Welcome! We invite you to experience the Forest Health Medical Center difference!

FHMC is different from either a general medical hospital or a large university medical center. We provide you with specialty surgery and personal care by the best specialty surgeons and staff.

Just like the major medical centers we have the latest modern equipment and facilities, but that is not what makes us different. The personal care you will receive is unlike the typical impersonal healthcare offered in most large university medical centers. At FHMC we are committed to caring for you as our family.

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Pain Management

Medial branch block

Medial branch block is a diagnostic procedure used to determine if a specific facet joint is the source of pain. An anesthetic medication is injected to block the nerve’s pain signals. If pain improves soon after the procedure, an injection providing more long-term relief may be used.