I also wanted to improve my blood pressure and cholesterol because I have a family history of heart disease.”

CHIP end up being the ideal vehicle for Hansen to roll out certain improvements in his day to day existence in view of the program’s finished way to deal with wellbeing. He took what he realized in CHIP to heart, and the outcomes showed it works. His pulse and cholesterol have improved, he has decreased pressure, and he has consolidated more active work into his life.

“It was a very valuable experience, and I would encourage anyone to participate in CHIP,” Hansen said. “What I love about the program is that it takes a more comprehensive approach to your overall health.”

CHIP was created in 1986 by Dr. Hans Diehl, a clinical teacher of precaution medication at Loma Linda University in California. It is an experimentally demonstrated way of life intercession program intended to forestall, treat and opposite persistent sicknesses like coronary illness, stoutness, Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and a few malignancies.

“When it comes to these common killer diseases, the traditional medical approach of pills and procedures is largely limited to providing symptomatic relief,” Diehl said. “As important and valuable as that may be at the time of discomfort, this approach rarely is able to provide a cure, since the root causes of these chronic diseases are prominently embedded in behavior patterns, personal choices and cultural mores.”

Diehl said CHIP gives the training, inspiration, motivation and backing to assist with peopling settle on the solid decision the simple decision.

“We applaud Columbus Community Hospital and its leadership for making this service available to its members and the community,” he said.

Another new alumni from CHIP is Patrick Peer, CEO of East Central District Health Department. Friend has further developed his biometric numbers by participating in the program, his energy has expanded and he is resting better.

“This is a wonderful program,” Peer said. “The curriculum is well designed and expertly presented. I would encourage anyone who is fighting obesity or other ailments to give it a shot. Twelve weeks may sound like a long time, but the program went by quickly.”

CCH offers CHIP in 18 one-hour classes. Members get an exercise manual, cookbook and online reading material to help them in their excursion to a better way of life. They go through biometric screenings and bloodwork toward the start, midpoint and end to quantify how their wellbeing numbers have improved by taking part in the CHIP way of life.