Concierge Patient Benefits
Enhanced Concierge Care Benefits Included as Part of the Annual Fee
Our practice size is smaller, which allows us to provide you with the following membership benefits, which are not covered by Medicare or other insurance plans:
Personal cell phone number.
Your physician’s personal cell phone number will be provided to you, allowing for easy and direct communications for urgent medical problems that occur outside of regular office hours. We will use reasonable best efforts to be available to hear from you when you are ill or injured to coordinate your care. For emergencies, however, always call 911 first.
Direct communications.
During business hours you will have a dedicated concierge phone number to call with no phone trees to navigate, only live people to take your call with a real concernsfor your health and well-being. In the event that you need to leave a message, your phone call will be returned promptly. If you deem your problem urgent, we will make every effort to speak to you at the time of your call.
Hospital care.
Should you need to be hospitalized, we will make ourselves available when we can to communicate with those involved with your care. We will also be available to your family to address any concerns and offer counsel.
Care for visiting relatives and/or friends.
Should your out-of-town family or friends become ill during a short visit to the area, we will be happy to see them in our office and assist with their medical care. We will treat them as though they were a member of our practice.
“Virtual” consultations and long-distance care.
Whether you are on a brief vacation, living some of the year in a second residence, or otherwise unable to come to the office, we will offer a “virtual” visit.
Adult dependent children of members are welcome.
As a member of our personalized care practice, we will be happy to care for your adult dependent children ages 18 up to 26 with a reduced membership fee.
Travel medicine consultation.
We will offer guidance on CDC recommended inoculations and/or precautions to be taken while traveling.
Quarterly newsletter on topics relevant to your health and well-being.
We will provide seasonal newsletters on medical subjects of interest to support your good health and well-being.
Seminar groups.
On occasion, we will host meetings to discuss a variety of timely health issues and offer an opportunity for small group interaction.