Severe Vitamin C deficiency results in the development of the disease scurvy. The disease is characterized by. a) General weakness followed by shortness of breath, pain in bones, joints and muscles of the extremities. b) Swollen and tender joints, haemorrhages in various tissues and pain in joints.
The hospital also serves as the VISN 12 southern tier hub for pathology, radiology, radiation therapy, human resource management and fiscal services. Hines VAH currently operates 471 beds and six community based outpatient clinics in Elgin, Kankakee, Oak Lawn, Aurora, LaSalle, and Joliet. Over 600,000 patient visits occurred in fiscal year 2010 providing care to over 54,000 veterans, primarily from Cook, DuPage and Will counties.
Tripler Army Medical Center is a general medical and surgical hospital in Honolulu, HI, with 194 beds. Survey data for the latest year available shows that the hospital had a total of 13,892 admissions. The U.S. News analysis of hospitals includes data from nearly 5,000 centers across multiple clinical specialties, procedures and conditions.