Healthcare Strategic Growth Blog

Key Considerations for Proactive Healthcare Planners

By Gavin Chance

Market transitions and population shifts can alter your service area. These changes can sometimes be subtle, but still come with noteworthy effects. It’s important to pay attention to the signs that indicate change and be ready to reassess your service area definitions when appropriate. In this post, we’ll discuss three important signs to watch for.

A Look At the Healthiest and Unhealthiest ZIPs in the US

By Gavin Chance 

Even more so than in the past, health and wellness are top of mind as we begin a new year. Americans everywhere are setting New Year’s resolutions and hoping for a healthier, happier 2021.

It can be beneficial to understand the past state of our health as we collectively look to the future and make plans for improvement. This infographic shares statistics and trends about our health as a country, focusing on the following information from 2018:

• The average amount spent on health

• The average number of visits to the doctor

• The number of cigarettes smoked

• The average amount spent on prescription drugs

Stay Safe this July 4th by Avoiding these Injury Trends

By Gavin Chance

Don’t become a statistic—stay safe this July 4th! In an effort to help you prepare for this holiday and avoid the most common accidents, we’re sharing our research covering five years of fireworks injury data. Here's what we found:

• 72% of fireworks accidents occur at home
• Men are twice as likely to become injured as women
• 27.9% of injuries happen to children, ages 0-10 years old

Click-to-Tweet: Did you know? 72% of fireworks accidents occur at home, 11.75% occur in public, and 11% at sporting events.

Interested in learning more, such as the most common diagnoses and where most injuries occur? Check out our infographic, below.