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  • Have Emergency Medical Kit Ready for Trip to ER

    It’s late at night and your head is throbbing, so you head to the bathroom for some ibuprofen. Three steps away from the bed, you pass out and fall to the floor unconscious. The noise wakes your teenage son, who finds you and quickly calls 911. When paramedics arrive, they start asking your son questions about your health – but he doesn’t know the answers. That limits how they can care for you.

  • New NIH-Funded Initiative Will Help ORMC Advance Emergency Medicine Research

    Trauma is the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 1 to 46, and on average there are about 141 million visits to the emergency room, 40 million of which are injury-related.

  • An Emergency Readiness Guide for People with Disabilities

    About 20 percent of Americans — or nearly 57 million people — have some form of disability, according to a U.S. Census report.

  • 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.

  • How Emergency Rooms Decide Who Gets Seen First

     

  • When To Choose a Free-Standing Emergency Room

    When you find yourself in an emergency medical situation, do you choose a nearby free-standing emergency room? Or do you head to an emergency department that’s attached to a hospital?

  • How an Outpatient Pharmacy Enhances Your Healthcare

    What is the biggest reason to use a pharmacist that works with a hospital? Doing so directly affects the quality of care both provided and received, allowing for true comprehensive healthcare. As an outpatient hospital pharmacist, I have a unique advantage: From the time a patient visits a hospital to the time they go home, I help doctors provide continued care.

  • Is Home Healthcare Right for Me?

    When a patient needs skilled medical care but doesn’t need round-the-clock supervision in a hospital, home healthcare can provide the solution. A serious illness or injury may mean you can’t get to outpatient services but still need intermittent nursing, skilled nursing or therapy care. Skilled nursing means the services require a physician’s order and are provided by a licensed professional.

  • How Your Healthcare Team Works Together

    Managing your medical care can be overwhelming and confusing, with multiple doctors performing different healthcare procedures. That’s why it’s important to have a  primary care provider (PCP) who can connect you with specialists so you’ll receive the best care. 

  • Why You Should Become an Informed Healthcare Consumer

    Think of the last time you bought a car. No doubt, you did some research. You may have first looked up safety ratings, determined what features you wanted, and figured out how much you could afford. Then, you may have looked at car dealerships online to see if they had the model you wanted, and at what price. Eventually, you went for a test drive, and if all went well, you may have driven away in your new baby.