Physician organizations offer a variety of benefits, from hard advantages like leadership roles and professional development opportunities to “soft” ones like networking opportunities. But deciding whether a doctor association is worth your time and money can be difficult without a clear understanding of what they do. A good way to figure out which groups could […]

MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena is a 139-bed critical access hospital that provides general medical and surgical care for inpatients and outpatients along with a 24-hour emergency room to the Alpena, Michigan area. The hospital has a number of specialties including behavioral health services, cancer care, diagnostic imaging (x-ray, CT scanning), orthopedics, pain management, rehabilitation services, […]

When you’re stuck in a hospital bed after surgery or an illness, there’s not much to look forward to. Needles, shared rooms, backside-baring gowns and bland, cardboard-derived food all make for an experience most people would happily avoid if they could. But thankfully, hospitals are catching on that a little culinary care can go a […]

When it comes to daytime soaps, nobody does it better than ABC’s Emmy Award-winning General Hospital. Filmed in Hollywood, California, GH has been on the air for over 60 years and is one of only four surviving ABC daytime dramas. It is also the longest-running scripted drama and holds the record for most Outstanding Daytime […]

Whether it’s the emergency room, a surgical suite, or behind-the-scenes administrative support, there are so many different medical careers in hospitals and healthcare facilities. Hospital jobs offer a unique blend of clinical and hands-on work, and can be highly rewarding as well as challenging. From the doctors and nurses on the front lines to those […]

The Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) makes health insurance more available, affordable, and understandable. It puts information for consumers online, creates a marketplace where individuals and small businesses can compare different health plans on a level playing field, and provides subsidies (through premium tax credits and cost-sharing reduction payments) to make coverage more affordable. […]

Health services are the interventions that individuals and communities use to improve their health and well-being. They include preventive, therapeutic and rehabilitation services. Services are provided in a variety of settings, including hospitals and community health centers. They can be delivered by physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, therapists, and other allied health professionals. Professionals looking to […]

Doctors make life-or-death decisions for sick and injured patients in emergency rooms. They also perform routine checkups, give flu and immunization shots, and help manage ongoing health conditions like diabetes and heart disease. They work long hours, often on weekends and holidays. The word doctor is synonymous with medical expertise, and those who earn the […]

The hospital room is a place where family members and visitors spend time supporting patients, and sometimes, caring for them. Aside from the obvious need for safety, a hospital room must have a range of functional features to accommodate the different activities visitors engage in during their stay: The research methodology included semistructured interviews with […]

A bloody gun duel between two doctors in Transylvania sparked a frenzy of outrage–and helped create the American Medical Association. It was one of many doctor associations that formed around the country in a time when petty feuds over personal matters could derail medical progress. The founders of the AMA realized that the group would […]