When to tell a dying patient how they face death
A hospital column discusses terminal illness uncertainty and how to handle truth with dying patients. It urges patient led discussion, warns against false hope, and notes that the doctor who knows the whole family can help break down barriers to honest talk. The author, district systems director for the Lower Savannah Health District, writes from Beech Island about personal illness and concerns of family communication.
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Beech Island
Plan to Improve Rural Health in Kershaw Area
USC Kershaw Primary Care Education Project links Kershaw Family Medicine Center Springs Memorial Hospital and USC to deliver rural care via telemedicine. A five year 3.5 million commitment supports training medical students and a nurse practitioner led Heath Springs clinic, expanding access to care for residents.
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Kershaw
Heath Springs
James Timmons
South Carolina
USC
Larry Faulkner
Hopes pinned on HMO video for new laws
Associated Press reports consumer groups hope an Aetna training video shown in a civil suit will revive the push for a patients bill of rights. They argue insurers fear jury verdicts. Congress plans adjournment without new HMO bills despite White House and some Republican support. The dispute centers on giving 125 million federally insured Americans the right to sue.
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Ime Aetna
Consumers For Quality Care
Clinton
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