Medical

Our Goal

Our goal is to provide high quality, patient-centered care. Each patient will be a part of a primary care team (PCMH) that involves you in developing your own treatment plan.  A team-based approach ensures that there will be someone to assist you with your health care needs.

The primary care team will assist in care coordination with the other departments at KMC, and other providers or specialists in the community.

Primary Care Medical Home

Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) is a model of care where services are provided to patients by a primary care provider and team that increases access to its services, tracks and coordinated a patient’s care delivered by other practitioners and facilities, uses evidence-based treatment protocols, and focuses more on patient and family education and self-management.

A “Medical home” focuses on the relationship between the patient, his/her family, and the people that work at the healthcare clinic. “Patient-centered care” means that the patient and the patient’s family are included in the decisions being made regarding the patient’s treatment plan. For example: If you have a chronic condition such as diabetes and your blood sugar is out of control, your doctor may tell you that you need to eat less, exercise more, and take more medication. In this instance, you may get some very nice instructions on how to use the medicine, but you are not included in the decision-making process. Instead by having a patient-care medical home, the entire team will work closely with you to address your personal goal. They would be available for your questions or challenges and victories.

Currently our Medical home teams are the River Ducks Team, which includes Susan Walsh, FNP and Troy Bassiri, MD. We also have the Acorn Team, which includes Dr. Eva Marie Smith, Dr. Claudia Collins and Dr. May Hong. 

What Services We Offer

• Chronic care management (diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.)
• Wellness Exams (annual exam and screening for cancers and diseases)
• Acute care and Respiratory clinic (injuries, accidents, illness or infections)

It is important for patient’s to come to their annual wellness visits to make sure we check for life-threatening illnesses and diseases that may go unnoticed.

24/7 Access to a Health Care Professional 

K’ima:w Medical Center continues to offer 24/7 access to a health care professional for our patients. We have now partnered with with Access Nurse after hours nursing triage service. With this service, patient’s can call the clinic after hours and get connected to a certified registered nurse for medical assessment and triage. If needed, the patient will be connected to the on call medical provider.

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Specialty Care

K’ima:w Medical Center is proud to provide access to in-person specialty services such as podiatry, nutrition, advanced practice pharmacist, obstetrics, and pain management.

Telemedicine Specialty Care

K’ima:w Medical Center provides access to some of the top specialists through our advanced or telemedicine capabilities. Telemedicine services include: Psychiatry, Rheumatology, Infectious disease, Endocrinology, Neurology, Nephrology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pulmonology, and Dermatology.  If the specialty services aren’t available onsite and with provider/ PRC approval, we provide referrals to specialists along the Northern California Coast, Redding, San Francisco, and Sacramento.

Ancillary Services

The Primary Care team is here to assist with coordination of care between the other departments available at K’ima:w Medical Center.

See this link for a list of the services offered at K’ima:w Medical Center.

https://www.kimaw.org/about/page/our-services

Advanced Health Care Directives

K’ima:w Medical Center offers Advanced Health Care Directives. These are legal documents the patient prepares to inform his/ her health care providers of his/her wishes concerning medical treatment if the patient were to become unable to make decisions in the future. 

They state:

·         Patient’s choice about medical treatment (Living will), and/or

·         Name someone to make decisions for the patient (Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care)

·         In the course of a medical condition, a patient may lose consciousness, and therefore have no opportunity to communicate his/her wishes regarding treatment.  Advance Directives can protect patients when communication is impossible.

K’ima:w Medical Center will provide legal forms for the formulation of Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare (DPAHC).  These forms allow for the designation of an “agent”, i.e., a representative who will make health care decisions for the patient when the patient is no longer able, and for the patient to specify the nature of future treatment.

Medical and Social Service staff of K’ima:w Medical Center will provide assistance in the formulation of Advanced Health Care Directives.  Please see your health care provider or social worker for more information on Advanced Health Care Directives.

Traditional Health

K’ima:w Medical Center has continued to recognize the value and efficacy of traditional beliefs, ceremonies, and practices for healing the body, mind, and spirit. Faith is most often an integral part of the healing process and provides support for purpose­ful living. K’ima:w Medical Center encourages a climate of respect, acceptance, and active support for tradi­tional beliefs and practices