Emergency Care for Broken Bones

Jeanne Shipp has spent many years working in the medical industry. First as a registered nurse, and then as co-founder of Patients Emergency Room and Hospitality Health ER in Texas. Jeanne Shipp specializes in emergency medical care. One of the most common reasons for emergency room visits is bone fractures.

An estimated 6.3 million bone fractures happen in the United States each year, or two out of every 100 Americans. Broken bones can cause limbs and joints to come out of place and lead to intense pain, swelling, and inability to move. It is vital to seek treatment right away. An ER doctor treats the pain and performs X-rays and CT scans. They see the extent of the fracture and determine the next steps. The injury may require surgery if the bone has penetrated the skin.

Bone fractures take an average of four to six weeks to heal, depending on age, severity, and location of the injury. Evidence suggests that gentle exercise may help fractures heal faster. Exercise promotes circulation that stimulates repair and regeneration of the bones. A diet rich in plant-based proteins and anti-inflammatory nutrients may expedite the healing process too.

Advanced Radiology Imaging Services

A former administrator at Elite Care Emergency Center and Bayshore Medical Center, Jeanne Shipp leverages her extensive background in emergency room care to lead Baymont Emergency Room, LLC. A resident of Baytown, Texas, Jeanne Shipp is also the owner and administrator at Hospitality Health Emergency Room.

Owned and operated by a family of nurses working with experienced emergency room physicians, Hospitality Health ER offers patients various ER services, including full in-house radiology imaging to support accurate diagnoses. Some radiology imaging services available include digital X-Ray, computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, and electrocardiogram (ECG).

Digital X-Rays take x-ray images of a patient’s body and produce digital radiographic images on a computer, enabling physicians to examine details inside a person’s body. Digital X-Rays are faster than the traditional film-based X-Ray systems, expose patients to 80 percent less radiation, and their images can be magnified, sharpened, or colorized.

CT is an advanced imaging procedure that utilizes x-ray equipment to scan bones and tissues in the body, capturing more advanced details to detect organ failure, stroke, blood clots, tumors, and infections. Ultrasound involves the use of high-frequency sound waves to examine the movements of internal organs as well as blood flow. It is also used to examine babies in the womb.

Finally, ECG measures the electrical activity of heartbeats. It reveals the timing between electrical signals in the heart and can tell how fast a patient’s heart is beating and whether or not the patient has an irregular heartbeat rhythm.