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To Preserve the Health of SCCL Residents
By Jane Gregor
HealthShare is pleased to announce that every home in the community will be receiving a
free HealthCare Notebook. The Notebook has been developed in response to the healthcare mantra “If it is not documented it is not done.”
As the climate of health care becomes more patient-directed and consumer-driven, it is important that we become informed, active participants in our own medical care and the care for those whom we may be responsible. We need to accommodate ourselves to the ever-changing healthcare panorama by becoming educated self-advocates.
Keeping this notebook updated and current is vital to your success
as a healthcare advocate. This HealthCare Notebook has
been designed to improve communication between
you and any or all of your healthcare providers. The
better you are able to document your situation in advance of every
One in a series by the
HealthShare Group
We live in Sun City Carolina Lakes, an active adult community. We have the ability to preserve our health and safety by being vigilant and responsible for our own health. This is part three of a three-part series on how to do just that.
medical appointment and/or hospital stay, the
It will take time to fill out this notebook, but do it as completely as you can. Each of us needs to individualize our notebooks to reflect our own personal situation.
Your doctors, nurses, case managers, and pharmacists are willing and able to help you, but you have to
know what to ask.
Update this notebook whenever any of your health
information changes. Make sure that all reports
or results
you receive from your
healthcare providers are
added to the notebook. Honest
documentation is the bedrock of
this notebook. It is important to list all of
your medications and supplements, and how and
when you really take them.
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better the possibility of improved outcomes.
PROFESSIONAL GROOMING SERVICES ALSO PROVIDED
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
& Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm
Wednesday & Saturday 8:00am -12:00pm
House Calls available by appointment.
www.southernpawsanimalhospital.com
Please call Dr Elizabeth Hill to make an appointment at 803-548-0032
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HealthCare Notebook