WELLNESS CENTER: Suite B or E
Objectives:
To promote Wellness with education and self motivation / participation using traditional and complementary health care modalities.

Clinics:

  • Cardiovascular Disease and Cholesterol Clinics with Nancy Cassella FNP-C
  • Emphesema, Asthma, and Respiratory Care with Erika Snowman PA-C
  • Diabetes and Nutrition with Lisa Starkweather FNP-C
  • Nutrition and Weight Management (NWM)
  • Chronic Disease self management (DM, CVD, Asthma / COPD)
  • Tobacco product use cessation
  • Physical Therapy & Rehab – Carol Lane : Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
  • Prenatal Health
  • Young Mothers and New Born
  • Young Peoples Health (Age Groups: 1-5, 6-9, 10-14, and 15-19)
  • Senior Health (Age Groups 65-75, 75-85, 85Plus.)

Dexter Family Practice

Schedule:

Mondays:
8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (DM-Adults)
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. (NWM)

Tuesdays:

8:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. (P.T & R)

Wednesdays (1 & 3):

10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Pain Mx-consults only – 30 minutes each
1:30 - 4:30 – Office visits – Pain Patients only.
Thursdays (1, 3 & 5):
8:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (Podiatry)

Fridays:

8:15 - 9:00 hrs (DM – Adults)
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. (NWM Pediatric/young/Teens)

Procedure clinic schedule:
(M, T, F 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. and Friday 10:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m.)

MA/Provide Protocol:

  1. Patients will be scheduled as per clinic hours.
  2. MA will give any printed information.
  3. Provider will have interactive session with patient including demos (30 minutes).
  4. MA will give any individual information to each patient, answer any questions, schedule next appointment.
  5. MA will reenter a patient in the same program or a different program based on the goal achieved or to accomplish a new set of goals.
  6. Graduation from the health program with certificate.
Diabetes Clinic Protocol:
  1. MA will check weight/BMI/BMI Index.
  2. Enter recent result on CO-OP card.
  3. Patient target result vs. current results.
  4. Set new realistic goals
Topics include:
  1. MA will measure height/weight/BMI/BMI index
  2. Target weight vs. current weight
  3. New realistic goals
Topics to be covered:
  1. What is ideal weight and why it is important
  2. Obesity as health issue and important factor for diseases
  3. Food types – Carbs, fats, proteins, etc.
  4. Counting calories
  5. Importance of exercise
  6. When, where, and how to exercise
  7. . Diets – recommended and not recommended
  8. Demonstration of exercises and equipment
Pain Management – First & Follow Up Visit Protocols:
  1. 1st Wed of every month – 10-11:30am, new patients and pain consults (30 min)
                1:30-4:30pm, follow-up visits (15 min)
        3rd Wed of every month - 10-11:30 & 1:30-4:30pm – follow-up visits (15 min)
    Avoid booking any routine labs work from 1:30-4:30 on these Wednesdays.
First Visit: Patient arrives 15-20 minutes prior to appointment time.
Receptionist will give patient intake form and medication agreement.
MA will check patient in with weight and vital signs in a room with proper exam table. The patient is advised to undress except underwear.
Provider may order random drug screen to validate patient's history of medication use.

Follow-up Visits:

  1. MA will check patient in with weight only.
  2. All pain medications will be checked and recorded by MA
  3. Random drug screen will be done based on that day criteria by the provider.
  4. All necessary pain medication prescriptions (one month at a time) will be given to the patient by provider and checked by patient before leaving the facility.
  5. Patients must come on Wednesdays unless there is a valid reason.

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