Patients who have experienced problems associated with their kidney may be faced with the reality of attending inpatient dialysis. Inpatient dialysis is a specialized treatment that needs to be cone regularly to maintain the function of the kidneys, which remove waste and fluid from the body. When the kidneys are failing or have been injured, […]
The team of Summit Healthcare is pleased to provide a specialized program for rehabilitation patients called the Swing Bed Program. This is a program available to qualifying patients to help them transition from a short-term hospital stay to home The Swing Bed Program offers patients improved access to the services that can ensure a proper […]
At Summit Healthcare, patients who are at risk of developing, or have, heart disease or lung disease will need continued contact with medical providers to monitor their condition. In addition, patients who have a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease or pulmonary disease will be referred to our cardiac pulmonary rehabilitation clinic. This clinic is designed to […]
If you or your loved one experiences chronic pain, don’t suffer in silence. Help is available. Although unpleasant, pain serves a necessary biological function. Your nervous system and brain are letting you know something is wrong and needs to be fixed. Pain can also help prevent further injury by reminding you that an injured muscle, […]
Learn what you can do about the most common cancer in American men. Researchers don’t fully know what causes prostate cancer, which occurs when abnormal cells grow in the prostate. Below, however, we spell out what doctors do know about how to identify and treat this disease. Am I at Risk for Prostate Cancer? Age […]
Food gives us the energy to function at our best every day. When men and women have certain medical conditions that are affected by what they eat, they may be finding that it is difficult to pick foods that can maintain their overall health. This is when the team at Summit Healthcare may encourage adult […]
Lung cancer screenings can detect lung cancer in its early stages, when it is more treatable. Learn whether you qualify. Low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screenings are recommended for both men and women between 55 and 80 years old who currently smoke, have a history of heavy smoking, or have quit within the past 15 years. […]
Food can bring comfort, but it’s not always a solution for mental health issues. It’s tempting to to believe self-help books and articles that say all you need to overcome depression is to eat healthier foods. While doing so will certainly help you feel better physically, a healthy diet isn’t enough on its own to […]
When patients think of IVs, they often think of the administration of medications directly into the bloodstream. While this is true, there are also a wide variety of treatments that can be performed intravenously. By using an injection right into the vein, medications and liquids can be given to patients in the fastest way. Injections […]
When patients are diagnosed with a kidney condition such as kidney failure, they may need to undergo specialized procedures to ensure that their blood is filtered properly when the kidneys are no longer healthy enough to perform. This can be detrimental to a patient’s health and can result in death. This is because the kidneys […]
