I cannot remember a time when “fixing” the U.S. health care system wasn’t one of the top three campaign promises. Politicians strategically align themselves with the views of millions of Americans who are tired of spending such a large portion of their income on health care, and who are concerned that their dollars should be [Read more… ]
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Meet advice nurse Jessie Head
This past year, Housecall Providers hired its first advice (triage) nurse, Jessie Head, RN, to offer support to our primary care patients and team members. This service allows our patients and caregivers to receive a timely assessment over the phone when a sudden health issue arises. “Just about anything that can happen to a human [Read more… ]
Third-year IAH results released
Third-year results from the five-year Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Independence at Home (IAH) Demonstration Project were recently released. Housecall Providers was once again one of the highest-performing sites with a savings of 23.7 percent in patient health costs compared to a local control group that did not receive home-based primary care. This [Read more… ]
Wish comes true for young hospice patient
“Sometimes people come into our lives for a short time but make a lasting impact,” says Housecall Providers Hospice Nurse Nancy Jean Sill. “Jason was that person for many of us.” For hospice team members who traditionally care for individuals at the latter stage of their lives — people who have, for the most part, [Read more… ]
Your Holiday Gift Makes a Difference
As a home-based primary care nurse practitioner, I’m honored to be invited into the lives of my patients and their families – to see their family photos, meet their pets, and hear their stories. Every patient’s story is different, but they share a common problem: they are seriously ill and/or homebound, and they’re having trouble [Read more… ]
From the CEO
With all the uncertainty surrounding our health care system, we are more committed than ever to providing home-based medicine to those who need it most. Your investment in our mission is critical as we work to build a sustainable model of care. While we are serving more primary care patients now than we ever have [Read more… ]
Thank you for your Gifts of Gratitude
On behalf of the entire Housecall Providers team, we want to say THANK YOU for the tremendous outpouring of support we have received from patients, family members and caregivers since launching our Gifts of Gratitude program earlier this year. We are truly honored and affected by the many thoughtful notes and generous donations that continue [Read more… ]
A heart full of gratitude
Like many of our family members who care for loved ones who are chronically ill, Alinda Lord had arrived at the realization that taking her mother, Virginia Flovette, to her primary care medical appointments was getting to be too difficult. “I was doing everything myself to get her to an appointment, and it became an [Read more… ]
Music on Tap event a great success
Last Thursday evening, over 90 people gathered at the Lagunitas Community Room in Northeast Portland to celebrate the incredible benefits that music can have for people with serious and chronic illness, and to raise funds to support the Housecall Providers Bringing Music Home program. Through a program that wove heartfelt storytelling with live music performed [Read more… ]
In-home medical care key to patient’s turnaround
Angela Paterson was seemingly out of care options for her husband David Staley when a staff member at OHSU’s Richmond Clinic recommended Housecall Providers. Staley, who suffered from a traumatic brain injury during a rollover car accident in 2013, struggled to control his emotions when in a public setting. “David’s aggravation at that point toward [Read more… ]
