United Medical & YWCA Delaware: Building a Better Tomorrow
For the past decade, CEO of YWCA DE Stephanie Staats has been working to drive more change and aid communities in need. Housing, supplies, and learning opportunities are just a few aspects among many that Staats has thrived in contributing to Delaware for over a decade. Within this time frame, YWCA DE has progressed in part to a fruitful partnership with United Medical CEO, Kemal Erkan.
How to Beat the Heat This Summer
Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial start to Summer for most. It is usually a weekend spent outside whether it's at the beach, on the lake, or just in your backyard. Summer brings longer days, more intense heat and more humidity. This means you need to take extra precautions like applying sunscreen and drinking lots of water. Let’s dive into what the sun, heat and humidity can do to your body.
Are Young Adults the Answer to Herd Immunity?
What a year 2020 was. From quarantining to social isolation and social distancing, we as a society learned a lot about avoidance and personal hygiene. From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, humanity was sent into a tailspin with constant information that kept us all on our toes. Leaving 2020 and entering 2021, hope was restored with the arrival of vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson just to name a few. Unfortunately, the vaccine rollout started out slower than imagined prompting certain populations to be granted access over others due to access to the vaccine in each state and generally low supply.
United Medical & SPM: Increased Practice Efficiency & Revenue
United Medical provides complete and efficient financial, IT infrastructure, and consulting services to aid organizations and communities of every size to increase their quality of care while reducing costs. We are creating a future where the health system positively impacts the well-being of individual people and entire populations. Further, our fully-integrated clinical and financial systems facilitate the improvement of our network’s day to day revenue management.
The Short & Long Term Effects of Alcohol Use
Alcohol. Something we’ve all indulged in from time to time on special occasions or with a meal. Some like to pair wine with pasta, some even like certain beers with a steak. Sometimes alcohol is used as something to partake in for a celebration while other times alcohol is used as a coping mechanism.
Cardio vs. Weight Lifting: Which Is Better For Weight Loss?
As discussed in a previous article, proper nutrition is essential for losing weight and for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but there are two parts to the healthy lifestyle equation. There is a debate between cardio and weight lifting as to which one has a greater impact on weight loss. Cardio and weight lifting affect your body in slightly different ways. Let’s dive in.
The Importance Of A Well Balanced Diet
Nutrition is very important when maintaining your physical wellbeing as well as your mental wellbeing. A balanced diet of protein, grains/starches, fruits & veggies is the simple form of how to keep your health in check and to keep your body in good shape. This March, we celebrate National Nutrition Month and in order to fully embrace the cause we will break down what exactly makes for having a balanced diet, how food groups impact your body and why junk food is terrible for your overall health.
Colorectal Cancer: Why You Should Get Screened
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, screenings for colorectal cancer have plummeted. In 2021, this month is dedicated to getting those numbers back on track as well as raising awareness for other preventative measures. Colorectal cancer may not be the first cancer that comes to mind, but it’s fairly common.
Telemedicine: Why It Will Outlast COVID-19
COVID-19 brought on a variety of new fears and concerns for humanity and caused exponential hardship for everyone. We utilized digital platforms to provide one another with services but without contact. For the healthcare community, telehealth has proven to be impactful for supporting continuity of care across the healthcare continuum through virtual care.
Comorbidities: How They Relate to COVID-19 & Obesity
In 2021, health is more important than ever before. Quarantining, home workouts and the impending doom of contracting COVID-19 are all factors when taking care of your own health. Unfortunately, many of us suffer from underlying conditions.
The Silent Pandemic: Mental Health During The COVID-19 Pandemic
The year 2020 brought on hardship in the form of COVID-19 and its new normal. Quarantine, Social Distancing, and Stay at Home orders turned general social norms on their respective heads and in doing so changed how our future will look in the short-term.