If you wake up in the middle of the night with a fever and vomiting, do you head to the emergency room or check in at your local urgent care center? Most people choose the ER because they don’t know much about walk-in clinics and what they do. Here are six facts that you might
Washington, D.C. – A report released by the Health and Human Services last Friday exposed that Medicare has been continuously paying for expensive medications as urgent care for patients who are already dead. The investigators have taken a look at the claims made from the year 2012 for medications that were used to treat HIV
New Orleans, Louisiana – Health workers have been strayed away from the medical conference currently held in New Orleans after the Ebola warning wherein attendees who are potentially exposed to the epidemic are to be quarantined upon their arrival. One of those that were blocked from attending the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
New York City – Fallon Health have partnered with a senior services provider in New York as a step to expand its services in different parts of the country. This by the way is the Worchester-based insurer’s latest expansion which four years ago have also partnered with Virginia’s Inova Health System. According to Patrick Hughes,
Muskegon, Mi – Chad Gregory Earnest, a Community Mental Health (CMH) case manager in Muskegon Country has been alleged of criminal sexual contact with his mental health client. The 35-year old case manager was accused of the crime on October 29 for 4th degree criminal sexual conduct which is a high-court order offense. If proven
Fayetteville, North Carolina – Officials recently reported that a temporary yet new Veterans Affairs clinic will be put up in Fayetteville with the aim of helping in decreasing overall wait times and significantly improve urgent care. The new Breezewood urgent care clinic that opened last Monday is located at 2919 Breezewood Avenue, Suite 101. It
Traverse City, Michigan – A commissioner of Grand Traverse County aims to question how the said county is funding the needs of mental health services in jails on a set committee meeting this coming Wednesday. The meeting will involve board members that will discuss and consider renewing their contract with Nexus Family Services from Traverse
South Bend, Indiana – Valley View Medical Center proposed to provide Pacific County mental health services, but the matching funds amounting to $50,000 from the county that is currently cash-strapped is proving to be difficult. Steven Clark, the Executive Director of Valley View and Doctor Tre Normoyle the director of behavioral health pointed this issue
Aiken, South Carolina – South Carolina Representative Willian Clyburn knew there was something fishy going on, but did not know what was it exactly, thus, the construction of a new medical facility will be named for the Aiken district official. Many people have been asking the Aiken official about the newly constructed health service facility
Indianapolis, Indiana – Based on the Indiana University School of Medicine’s research findings, detained juvenile youth need improved mental health services, although the state has been in the lead on providing such services as well as mental health screening. The academy’s research findings entitled “A Statewide Collaboration to Initiate Mental Health Screening and Assess Services
Providence, Rhode Island – On Tuesday, the Health Services Council approved CVS Health Corp.’s purchase of Rhode Island home care provider. The CVS Health Corp is one of the country’s health care giants, and on Tuesday, the Health Services Council approved its purchase of Rhode Island home care provider, the Coram LLC, which has been
Arizona, USA – The Arizona State University (ASU) will offer flu shots for students in time for the cold and flu season. The month of October is the beginning of the dreaded flu season. However, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not reported any case of influenza within the state.