Same day and Next day Appointments: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday during normal business hours 8:00am to 5:00pm.
Dr. Patterson will be available by telephone or secure text messaging from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday thru Friday.
Unlimited office visits to provide comprehensive primary care medicine for both chronic and acute management of diseases. Normal visits range from 15-30 minutes and you can request up to an hour.
-Physical exams (Annual Preventative/Well Child/Female GYN & Breast/Sports Physicals)
-Blood pressure/Weight checks
-Medical education (Diabetes/COPD/Heart disease)
-Acute Care visits, i.e. Sick visits
Procedures included in your membership:
-Minor procedures/Mole/Skin tag/Cyst removal *
-Dipstick urinalysis
-Ear Lavage/Wax removal
-Pelvic and Breast exams/Pap smears *
-Joint injections **
-Stitches/Sutures for cuts
-Destruction of pre-cancerous skin lesions
-Skin biopsies *
-Injections (Vit. B-12/Testosterone/Allergy shots) **
*Patient will be responsible for the laboratory/pathology fee for reading the sample.
**Patient will be responsible for the cost of medication (steroid, lidocaine and Toradol are included, but other injectable medications are not)
OTHER LIMITATIONS:
-Vaccine/medication administration (other than listed above, does NOT include price of medication unless otherwise stated)
-Organization and review of historic and outside medical records.
– Use of electronic medical records to help keep Patient’s preventive services up to date and track referrals, labs, imaging reports until results are available
EXCLUDED SERVICES:
-Anything not specifically listed as a Covered Service shall be a non-covered service
-Any health care services not performed on or within the premises of Gold Country Direct Primary Care, Inc., including emergency room visits, hospital stays, specialist care, imaging and labs, etc.
-Vaccines/medications not listed above (administration is included)
-Medical tests not performed in the office (actual “reading” of pap smears for example)
-Durable medical equipment (braces, splints, etc.)