What to do before and after your flu shot
Getting a flu shot every fall is important for your health and the health of the people you love. Follow these simple tips to make this important vaccination easier.
Getting a flu shot every fall is important for your health and the health of the people you love. Follow these simple tips to make this important vaccination easier.
If you want to improve or maintain your health, one of the best steps you can take is to set goals. Don’t know where to start? If you have Medicare, begin with a free Annual Wellness Visit! These visits are different than a typical appointment with your primary care provider. They are more of a conversation to find any risks to your health. You and your provider will also develop a plan to help keep you healthy in the years to come.
Pain management takes many forms, and in the last 10 years, we’ve made substantial efforts to increase opioid safety and approach pain management more holistically. Our latest partnership with CO*RE REMS will ensure every Adventist Health provider is certified as a safe opioid prescriber if prescription pain medications are the best option for a patient.
At Adventist Health Vallejo, our psychiatrists and psychologists are medical qualified to treat a variety of mental health conditions.
Children with complex mental health issues may need to stay in the hospital at times. When this happens, we have a behavioral health hospital with 61 beds where we treat children ages 3–18. We also see people age 19–21 who are developmentally delayed and in crisis.
There are so many things that make each of us unique. And that includes our health journey—mind, body and spirit.
At Adventist Health Vallejo, you’re never just a patient. You’re so much more. That’s why we partner with you so you to build the skills and strength you need to face mental illness with confidence. If you or a loved one suffer from mental illness, entrust Adventist Health Vallejo to deliver compassionate treatments and effective solutions in a safe and supportive environment so you can fill each day with more of what matters most.
We know you can always use more wholeness and hope, and our faith-based approach to care offers an innovative, whole-person focus on physical, mental and spiritual healing. Because we’re not just here to put more years in your life. We’re here to put more life in your years.