Press Release:
Batavia, N.Y. – United Memorial Medical Center has been awarded the prestigious American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate from December 2008 through December 2011. This award indicates the hospital’s continued commitment in providing high-quality self-management education essential to effective diabetes treatment.
The Association’s Recognition Certificate assures that educational programs meet the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs. This recognition confirms that United Memorial maintains a staff of knowledgeable health professionals who can provide patients with both diabetes management information and high-quality service.
The American Diabetes Association has determined that diabetes afflicts 20.8 million people; estimated at 7% of the United States population. While an estimated 14.6 million people have been diagnosed, 6.2 million are most likely unaware of even having this disease. Many will not initially learn of their diabetic condition until being treated for one of its several life-threatening complications – heart disease and stroke, kidney disease, blindness, nerve disease and amputation.
With approximately 4,110 people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, the American Diabetes Associates forges ahead as the nation’s leading non-profit health organization supporting all important diabetes research, advocacy and information for health professionals and the public. The association’s web site – www.diabetes.org can be accessed online for further information. To inquire about United Memorial’s educational program on diabetes please call the Healthy Living Department at (585) 344-5331.
