Tammy's First Blog

Well, this is my first attempt at “blogging”, so bear with me!

I am here to let you know that I am not a fan of cold weather! I don’t mind fall too much, as long as the days stay above, oh, 65 degrees, or so! I know, I am asking a lot, but I can dream. We have had some beautiful golden days so far and I have surely enjoyed them, but I know that the cold stuff is lurking behind every colorful leaf.

One of the reasons I dislike cold weather so, is that my kids always got sick at the first hint of autumn and the grandkids are following in their footsteps. And, true to form, my six-year-old grandson woke up last Sunday morning running a high fever and with white spots all over his throat. Yep, good ole strep throat! What fun, and my daughter, his mom, also got it, and then little sis, (she just has to do everything her big brother does!) and where do you go on a Sunday except the ER? Well, they decided to tough it out until Monday morning, and so had a very unpleasant weekend.

An after hours clinic in town would certainly be a welcome addition to the health care community, don’t you think? This would help to keep the ER open for actual emergencies, which would improve efficiency and maybe lower costs. I know my kids and grandkids are not the only ones who get sick on the weekends, and I have an idea that a clinic of that sort would stay very busy, especially during the winter months.

Which brings me to the Health-Care Needs Survey that Bridges to Wellness is conducting. Right now, you may go onto our website, www.ssbtw.com, and fill out the Business Needs Survey, and soon we will have our individual health needs assessment available for you to fill out concerning you and your family’s health care needs.

Hopefully, with enough input from the community, we will be able to make a few of the things we are lacking into reality in the not-too-distant future.

So take a couple of minutes to check out the Business Needs Survey now, and if you have any input you think would be beneficial, please fill it out and submit it to us and watch for the summary of the Business Needs Survey coming soon. And also keep watching for the individual survey which should be available right here on the website within a couple of weeks! We need everybody’s input, so don’t think your opinion doesn’t matter! The more information we have, the better our chances of improving the current health care system.

This was kind of fun, so I suppose you will be hearing from me again!

Tammy Weeks
Bridges to Wellness, Administrative Assistant