Preventative Health Care Tactics

In my line of business, Emergency Medical Services, many of the individuals I tend care to are those who have medical emergency issues or complications because of the lack of preventive health care tactics. Some individuals are in these predicaments because of their own stubbornness and with these patients there is not a lot you can do because they already know the consequences and just choose otherwise. However, the other major percentage of people I care for use EMS because of economic restraints that, they feel, causes them to not seek the health care they truly needed prior to their emergency situation. Unfortunately, most of these people are not aware that by going to the ER or either going to the ER by ambulance you are causing more economic hardship on yourself than if one would have taken preventative health care measures.  For example, the average cost for ambulance (pre-hospital) care will run you at least $900 and this is without cost per mileage and use of medical supplies (such as blood pressure, EKG monitor, IV, IV fluid, drugs, oxygen, and so forth). With most companies I am being very generous with this price. At the end of the day your ambulance bill will run up in the thousands, and this is before you even hit the hospital doors to receive whatever extreme bill they will charge you for their services. Being an individual who is not insured or whom is underinsured will experience more stress and complications with the payment alone putting your health in more of a risk because of your worries.

To those who fall in this category you can do something beneficial for yourself and your family before your health get to a point of needing emergency services is your only option.  For one, Urgent Care Facilities are becoming more and more prominent. These facilities are a step up from going to the ER. They are more accessible, more cost effective than ER visits and they offer immediate care to those injuries or illnesses that do not need to be seen by an ER nurse or doctor. Most of these facilities are ran by retired or current ER physicians who are capable and able to treat you in the event of a emergency that does not require an ER visit. Additionally, you will have the best of  both worlds with the feel of a PCP (Primary Care Provider) and an ER with no appointments needed. Second, there are community clinics and/programs that offer VERY good cost effective health care services to keep you abreast and updated on your current health. The HISplan Health Care Center is an example of one of these programs that I am personally invloved with to market to the community (contact me for information if needed). To boot, these programs/clinics goals are to help keep your health intact in the most inexpensive way as possible. They will work with you to help keep you on board with your health. The EXTREME goal on YOUR part is to stay consistent in going. At the end of it all your health and your pockets will be grateful for this preventative health care tactic.