New senior-focused center will be the first of its kind in the area
GASTONIA, N.C. -- (Business Wire)
Partners
in Primary Care (Partners) is bringing innovative, senior-focused
primary care to Gaston County with the opening of its new medical center
in Gastonia later this month.
Partners’ facilities allow patients to receive many of their primary
care needs, such as physician services, treatment, diagnostic testing,
basic laboratory services and immunizations, conveniently in one
location. The Gastonia center, located at 2910 East Franklin Blvd, Suite
1., will be staffed by a board-certified doctor and care team who have
been specially trained to treat the senior population.
The new center will specialize in serving patients with Medicare
Advantage. While some doctor’s offices may be limiting the number of
Medicare Advantage patients they see, Partners is focused on this
demographic and hopes to attract patients who may be feeling unsatisfied
or underserved in their current situation.
Partners will work with patients and their families to provide support,
remind patients of screenings and exams, thoroughly explain medical
information and advocate for patients when communicating with
specialists, hospitals and Medicare plans.
“We’re excited to bring comprehensive care to the Medicare population in
Gastonia,” said Dr. Erica Savage-Jeter, Partners Medical Director. “Our
passion is providing seniors with in-depth care that focuses on their
unique health and well-being needs.”
To improve medication adherence and streamline the communication process
between doctors and patients, the center will have a retail pharmacy
located within the clinic location, which will open in October. The
pharmacy aims to provide Medicare patients with clinical support and
prescriptions in the same building as their physician’s office.
The center also will feature an activity center offering health
education classes, fitness demonstrations and various activities
designed specifically for seniors, a population in North Carolina poised
to become the fastest growing in the state.
The
North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management reports that by
2030 about one in four people in North Carolina will be over the age of
60, and people over 85 will be fastest growing segment of the population.
Partners is part of a larger family of senior-focused primary care
centers with more than 60 locations in South Carolina, Florida and
Texas, along with four new centers scheduled to open in the Kansas City
market later this fall All Partners facilities specialize in offering
services to recipients of Medicare Advantage.
For more information on the upcoming centers and employment
opportunities, visit www.PartnersinPrimaryCare.com
or www.facebook.com/PIPCGastonia/.
About Partners in Primary Care
Partners in Primary Care (Partners) is a primary care medical group
practice and is part of a larger group of over 60 primary care offices
in Florida, Texas and South Carolina operating under the names CAC
Florida Medical Centers, Continucare Medical Centers, MetCare and
Partners in Primary Care. Partners has a strong emphasis on
senior-focused primary care to members of Medicare Advantage health
plans. Partners is committed to providing personalized, high-quality
primary care combined with an excellent patient experience. Partners’
has decades of experience in both the treatment and management of most
chronic and acute-care conditions. The practices also provide health
education and value-added, well-being services at their centers and
around their neighborhoods to help both patients and community members
improve their health. The management services organization for Partners
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). For more
information visit www.PartnersInPrimaryCare.com.
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Contacts:
Humana Corporate Communications
Nancy A. Hanewinckel, 941-585-4763
nhanewinckel1@humana.com
Source: Humana Inc.
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