Care coordinator at Hillsdale Hospital expected to help address gaps in care - Mlive

The "Mac" McGuire Skilled Nursing Facility is located on the second floor of the Hillsdale Community Health Center. The nursing station foreground is one of its features. Credit: CITIZEN PATRIOTCITIZEN PATRIOT

Posted Sep 24, 2019

By Samuel Dodge | sdodge@mlive.com

HILLSDALE, MI - Patients who show up in the emergency room often have needs that go beyond their physical health.

A patient with pneumonia may also have depression. Or, a patient with an upper respiratory infection may lack transportation and be unable to get to follow-up appointments.

To help bridge those gaps, Lifeways Community Mental Health is partnering with Hillsdale Hospital to provide a care coordinator, who can identify some of these issues and connect the patient with the necessary resource. Read more here: https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2019/09/care-coordinator-at-hillsdale-hospital-expected-to-help-address-gaps-in-care.html