PRINCETON HEALTHCARE AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS PC

STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PENN MEDICINE PRINCETON MEDICINE PHYSICIANS IS A NETWORK OF BOARD CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE IN PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE. PATIENTS OF PRINCETON MEDICINE PHYSICIANS BENEFIT FROM THE ORGANIZATION BEING PART OF PENN MEDICINE - A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER WITH MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND SURGICAL CARE CAPABILITIES. THE HIGHLY-TRAINED PHYSICIANS IN THE PRINCETON MEDICINE PHYSICIANS NETWORK ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS AND ARE SKILLED IN THE NON-SURGICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS, AS WELL AS PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE, INCLUDING ROUTINE EXAMS AND HEALTH SCREENINGS. PRINCETON MEDICINE PHYSICIANS PRACTICES INCLUDE SPECIALTIES SUCH AS: BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; CARDIOLOGY; DIGESTIVE HEALTH; EPILEPSY; FAMILY MEDICINE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GERIATRIC MEDICINE; GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY; HOSPITALISTS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PULMONARY MEDICINE; SLEEP MEDICINE; AND THORACIC SURGERY. ACROSS THE PRACTICE LOCATIONS, MEDICARE AND MOST MAJOR INSURANCE PLANS ARE ACCEPTED, INCLUDING NEW PLANS OFFERED THROUGH THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE. PATIENTS CAN MAKE APPOINTMENTS WITH PRINCETON MEDICINE PHYSICIANS PRACTICES BY CALLING A DEDICATED SCHEDULING TELEPHONE NUMBER AND BY VISITING PRINCETONHCS.ORG AND CLICKING A LINK TO ZOCDOC, A THIRD PARTY SCHEDULING SYSTEM. PATIENTS OF PRINCETON MEDICINE PHYSICIANS ARE SEEN IN PERSON AND ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO PENN CONNECTED HEALTH VIRTUAL VISIT. A VIRTUAL VISIT ALLOWS PATIENTS AND THEIR PRINCETON MEDICINE PHYSICIANS PROVIDER TO CONNECT REMOTELY THROUGH A SECURE VIDEO APP, OR VIA TELEPHONE WHEN NECESSARY, FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOME OR OFFICE. THE PRINCETON HEALTH COMMUNITY WELLNESS DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS PRINCETON MEDICINE PHYSICIANS PATIENTS THROUGH A SERIES OF FREE COMMUNITY LECTURES HOSTED BY PRINCETON MEDICINE PHYSICIANS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, SUCH AS: - WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, IS IT RIGHT FOR ME?: SEVERE OBESITY IS A SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION THAT CAN IMPACT EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR LIFE. IF TRADITIONAL WEIGHT-LOSS METHODS HAVE FAILED, SURGERY MAY BE AN OPTION. THE LECTURE INCLUDES AN OVERVIEW OF TRADITIONAL AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS OPTIONS, INCLUDING LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY, SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY AND LAPAROSCOPIC STOMACH BANDING, TO HELP YOU MAKE THE CHOICE THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU. - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE: HYPERTENSION, OR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, PUTS YOU AT RISK FOR MANY OTHER HEALTH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING HEART ATTACK, STROKE, AND KIDNEY DISEASE. JOIN US TO LEARN WHAT YOU CAN DO TO MANAGE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH. - EAT BETTER, SLEEP BETTER: THEY SAY YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT, BUT DID YOU ALSO KNOW THERE ARE FOODS THAT ARE BEST IF YOU WANT PROPER REST? THIS INFORMATIVE SESSION WILL TEACH YOU WHICH FOODS KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT AND WHICH ONES HELP YOU SLEEP BETTER. ----------