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MyChart Patient Support & Benefits

The MyChart Patient Support number has changed. The new dedicated patient support line is 863-680-7072. If you need guidance while registering or accessing your Patient Portal account, you can reach a representative at this number and receive assistance every Monday – Friday from 8 am – 5:30 pm. If you call and leave a voicemail on the weekend, your call will be returned the following Monday. If you haven’t yet registered for a free MyChart Patient Portal account of your own, y...

Dementia and sleep: A hidden link?

No matter what age you are, it's a good time to think about how to protect your brain health and lower your chances of developing dementia. One major way to accomplish that: getting good-quality sleep every night. While you're getting your ZZZs, your brain cycles through rapid eye movement REM and non-REM NREM sleep. Each cycle turns different brain chemicals on and off, which helps your brain rest, recover and repair throughout the night. After a good night's sleep, you feel refreshed, alert an...

What You Should Know About Chronic Hives

Hives can be itchy and intrusive, but they’re usually temporary. But sometimes, you might not be that lucky. The good news is that treatment can help. Hives are typically characterized as a rash of itchy skin. They may appear as a pink or reddish rash on lighter skin or may blend in with darker skin tones. While they usually fade within a day and never return, chronic hives can pop up almost daily for weeks at a time. The best way to control chronic hives is by working with your Watson Cli...

Gratitude can be good for your health

If you want to boost positive feelings and potentially your well-being , here's a simple idea you can try: Make a habit of honoring the small joys in your life. Gratitude is a practice you can develop to counter negative thinking. It involves acknowledging and expressing grateful feelings, sometimes privately and sometimes to others. When you practice gratitude, it pumps up your body's feel-good chemicals, like dopamine, which are natural antidotes to stress. Gratitude can lift your mood if you'...

Scenes from the Clinic - November/December 2025

Watson Clinic believes that community outreach builds a healthier future for us all. That’s why our physicians, providers and other team members have been proud to participate in a number of special events and event sponsorships in recent weeks that have provided crucial health information, supported institutions that are meaningful to our community, and helped to raise funds and awareness for important health-related causes. Victory Christian Academy Playoff Game – November 14 Ortho...