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Show "What Can We Do For You?"- - Arthritis Services Through Gunnison Valley Hospital and Gunnison Valley Home Health Valiev Gunnison Hospital Located just minutes north of Richfield and Salina, the Gunnison Valley Hospital is a 21 bed Acute Care rural facility. The hospital is staffed by five, full- - time family practice physicians, with many specialty services being provided on an outpatient or consulting basis. Gunnison is a State Licensed facility approved for both Medicare and Medicaid. Gunnison Valley Hospital is constantly striving to provide the best in rural health care through improvements, training and acquisitions while at the same time addressing the needs of the patients and the community. Services available at Gunnison Valley Hospital are as follows; - SWING BED This is an extended care option for strengthening and other skilled care needs. Currently, the unit is licensed post-surgic- al for up to six patients. - RADIOLOGY The Radiology Department offers routine and emergency and Radiographic Fluoroscopic exams. We offer mammography services. Use of the Acuson state-of-the-a- rt provides unequalled imaging. Exams include all obstetric, gynecologic, gall bladder, abdominal and vascular studies. - The LABORATORY Gunnison Laboratory Valley offers over 100 different varieties of tests, at including hematology, coagulation, chemistry, blood bank, and urinalysis as well as many others. The lab is staffed by two medical technologists 24 hours a day. All tissue samples as well as consulting is provided by Dr. Stanley Gibbons of Mt. View Hospital in Payson. PHYSICAL THERAPY -- The fully staffed Physical Therapy department offers care for and extended care for swing bed, post surgery and out-patie- neurological nt patients. Additional services include work hardening, fitness, 22 Key are a number of warning Defense Against Arthritis signals, but the three most Knowledge 24-ho- offers excellent Emergent care 24-ho- ur cost savings. Having personal Privacy care done in the comfort and intimacy of your own home. Quicker Recovery - Valiev out-ofar- Home Health Care, originally organized and set up by Medicare, is physician ordered health care services provided in the client's home. It can include: Skilled Nursing Care; Physical Speech Therapy; Therapist; If you feel that you would qualify for Home Health Services, contact your plysician or the Gunnison through patient service arthritis. Arthritis refers to more than 100 different diseases that cause pain in -- and around joints and loss of movement. is that meaning usually lifetime. It chronic, it lasts a Arthritis affects of all ages, Self-hel- p Groups. Exercise Foundation Aquatics Arthritis is the country's Program are available in number one crippling certain areas. These are and programs condition, designed to although there are no cures for augment professional most of its forms, much of health care services. the pain and crippling can All of Arthritis Foundation be prevented or delayed and by early diagnosis programs are run by If you are treatment. volunteers. in interested volunteering to with is most the help "Knowledge any of the service defense important programs, against patient arthritis," said Gene please call the Utah Overfelt, Chairman of the Chapter office. Arthritis Foundation, Utah For more information Chapter. "Becoming familiar with the warning about the programs in signs is one way people your areas or to request a can educate themselves copy of the free brochure, as well as take an active Basic Facts, please contact the Arthritis role in their health care." For those people who Foundation, Utah Chapter think they might have toll free at or write to 1733 arthritis, the Arthritis South 1100 East, Salt Foundation notes there Lake City, Utah 84105. illT Mdlial 20-be- 6, expert, friendly staff pro- vides health care services around the clock. Area residents can also receive In addition, Gunnison Valley care from specialists who visit the hospital periodi- Spring 19 public including an estimated 200,000 children. Occupational Therapy; Home Health Aides and Homemaker Services LOOKING TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE programs, education, research and professional education and training. Patient service programs include the Arthritis Course and the Arthritis Education and Support programs, including PACE (People with Arthritis Can Exercise) and the Arthritis people Delta Community Medd Valley Hospital Home Health ical Center is a doctors with at three Monday through hospital and 64 employees. The Friday. 528-724- pain, -- Patients recover faster in their with a own personal surroundings. physician on call to handle all needs. Ground or emergency Home Lower Costs air transport are available. Health Care is significantly less expensive for both the SURGERY We offer and the insurance client many routine surgeries as well carrier. Many approved as Emergency surgery on a limited basis. All of our services are covered entirely Medicare and many private physicians are available to by insurance carriers. provide routine surgeries. We are also equipped with Central Home Convenience Cardiac Monitoring. Health Care comes to you. Gunnison Travel by the client may. be Home Health avoided during ill health, inclement weather, or at other The Gunnison Valley Home times when the client is unable Health Department serves the to travel. needs of the elderly and others in Sanpete, Wayne and Sevier Counties. The Department is What t h e Are based out of Gunnison Valley for Home Requirements Hospital and in addition to Health Services? Home Health Care, is able to provide excellent referrals to The basic requirements for and out reach for many of the Home Health Care are simple. services at the hospital. You need to be home bound Gunnison Valley also or Your home health provides physician assistance for the five Staff attending determines that you would followas as well physicians, benefit from Home Health up care through many Care and writes a health care hospitals. plan to meet your needs. He Gunnison Valley or She refers your case to the Home Health is Licensed by the State of Utah, is Medicare Gunnison Valley Home Health for services. and Medicaid certified, and accepts most private insurance A skilled nursing assessment There is also is done with payments. out charge to funding available form State determine the needs and funded programs administered the client in of qualifications throughout the Six County conjunction with the insurance Area on Aging. carrier. Services are provided based on that assessment. What Is Home Health? are What you don't know swelling and stiffness or about arthritis can hurt loss of movement in or around joints. If you have you. any of these symptoms for Arthritis affects an more than two weeks, you estimated 37 million should see a doctor. Americans - that's one in The Arthritis Foundation, every seven people. In Utah alone, over 240,000 Utah Chapter, helps people have some form of people with arthritis ur Function Testing as well as the usual breathing treatments for asthnu and other lung diseases. EMERGENCY ROOM -Gunnison Valley Hospital Is common Testing, Halter EKG's, Home Health Care offers the Blood Arterial Monitoring, clients many advantages and Gas Analysis and Pulmonary d. Ultrasound Foundation weight loss, rehabilitation and Home Health can arrange for conditioning and spinal a variety of medical equipment and supplies through various conditions. RESPIRATORY THERAPY providers. Offers the following; What Are the Advantages of Home Health Care? Cardiac Stress cally. Audiology, otorhino laryngology (ear, nose and throat) ophthalmology, obstetrics-gynecologorthopedics and podiatry are the specialties y, available through the visiting physicians. For more information about Delta Community Hospital, call 864-5591. |