BRUNSWICK — Now there is a program that helps asthma sufferers tame their symptoms and gain control of their lives.
Mid Coast Hospital’s Asthma Management Program is headed by local expert Meredith Smithson, R.N., an asthma nurse educator. Smithson is now accepting patients into the program who find their asthma symptoms getting in the way of school, work and play.
According to a news release, the program is designed to help both adults and children with asthma get better control of their symptoms, avoid triggers that cause asthma attacks, and manage asthma medications.
Covered by most insurances, the program does not require a physician’s referral to participate.
As part of May’s Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month activities, you can determine if your asthma can be better controlled by taking a simple Asthma Control Test, or ACT, online at www.midcoasthealth.com/asthma.
For more information or to register for the program, call 373-6595.
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