As we shared in the Roadrunner last week, the on-site HonorHealth Clinic will be closing effective October 31, 2017 per the decision made by HonorHealth. Dr. Mawyer will continue to schedule appointments until Friday, October 20, 2017 and then he will be moving to an HonorHealth clinic located at 62nd Avenue and Bell Rd on the west side of town. For those not interested in traveling that far to continue to see him, HonorHealth has recommended another physician who is available at the HonorHealth Clinic located at 9100 N. 2nd Street, Suite 121. This building is located at 2nd Street and Hatcher by the hospital. Dr. Berdeja specializes in Geriatric Medicine and she will be available if you would like to continue to see an HonorHealth provider going forward. You may schedule an appointment at (602)997-7331.
If you are a current patient of Dr. Mawyer’s and have not received a letter in the mail, Dr. Mawyer’s office has copies in their office as well as an authorization form to sign if you would like your medical records sent to a different provider. We will miss Dr. Mawyer, Misty and Ericka and wish them well in their new endeavors.
Please know that we are actively seeking a new on-site physician or physician group to provide services to all of you. Our goal would be to find someone who is willing to see patients at all levels of care, including independent living as well as assisted living which will provide additional continuity of care as resident’s move through the continuum on campus. If we have not found anyone to come on campus by mid-October, we will ensure you have been provided with a list of nearby physicians. We will host a meet and greet with Dr. Berdeja as well as continue our search to find an on-site provider.
I will continue to keep you posted on our progress in finding a new provider as it is very important to us to ensure you continue to see a physician as needed and to make it as convenient as possible for you. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
You may have also heard that John Marlow, the Physical Therapist that joined us at the beginning of August is no longer on campus. This unfortunately is true and we apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. Covenant Alliance Rehab, the company we contract with for our campus rehab services, is actively recruiting for his replacement and has two interviews scheduled already.
In the meantime, Emmerson Salamat, PT, has been filling in along with a couple of Physical Therapy Assistants, Eric and Holly. As Jeff Olson, Regional Director of Covenant Alliance Rehab has shared, Eric and Holly will be helping out and have the ability to treat patients to help expand coverage for the time being. Additionally, Jeff Olson will be attending October’s Resident Town Hall to apologize for the lack of consistent staff along with providing an update on the search if someone new has not been found by then. We encourage you to continue to utilize the Beatitudes Outpatient Rehab Clinic for your rehab needs during this transition time. Covenant Alliance Rehab has assured us that only qualified staff are hired and on-site. Please don’t hesitate to call x16158 if you have any questions for the therapists or would like to schedule an appointment. You may contact me at x16111 for any questions or concerns as well. Thank you again for your patience and understanding. I will continue to provide updates on this as well going forward.
