Volunteer with us! The volunteer program at Housecall Providers offers many opportunities to support home-based medicine in our community. Whether you are interested in one-on-one home visits, assisting with administrative work in our office, or helping to compile songs for our Bringing Music Home program, you will be supporting the important work of providing in-home [Read more… ]
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CareOregon and Housecall Providers to partner
CareOregon and Housecall Providers have signed an agreement as the first step toward a strategic partnership designed to increase access to home-based medicine across the Portland metro area. Beginning May 31, 2017, we anticipate HCP becoming a limited liability company in the CareOregon family, while continuing as a separate nonprofit, retaining our name, current providers [Read more… ]
Army veteran drawn to work with homebound population
When you first talk with Care Coordinator Austin Cho you quickly realize that he is a man well beyond his 23 years. His sense of duty and eagerness to help others sets him apart from the often-perpetuated stereotypes of the millennial generation. Once you get to know him, you will understand something else: he has [Read more… ]
Stuck in the middle with you
Five tips to help the “sandwich generation” thrive by Mary Finn, Development Coordinator Are you one of the tens of millions of Americans who make up the “sandwich generation”? You may not realize it, but if you’re caring for aging relatives while also supporting children, you are part of this fast-growing, and often over-burdened, group. [Read more… ]
PCP surprises patient with a glimpse into her past
When Primary Care Provider Rachel Prusak, FNP met patient Lucille Blende, 95, last autumn she knew she was going to be in for a treat. “Right off the bat I knew that Lucille was an extremely sharp woman,” Prusak said. Over the months that followed, she would come to fully understand the truth of that [Read more… ]
Partner Spotlight The Springs at Wilsonville
Administrators and staff members of assisted living and memory care communities appreciate the support that comes with having Housecall Providers as a trusted partner. While our focus is to deliver excellent patient-centered care to their residents, we also lend our expertise to support the staff as they help family members comprehend health changes or other [Read more… ]
Free screening of The Invisible Patients
Housecall Providers will host a free screening of the documentary titled The Invisible Patients on Wednesday, March 22, at the Hollywood Theatre from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. A short presentation led by Medical Director Dr. Pam Miner will follow the screening and there will also be time for Q/A. Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis. [Read more… ]
The Taft Home close to provider’s heart
Primary Care Provider JC Provost, DNP, believes that Housecall Providers’ mission is at work every time he treats one of his patients at The Taft Home (The Taft). The residential care community, located in SW Portland, has been offering a family-style living environment to some of Portland’s most vulnerable community members since the late ’70s. [Read more… ]
Hobbs named to the Executives of the Year list
Housecall Providers Executive Director Terri Hobbs has been selected as one of the Portland Business Journal’s 2017 Executives of the Year. Hobbs joins nine other executives from various industries across the Portland metropolitan area to be honored at a luncheon event on Thursday, January 26th at the Sentinel Hotel. One of the ten will be [Read more… ]
Thank you to our Season of Memories sponsors
Season of Memories is a special holiday opportunity that offers members of our community a number of meaningful ways to recognize the season while making a difference in the lives of our homebound patients by supporting the mission of Housecall Providers. We want to thank our sponsors of Season of Memories and highlight two companies [Read more… ]
