Direct Primary Care: Changing America’s Healthcare Climate

Various changes in the insurance industry, the consistent climb in health care costs, and limited viable coverage options drove medical practitioners to think outside the box to make their services available to patients. Direct Primary Care is the new, patient focused take on healthcare, and it’s creating an apparent shift in the way many Americans achieve and maintain wellness. The American Academy of Family Physicians … Continue reading Direct Primary Care: Changing America’s Healthcare Climate

Warm, Sunny, and Still Sneezing: What’s Causing Your Summertime Allergies?

It’s May, and you’re still dealing with the same allergies as when spring flowers were just coming into bloom. You wonder why allergies are especially torturous for you, but you’re actually not the only one. Unfortunately, summertime allergies are all too common. Given the seasonal factors that fill the air this time of year, it’s no wonder that you just can’t seem to shake your … Continue reading Warm, Sunny, and Still Sneezing: What’s Causing Your Summertime Allergies?

Heroes of Colquitt Regional Home Care Services Bring Health to the Home

During the times in which we find ourselves in a hospital, there is always one clear drive during the stay: just get us back home. While hospitals provide extensive healthcare through the close proximity of the necessary equipment, expertise, and care, the function of it all is to fulfill the patients’ desires to return to health and return to home. Sure, we all want to … Continue reading Heroes of Colquitt Regional Home Care Services Bring Health to the Home

The Pulse on South Georgia’s Healthcare

In the last decade, the insurance industry has undergone many major changes, affecting not only personal health care coverage options but also the available provision of quality health care. As a result of these changes, many small, rural hospitals have faced the prospect or reality of closure. For some, mergers with larger hospitals allowed continued service to area residents. For others, the Rural Hospital Tax … Continue reading The Pulse on South Georgia’s Healthcare