Studies have shown that ALS patients who attend a multidisciplinary ALS clinic do better long term and enjoy an improved quality of life. They experience less infections and less incidence of pneumonias. They receive early interventions for symptom management..
The OhioHealth ALS Clinic follows an exceptionally effective multidisciplinary design.
- A multidisciplinary clinic where you see all your specialists in place at one time
- Individualized plan of care
- Clinic visits every three months.
- Pre-clinic screening phone calls so we're ready on appointment day with the specialists and services you need
- Direct access by phone or email to our physicians,therapists and clinic coordinator - no need to wait for clinic days to connect with us.
- Your questions answered in hours,not days.
- Bi-weekly phone calls from our nurses for continuous monitoring of symptoms,needs and condition
- Shared resources with the ALS Association of Central and Southern Ohio
Because our ALS clinic staff works closely with patients and their families to monitor disease progression,we are able to proactively respond to needs. This contributes to stabilizing and managing patients' symptoms at early onset,which in turn helps with quality of life.
Sharing resources with the ALS Association of Central and Southern Ohio allows ALS patients to receive a continuity of personalized care from nurses they see at Association support groups and also at the OhioHealth ALS Clinic.