Community Health Fair Returns to Dimmitt Oct. 9
Castro County Healthcare invites the community to its annual Community Health Fair on Friday, Oct. 9, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dimmitt High School Activity Center. The free, come-and-go event brings preventive health services, a blood drive, community resources, and local craft vendors together in one place. Some vaccines and lab tests […]
More Time to Heal. More Support for a Safe Return Home: How Swing Bed Care Supports Recovery After a Hospital Stay
By Katie Bagwell, Utilization Review/Swing Bed Coordinator Swing bed care is short-term, hospital-based care for patients who are well enough to leave acute hospital care but are not yet ready to return home safely. It can be for patients after surgery or after a hospitalization for an acute condition like pneumonia. Also called post-hospitalization recovery, […]