In today's fast-paced world, accessibility to healthcare services plays a pivotal role in ensuring overall well-being. However, conventional medical office hours often align with the typical workweek, leaving patients with limited options for seeking essential healthcare services. Extending the operating hours of medical offices, optometrists, x-ray facilities, and dentist's offices to encompass weekends could significantly benefit patients by saving both money and time.
Reduced Emergency Room Visits:
Opening medical offices seven days a week would decrease the reliance on costly emergency room visits. Many individuals resort to ERs during weekends for non-emergency concerns due to the unavailability of primary care providers. Extended hours in medical offices could cater to urgent yet non-life-threatening issues, ultimately cutting down on unnecessary ER visits, which tend to be considerably more expensive.
Prevention and Early Intervention:
Regular check-ups and timely interventions are pivotal in preventing health issues from escalating. With extended office hours, individuals would find it easier to schedule routine check-ups and address health concerns promptly. This proactive approach reduces the likelihood of complications, leading to substantial savings in healthcare costs associated with treating advanced conditions.
Optimizing Dental Care:
Dental emergencies often arise unexpectedly and require immediate attention. By having dentists available throughout the week, patients can promptly address dental issues before they exacerbate, preventing the need for expensive treatments that could have been avoided with timely intervention.
Streamlined Diagnostic Procedures:
X-ray facilities open seven days a week would expedite the diagnostic process. Patients requiring urgent or follow-up imaging could access these services without delay, ensuring quicker diagnoses and treatment plans. Faster diagnoses can prevent conditions from worsening, potentially reducing treatment costs and associated complications.
Enhanced Accessibility for Working Individuals:
Many people struggle to find time for medical appointments during regular working hours. Extending office hours to weekends would alleviate this issue, enabling working individuals to seek healthcare without disrupting their work schedules. This accessibility fosters a healthier workforce, reducing absenteeism and increasing overall productivity.
Minimized Travel and Waiting Times:
Longer office hours spread over the week mean patients can schedule appointments more conveniently. This minimizes waiting times as appointment slots are better distributed, and patients spend less time traveling during peak hours. Reduced wait times lead to efficient utilization of resources and increased patient satisfaction.
Preservation of Health Insurance Costs:
Timely interventions and preventive care can result in lower healthcare utilization overall. Consequently, this could lead to lower insurance premiums as insurers observe decreased medical expenses due to proactive healthcare measures, benefiting both patients and insurance companies alike.
In conclusion, extending the operating hours of medical offices, optometrists, x-ray facilities, and dentist's offices to cover weekends would significantly benefit patients in various ways. By promoting preventive care, timely interventions, and reducing unnecessary emergency room visits, these extended hours contribute to cost savings for both individuals and the healthcare system as a whole. Moreover, increased accessibility ensures that individuals can prioritize their health without compromising their work or daily schedules. Ultimately, this proactive approach to healthcare not only saves money but also fosters a healthier and more efficient society.
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EVERY senior community needs an inoperable car with working radio in their parking lot. That way the senior can sit in it rocking out for the memories. For some that might be the only joy they have in life, especially if their families have taken them to senior communities or nursing homes and rarely, if ever, visit.
We think ALL HUD housing needs Solar. Just think of all the money they'd save the government!
Susan Auslander, age 89, Spearheaded a Solar-Energy Drive in Connecticut and it worked!
An octogenarian Hunter College alumna has spearheaded a successful drive to install solar panels throughout her Connecticut retirement community — and she’s just getting started.
(This was not for low income housing, but it could be.)
CLICK HERE TO READ WHAT SHE DID
Her Retirement Home Said ‘No’ to Solar Panels. She Got It to Buy 1,344.
In what seemed like a futile fight with her retirement community’s management, Susan Auslander, just shy of 90, found an opening.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT WHAT Susan Auslander did
Things my mom did when she lived in MN before she came back home to Colorado (Click news article name to read more.)
Got a bus stop at the library
and
Marshall woman petitions to have bus stop at library
Helped turn ALL HUD housing into non-smoking
Another game-changer in the works to eliminate smoking
and
HUD SECRETARY CASTRO ANNOUNCES PUBLIC HOUSING TO BE SMOKE-FREE
New rule protects health and safety of residents, saves PHAs millions of dollars in preventable damage
Nov 30, 2016
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HUD's national smoke-free policy will save public housing agencies $153 million every year in repairs and preventable fires, including $94 million in secondhand smoke-related health care, $43 million in renovation of smoking-permitted units, and $16
https://archives.hud.gov/news/2016/pr16-184.cfm#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Centers%20for,smoking%2Dpermitted%20units%2C%20and%20%2416
(Just think of how much it would save our government to add solar to HUD/low income housing!)
How To Use The Internet To Pay For Your Dental Bills
This is how mom got the funds to finance some of her dental work 8 years ago
(THE LINKS THEY TALK ABOUT FOR MOM ARE NO LONGER VALID - THIS WAS FILMED 8 YEARS AGO)
This is mom's interview on a National podcast. She was also interviewed by NBC National News about the harassment and stalking she's endured in 1994. It's off-and-on to this day, December 13, 2023.
