When it Comes to Your Health...
Options Matter
Making sure you have access to
quality healthcare choices is important
for both your health and your peace of
mind. Generational changes, healthcare
competition and a public demand for
more personalized service is fueling
a patient-centered care model that
benefits us all. In response, many
hospitals are implementing extra
services that overall aim at improving
patient safety, affordability, quality
assurance and convenience.
As a patient, added services translates
to more options within your own
community and greater control over
your personal treatment plan. It also
provides a level of personalization that is
difficult to achieve if you are dealing with
providers beyond your community.
Healthcare options put the patient
back in the driver’s seat, and for many,
this can be a game-changer. With this in
mind, Meadows Regional Medical Center
recently announced three new service
options to benefit local patients.
Meadows Health
Immediate Care
Need immediate care and attention? Our
newly opened Immediate Care is here
for you with convenient and affordable
health care when you need it the most.
Here you’ll find help for sore throats,
colds, sprains and many other conditions
that can’t wait but don’t require a trip to
the emergency room.
Adjacent to the Wellness Center,
Meadows Health Immediate Care is open
from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, including
Saturday and Sunday and appointments
aren’t necessary. So the next time
something is slowing you down, let us
help. We’ll get you back on your way in
no time!
Meadows Health
Cardiac and Pulmonary
Rehabilitation
Heart attack, heart failure or lung
disease can be a frightening and
debilitating experience, so the last thing
anyone wants is to have to drive to
Macon or Savannah for rehabilitation.
That’s why Meadows Health is proud
to introduce an exciting new service
designed to dramatically improve the
cardiovascular health of our patients.
Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation works
to identify such risk factors as smoking,
hypertension or poor diet that could be
contributing to a patient’s condition.
Cardio specialists meet with patients
after they are stabilized and work one
on one to develop an individualized
program that may include medical
treatment, healthy lifestyle changes,
nutrition and weight management.
This critical new program will work
in conjunction with the Wellness Center
to improve a patient’s overall health in
an environment that’s comfortable and
convenient.
Meadows Health
Imaging Center
The opening of our new Meadows
Health Imaging Center offers you
affordable and convenient imaging
services right here in Vidalia.
The center, in the Lucy Pierson
Building, at 1707 Meadows Lane, Suite
B, will offer MRI and ultrasound services
without having to wait or go through the
hospital.
ER VS. IMMEDIATE CARE
Wondering where you should go when
you or a loved one becomes ill? Here’s a rule
of thumb: If a medical condition is life-or
limb-threatening or involves severe wounds,
patients should go to the ER.
For non-life-threatening incidents,
Immediate Care can be a less costly and more
convenient alternative to the ER and can help
with routine illnesses or injuries such as:
• Cold/Flu
• Minor sprains
• Sore throat
• Nausea
• Minor cuts
• Eye or ear infections
Providing more services on a local level
is a win-win for healthcare patients.
8 Toombs County Magazine
Meadows Health
Immediate Care is open
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
1707 Meadows Lane,
Suite B – Behind the
Wellness Center.