End of Year Savings
At DeKalb Regional Medical Center, we encourage you to take some time for yourself. Doing so could not only benefit your health, it could even get you more out of your money!
Five Reasons You Should Take Time for Your Health Before December 31.
Reason 1: If you have an FSA account, don’t let this money go to waste! Schedule your procedures to be completed prior to year-end for this year’s FSA eligibility.
Reason 2: If you need some kind of procedure, or if you’ve been considering some kind of elective surgery, you can recover during your time off over the holidays.
Reason 3: If you’ve met your health insurance deductible, take advantage of that fact. Remember, January 1 you start back at zero!
Reason 4: Physician offices aren’t as busy during November and December so you’re more likely to get an appointment quickly.
Reason 5: Putting off seeing a doctor or having a procedure just isn’t smart. Your good health is a present you give yourself and your loved ones. And in a season of giving, time and health are the greatest gifts.
Suggestions for end-of-year savings:
- Annual physical
- Have you had one in 2022? Make an appointment with a primary care provider.
- Colonoscopy
- Men and women over 45 should have one every 10 years.
- Gallbladder surgery
- Does everything you eat cause pain? Call 256-845-4131 for an appointment.
- GERD Treatment
- Indigestion not going away with over the counter medication? Maybe it’s time you took the next step.
- Hemorrhoids?
- You don’t have to suffer in silence. Call 256-845-4131 for an appointment.
- Hernia repair
- Abdominal Pain is nothing to ignore or put off for later. Call 256-845-4131 for an appointment.
- Joint Replacement or Repair
- There’s never a “good” time for joint replacement surgery. Step into the new year without the joint pain you have today. Call 256-979-1550 for an appointment at the Fort Payne location and 256-912-2100 for the Scottsboro location.
- MRI/CT
- Been putting off a screening MRI or CT scan? Use up that FSA before the end of the year.
- Sleep Study
- Because untreated sleep disorders have been linked to hypertension, heart disease, stroke, depression, diabetes and other chronic diseases. Call 256-845-0345 for more information.
- Vasectomy
- Start the new year off right. Call 256-845-4131 for an appointment.
- Wound Care
- For those sores and wounds that just won’t heal. Call 256-997-2526 to schedule an appointment.
Schedule an Appointment
Call 256-997-2193
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