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Navigating through the emergency room, urgent care, and primary care visits, where to go, and when. Don’t delay your care but manage your care more efficiently and learn the importance of establishing a primary care physician.

Community Memorial Healthcare’s expert medical staff includes over 300 physicians who are dedicated to partnering with their patients to navigate their health and wellness journeys. Every two years, a new Chief of Staff is appointed to lead this dynamic group and ensure that Community Memorial’s hospitals and health centers are providing the best possible experience to patients. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Chris Johnson, Community Memorial Healthcare’s 2023 – 2024 Chief of Staff, to discuss his education, background, and experience, as well as the day to day role of Chief of Staff. We also discuss his goals for the Community Memorial Medical Staff for the next two years, and the biggest challenges he sees in healthcare as we move into the post-COVID era.

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If you have pain or burning when you urinate, feel an urgent need to go or go often, have cloudy, bloody or foul-smelling urine, or have pelvic pain, you might have a urinary tract infection. While women have them more often, they can also affect men. And did you know that cranberry juice is not helpful at preventing or curing UTIs? In this podcast, Dr. Scott Burger, Chief Medical Officer of UM Urgent Care, talks about what a UTI is, what to do if you get one, how to prevent them and much more.

Rikki Schuster, a Physician Assistant at The Outer Banks Urgent Care Center-Kitty Hawk, is joining us to discuss her background at The Outer Banks Urgent Care Center and when to decide to go to urgent care vs the emergency room.

There are times when waiting for care could be detrimental to your health – especially for women. Learn from Nurse Practitioner Sherry Pearson what symptoms require urgent or emergency care, including what to do and where to go after surviving a physical or sexual assault or abuse.

Dr. Robert Marino discusses virtual urgent care visits, and when a patient may want to schedule one instead of an in-person visit.

Sneezing and wheezing can be signs of seasonal allergies, but what if you get hives or swelling or you can’t breathe? You might be having a serious allergic reaction. This may occur because of a medication, food, animals, latex or other allergens. And sometimes coming into contact with something you are allergic to can be life-threatening. Learn the signs to look out for, what to do if you have an allergic reaction and much more from Dr. Scott Burger, Interim Chief Medical Officer of UM Urgent Care.

While telemedicine became popular during COVID-19, it is not going away any time soon. How do you know if it is the right option for your care? Dr. Scott Burger from University of Maryland Urgent Care explains what telemedicine is and how to know if it is a good choice for you.

Sometimes we have pain or soreness from normal activity, and sometimes it's more than that, but how can we tell? Dr. M. Brian Polsky tells us the differences between good and bad pain, how to know when your pain is serious, and when you need to be seen ASAP and when you can wait for an appointment.

When faced with a pressing medical issue, it can be tough to know where to seek medical care. Dr. Pawan Suri, Chief of the Division of Observation Medicine, discusses emergency care versus urgent care.

Victoria Rodino shares insight for parents on having a successful and easy virtual visit.

There are many types of headaches, each lasting between 30 minutes and a week. If your symptoms are new or you've never had a headache like this before, you may need to visit the emergency department.

Dr. Nick Colovos, Assistant Professor Emory School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine and Interim Chief Quality Officer for the Physician Group Practices, discusses different types of headaches and evaluation to diagnose and treat headaches.

You head to the emergency department when you feel like you have an emergency. If you arrived first, why aren't patients seen in order?

Dr. Nick Colovos, Assistant Professor Emory School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine and Interim Chief Quality Officer for the Physician Group Practices, explains how triage works to prioritize treatments. Dr. Colovos also advises on what to do with less acute symptoms.

ECMC’s Trauma Center currently treats about 55% more patients than its initial design intended. The patient volume is a testament to the high-quality emergency care at ECMC.

Dr. Sam Cloud, Associate Medical Director and Attending Physician of the Emergency Department, discusses emergency services and the importance of expanding the Trauma Center.

When seeking medical care, taking a minute before deciding where to go can mean better, more efficient care for everyone. And it can even save your life!

In this panel discussion, Russell Grant, MD, Medical Director, Eisenhower Urgent Care, and Euthym Kontaxis, MD, Medical Director, Eisenhower Tennity Emergency Department, discuss when to call an ambulance, when to go to the emergency department and when to choose urgent care.