When You Or A Loved One Needs Hospice
Why Hospice? Many families insist on caring for loved ones at home upon that person’s diagnosis with a life threatening illness. That is a very very noble gesture and most …
Category: Health Care Settings
Why You Need A Patient Advocate
As a patient you absorb a lot less information when you are anxious, scared, vulnerable, in pain, medicated, immobilized, unconscious, drowsy and/or undressed. In such scenarios, ask a trusted family …
What to Expect in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
The Need for ICU: Being in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a very scary and frightening experience. Patients are there because they are critically ill. There are many types …
Navigating Through the Emergency Room Experience
As a health care consumer seeking emergency room (ER) care for yourself or someone you are advocating for, you may consider an Urgent Care Center as a viable alternative to …