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  • Yes, You Still Need Your Primary Care Doctor

    A cough that won’t go away. A strange rash on your back or an ache in your stomach. When you don’t feel well, it’s increasingly common and understandable that you turn to digital health or urgent care clinics to find out what’s causing your illness, rather than going to your primary care provider (PCP). Maybe you think it’s not worth it to make a doctor’s appointment to diagnose a minor illness, or it’s the middle of the night and you want answers immediately. But there are several reasons why going to your PCP can provide you with the best overall care.

  • Primary Care Physician: First Step Toward Mental Healthcare

    It’s easy to understand why you might want to skip your primary care physician and head straight to a specialist when faced with a specific health problem. If the problem involves mental health, you may even be unaware of the care your general practitioner can provide.

  • Should I See a Urologist or My Primary Care Doctor?

    Most people understand when to visit a general practitioner (GP) — when they have an illness that won’t go away, when they experience unusual pain in a particular area of the body or when they need to get an annual check-up or recommended medical screening. GP’s are the gateway into all of medicines specialties. 

  • Questions Your Primary Care Doctor Wishes You’d Ask

    Healthcare is teamwork, and your role as a patient includes asking questions that help your doctors diagnose illness, nudge you toward more healthful habits and ensure that you understand treatments. Asking questions also lets your doctor know you are proactive about your health and willing to make changes for the better.

  • Wound Care at Orlando Health

    An estimated 6.7 million patients will suffer from non-healing advanced wounds this year, according to Wound Care Awareness. Seniors, diabetic patients, cancer survivors, veterans, cardiac and surgical patients, are among those who will be affected by a non-healing wound.

  • How Delaying Care Can Increase Your Risks

    Many of us are more focused on our health now, perhaps more than we have been in a long time. We are staying at home and flattening the curve. We are wearing masks in public settings and observing social distancing guidelines.

  • Barbara Bush’s Final Decision Highlights Comfort and Palliative Care Options

    At 92, Former First Lady Barbara Bush had been in failing health for several years, challenged by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure. This past Sunday, a spokesman announced that Mrs. Bush had decided she had received enough medical interventions to extend her life. Instead, she wanted to focus her last days on spending time with family and receiving comfort care. Mrs. Bush died April 17, at her home in Houston, with her family around her.

  • Study: More Americans Grapple with Mental Health Issues and Lack Access to Care

    More Americans have psychological distress, but they also have less access to mental health services and resources that can help them, according to one recent study.

  • How to Take Care of Yourself During the Holidays

    Women are more likely to have depression than men. They’re also more likely to experience depression because of seasonal affective disorder, a condition that occurs when there are reduced hours of daylight. 

  • A Day in The Life of an Air Care EMT

    It’s only natural that I would end up choosing a career as an EMT, especially considering my dad was a firefighter. I guess it runs in the family. I can honestly say, though, that there is nothing else I’d rather do than what I get to do every day as an EMT for the Orlando Health Air Care Team and the Orlando Fire Department. Like most people who work at Orlando Health, a big part of what I love about my job is helping patients heal. In my case though, I also thrive on the “emergency” part of it. Being the first to arrive on scene when someone’s been hurt or suddenly gotten sick, you have to think fast and act fast. And to do that, you have to remain calm when the stress level is at its highest. Throughout the course of my career, I’m grateful that I’ve been able to do this consistently.