Popular “Doctors on Call” Program Returns; More Than 300 Patients Call in to Popular Program
| Date: March 13, 2008 |
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Pennsylvania Medical Society |
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Pennsylvania Medical Society Kicks Off Annual Statewide Outreach Program
HARRISBURG, PA – More than 300 patients called with health concerns ranging from cancer, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, and MRSA Wednesday night as the Pennsylvania Medical Society launched its annual statewide outreach program “Doctors on Call.”
Twenty-six physician volunteers fielded a constant stream of questions from patients ranging in age from 15-84 during WGAL’s broadcast from 5-6:30 p.m. This was the sixth year that hundreds of callers phoned in from throughout Central Pennsylvania to speak with a physician anonymously and free of charge.
Volunteers were equipped with a resource guide in order to refer patients to nearby community health centers that provide free or reduced-cost care. The Pennsylvania Medical Society also offers a wealth of information on its patient website, www.myfamilywellness.org including a database of physicians from across the state, to help Pennsylvania patients find a medical care provider for their needs. Additonally, WGAL has posted the contents of the “Doctors on Call” resource guide on their website, www.wgal.com.
Local Pennsylvania Medical Society member physicians who volunteered as “Doctors on Call” included : Adams County: Arlene S. Bobonich, M.D., Internal Medicine; Paul F. Dende, D.O., Internal Medicine; Dauphin County: John P. Bart, D.O., Family Medicine; Bridget F. Berich, D.O., Ob/Gyn; John D. Goldman, M.D., Infectious Disease; Keith R. Haidet, M.D., Radiology; Virginia Hall, M.D., Ob/Gyn; John J. Messmer, M.D., Family Medicine; R. Scott Owens, M.D., Urology; James A. Yates, M.D., Plastic Surgery; Lancaster County: Alvise Fileno Bernabei, M.D., Cardiovascular Surgery; Paul S. Brown, Jr., M.D., Thoracic Surgery; David H. Emmert, M.D., Family Medicine; Laura H. Fisher, M.D., Allergy and Immunology; Christopher L. Hager, M.D., Family Medicine; William T. Monacci, M.D., Neurosurgery; Michael Pavlica, M.D., Ophthalmology; Karen A. Rizzo, M.D., Otolaryngology; Gerald Rothacker, Jr., M.D., Orthopedics; Thomas R. Westphal, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery; Christopher A. Woodard, M.D., Urology; Lebanon County: Musaddiq N. Nazeeri, M.D., Family Medicine; Donald M. Potter, M.D., Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Michael J. Yeager, M.D., Ob/Gyn; York County: Jeffrey H. Chaby, D.O., Ophthalmology; Conrad H. Knudson, M.D., Family Medicine.
The patient-doctor relationship has been the priority of the Pennsylvania Medical Society since its founding in 1848. The Medical Society listens to concerns of both patients and doctors to improve the delivery of health care services. To learn more about the Pennsylvania Medical Society, visit the web site at www.pamedsoc.org.
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Last Updated: 7/10/2008