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“Our goal is to provide quality primary care for the elderly where they need it, and that means offering state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment in their homes,” said David Bernard, MD, medical director of the program at Montefiore. “In addition to delivering high quality long-term care, the program also offers urgent house calls on a same-day basis. We think this addresses the growing healthcare needs of an extremely vulnerable population,” said Dr. Bernard.
The Montefiore medical team consists of two physicians, two nurse practitioners, a social worker and key support staff.“By increasing access to primary care for the frail elderly we can also help prevent conditions that would bring these patients to the hospital with more serious conditions,” said Dr. Bernard.
Initially, the house call program will be available to eligible seniors in the Tremont, Melrose and Morrisania sections of the Bronx, whether or not they live in senior-funded housing, housing authority buildings or private homes and apartments.Montefiore Medical Center has established community partnerships as the foundation of this program with the New York City Housing Authority, Fair Pharmacy, Montefiore Home Health Agency and MetroCare Ambulance Service.
For more information about Montefiore’s house call program and eligibility requirements, seniors or their family members may call Montefiore’s dedicated seniors line at 718-405-7742.Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital and Academic Medical Center for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, ranks among the top one percent of all US hospitals based on its investments in medical innovation and cutting-edge technology.
Montefiore invests more in order to enable compassionate, personalized care and the most positive outcomes for patients and their families in New York, the tri-state area and beyond.
Montefiore’s unique combination of ‘state-of-the-art’ technology with ‘state-of-the-heart’ medical and nursing care in a teaching and research environment provides patients with access to world-class medical experts, the newest and most innovative treatments and the best medical center experience anywhere.
This 1,062 bed medical center includes the Henry and Lucy Moses Division, the Jack D. Weiler Hospital and The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, a large home healthcare agency and a 21-site medical group practice located throughout the Bronx and nearby Westchester.
Montefiore treats all major illnesses and has distinguished centers of excellence in cardiology and cardiac surgery, cancer care, tissue and organ transplantation, children's health, women's health, surgery and the surgical subspecialties. Montefiore Medical Center focuses on providing family-centered healthcare in a nurturing environment that extends well beyond hospital and clinic walls.
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