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Challenges For Older Veterans In Disaster-Prone Rural Areas, Umayma Saifuddin, Joshua Ehrenberg, Elizabeth Tran Phung
Challenges For Older Veterans In Disaster-Prone Rural Areas, Umayma Saifuddin, Joshua Ehrenberg, Elizabeth Tran Phung
Rowan-Virtua Research Day
Purpose: To describe a case in which an elderly veteran was unable to receive necessary health services due to environmental factors and routine natural disaster in his rural coastal town. Methods: A case report is presented. Results: A 95 year-old WWII veteran with a complex medical history and numerous disabilities including hearing impairment, visual impairment, and chronic pain struggles to receive proper care as he lives in a small coastal town. The patient’s son lives an hour away and this area is prone to flooding, making accessing health services extremely challenging. In order to respect the patient’s wishes to remain …
Assessing The Utilization Of Emergency Departments For Primary Care Services In Southern New Jersey, Joshua James Novello, Sheila Joazile, Mohammad Isa
Assessing The Utilization Of Emergency Departments For Primary Care Services In Southern New Jersey, Joshua James Novello, Sheila Joazile, Mohammad Isa
Rowan-Virtua Research Day
Background: Primary care (PC) is essential to proactive, comprehensive, and preventative care that can improve patient outcomes. One-third of emergency department (ED) visits are for non-emergency care that can be appropriately treated by a PC provider. In New Jersey, more than $400 million is spent annually on avoidable ED visits. Decreasing the total PC treatable ED visits per year will improve the quality of care and decrease costs. New Jersey’s PC spending, based on total health spending, is one of the lowest in the country. Demographic and socioeconomic factors in the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) examine potentially preventable ED …