My Mission:
To be a warm, accountable, and a knowledgeable resource in the community that provides geriatric healthcare with compassion, empathy, and honesty.
Where I Started-
At the age of twenty-two I had the privilege to start my healthcare career as a hospice registered nurse. That is where I quickly discovered my absolute love, respect, and appreciation of my elderly patients. I also learned the value of keeping your promises- you don’t always get a tomorrow, the importance of holistic patient care, and that most solutions can be found by just listening. After many years in the trenches of nursing, I knew I wanted to do more for my patients and have a longer role in their healthcare story. Being with people on the hardest days of their life is immeasurably rewarding, but I also wanted to be part of the education and decision making before those days came.
I graduated from University of Cincinnati with my MSN and became a certified Adult-Geriatric Nurse Practitioner. I was fortunate to train in one of the state’s best senior clinics, UNMH Senior Health, where I worked with passionate MDs, PAs, and NPs who all believe in healthcare for our elders, like me.
Besides being a geriatric specialized nurse practitioner, I also coach kickboxing and have been doing so since 2007. I am the mother of two children who both love reading, science, and leaving art projects all over the house. They also don’t believe me when it’s bedtime.
In addition to my own practice am a part of two UNMH ECHO groups- Long Term Care and NM Care for the Older Patient. These ECHOs are online communities designed for providers and healthcare workers to learn how to care for our elders and provide solutions to unique patient cases for the seniors.
Why A Micropractice?
My panel is classified as micro practice because I do not have the 600-1000 patients like normal primary care providers have. Accountability and caring about the patient’s outcome is what makes micro practices like this one work. I am the one answering phones, sending orders, and making your sure labs are entered. It’s just me and you, for 30 minutes to 1 hour talking about your healthcare needs. Because of the one-on-one style of this practice, I won’t always be available by phone during patient hours. Patients are encouraged to text and use the portal to have urgent needs addressed. We both want the same outcomes, I just tore down the wall to get to you.
Why Primary Care?
Primary care requires a dedication and a joy of relationship building that brings meaning to me. I don't want patients to feel like another number moving through a revolving door, and I want to be there as a resource during the important health related decisions. Yes, I am one of those people who has trouble sleeping if I don't know the outcome of my recommendations, which is why urgent care or other specialties don’t appeal to me. Consistency, connection and meaning are all a part of my drive to be a primary care provider. I want a phone call when something is wrong at the pharmacy, I want you to talk about going to your grandchild’s wedding during our visit and if you're going to dance. We all have to find our calling. My calling is to help others and to be the bridge between science and compassion.
Direct Primary Care
Providers are choosing the direct primary care model to have closer, more fulfilling relationships with our patients. By leaving the traditional fee for service system (insurance), we can give the healthcare we believed in when we chose this journey.
Direct Primary Care allows for smaller patient panels and less paperwork, meaning more one-on-one time with our patients.
Patient members are choosing direct primary care to have direct conversations, phone calls, and messages with their primary care provider, with a flat monthly fee.
Better Patient Provider Relationships
I will never bill your insurance for the care I provide.
“Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity.”
-Hippocrates