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Medical Services: Subsidiary Services
There are many affiliated corporations that belong to the Altoona Regional Health System family. These organizations provide a continuum of care to patients and their families.
We invite you to read more about these high quality, patient focused organizations. Feel free to call these organizations and find out more about how they can help you!
Altoona Regional Partnership for a Healthy Community Blair Medical Associates Home Health Resource Home Nursing Agency Kopp Pharmacy Lexington Anesthesia Associates Lexington Hospitalist Program Lexington Surgical Associates Mainline Medical Associates Northern Cambria Medical Center Patton Family Medical Center Preferred Healthcare System |
| Altoona Regional Partnership for a Healthy Community Partnering for Dental Services is a dental screening and restoration clinic that serves uninsured adults and children. For more information, call (814) 889-6420. Partnering for Health Services is a free medical clinic that provides care for uninsured or underinsured adults who fail to qualify for state Medical Assistance. For more information, call (814) 889-6111. Blair Medical Associates Blair Medical Associates is a premier multispecialty group practice, serving the people of Blair and surrounding counties with high quality, cost-effective health care since 1972. Blair Medical Associates offers several specialties, including family and internal medicine and pediatrics, as well as OB/GYN, neurology, medical oncology, endocrinology, dermatology and more. Also offers onsite laboratory services and X-rays. Phone 946-1655 or 1-888-811-4834, or visit www.bma.md Home Health Resource Home Health Resource is a trusted name in our community, providing personalized services and solutions for your health care needs, including medical equipment, respiratory services and home infusion therapy. Phone 1-800-514-4474 or visit www.homehealthresource.com. Services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Home Nursing Agency Home Nursing Agency is one of the largest and most diverse visiting nurse associations in Pennsylvania, providing home health care and community wellness programs. Working in partnership with your physician(s), Home Nursing Agency can provide an extensive network of services —from very specialized nursing and rehabilitation to supportive long-term care for people of all ages. Phone 946-5411 or 1-800-445-6262, or visit www.homenursingagency.com. Services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Kopp Pharmacy Altoona Regional and Kopp Pharmacy (located at 501 Howard Avenue, Building G, Altoona) have developed a partnership to provide fast, convenient prescription services for Altoona Regional patients. A pharmacy representative personally takes prescriptions and necessary insurance information to the drug store and delivers the filled prescriptions to hospital rooms. Prescriptions initially filled at Kopp may be later transferred to the patient's regular pharmacy. Kopp Pharmacy carries a full line of cough and cold products, over-the-counter pain relief products, toiletries and much more. Kopp Pharmacy is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you would like to know more about Kopp Pharmacy services, just call (814) 943-0621. Lexington Anesthesia Associates Lexington Anesthesia Associates provides high-quality anesthesia services to the general public. For more information on services offered at the Altoona Hospital Campus, call 889-7811, or at the Bon Secours Hospital Campus, call 889-4439. Lexington Hospitalist Program What is a Hospitalist? A hospitalist is a physician who specializes in the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Because hospitalists do not have a practice outside of the hospital, they can focus all of their attention on patients inside the hospital. Hospitalists manage your hospital care, coordinating and consulting with specialists, monitoring your progress and staying in touch with you and your family and primary care physician. Most hospitalists are either board certified or board eligible in internal medicine. The Hospitalist Program at Altoona Regional Health System The Lexington Hospitalist Program is made up of a team of nine board certified physicians and four midlevel practitioners, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Doctors include: Stuart Ackerman, D.O.; Ashish Behl, M.D.; Thomas Covaleski, M.D.; Zane Gates, M.D.; Gregory Martinek, D.O.; Mahammed Rahman, M.D.; John Reinhardt, D.O.; Ryan Ridenour, D.O.; Amie Roger, M.D.; Madhavi Singh, M.D.; Rajesh Subramania, M.D., and Hassan Zamman, M.D. Midlevel practitioners include: Lori Daughenbaugh, CRNP; Heather Gides, PA-C; Melissa Hall, PA-C, and Roseann Kaczor-Vassalotti, PA-C. Christine Snavely is the office manager. How the program works When you are admitted to the hospital, your primary care physician brings your hospitalist up to date about your condition or medical history and transfers the management of your care to the hospitalist team. The hospitalist team updates your primary care physician about your progress and will coordinate your care with him or her to a smooth transition back to your doctor after you are discharged from the hospital. What patients are seen by the hospitalist? Currently, patients of the following practices are seen by hospitalists: Blair Medical Associates Family Practice, Mainline Medical Associates, Northern Cambria Medical Center, and Patton Family Medical Center, along with some patients who come into the hospital without a primary care physician. What are the advantages of being cared for by a hospitalist? Hospitalists work only in hospitals and are available day and night. They closely monitor you during your hospitalization and are accessible in cases of emergencies and if concerns arise. They will manage you throughout your entire continuum of hospital care: seeing patients in the ER, admitting patients to inpatient units, following patients as necessary into the critical care unit, and organizing post-acute care. In addition, your hospitalist knows every specialist and department in the hospital, ensuring fast turnaround of tests and treatments. Our group of hospitalists provides the highest quality of care in a timely and personalized manner. Contact The Lexington Hospitalist Program is located on the 3rd Floor of the School of Nursing Building in Room 332 at Altoona Hospital Campus. Lexington Surgical Associates Lexington Surgical Associates' highly skilled and experienced surgeons provide a variety of surgical services to the community. Phone 943-7040, or visit www.lexingtonsurgicalassoc.com. Mainline Medical Associates Mainline Medical Associates is a multiphysician practice with offices in Cresson and Altoona providing a continuum of high quality comprehensive health maintenance and medical care for the entire family. Phone 941-8811 or 886-8161, or visit www.mainlinemedicalassociates.com Northern Cambria Medical Center Northern Cambria Medical Center is a primary care practice in Northern Cambria, Pa. Phone 948-4560. Patton Family Medical Center Patton Family Medical Center is a primary care practice in Carrolltown, Pa. Phone 344-9234. Preferred Healthcare System, Inc. Preferred Healthcare System (PHS), Inc. is a regionally-based managed care organization with a goal to work with area employers to provide quality, cost-effective health care benefits for their employees and families. The PHS network, using insurers and third-party administrators, provides you with direct access to quality hospitals and physicians throughout a ten-county area. This comprehensive group of providers will serve your personal and family health care needs in a high quality, cost-effective manner. Currently, PHS has contracts with 13 regional hospitals and their physicians, as well as arrangements for medical services not available in this area. For more information or to view a list of PHS panel providers, visit www.phsppo.com |
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