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.
Summary. Caromont Regional Medical Center is a general medical and surgical hospital in Gastonia, NC, with 394 beds. Survey data for the latest year available shows that 100,915 patients visited the hospital's emergency room. The hospital had a total of 22,303 admissions. Its physicians performed 4,258 inpatient and 9,106 outpatient surgeries.