Jefferson Family and Community Medicine offers comprehensive medical care from a dedicated staff of doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses and support staff. We also participate in education and training of healthcare professionals. We provide a number of services such as Ob- Gyn, sports medicine, geriatric care, Medicare Wellness visits, refugee care, and pediatric care. Please take advantage of the Jefferson My Health Patient Portal. Jefferson My Health is a secure, convenient way to manage your personal healthcare and communicate directly with your participating healthcare team. This free self-service health management tool will let you send messages to your doctor’s office, request prescription renewals and more., including the ability to view your laboratory results and radiology reports once they have been reviewed and verified by your Participating Provider. All current patients 18 years of age or older are eligible to sign up for Jefferson My Health. Please check with a registrar for more information. Important Information FORMS If you need forms filled out, bring them with you at the time of your appointment. There will be a $10 fee for forms dropped off without an appointment and a $5 fee for faxes. Please allow 2 weeks for completion. REFERRALS Depending on your insurance, you may need a referral to see another provider or have a test done. Without a referral under these plans, you will be billed for these additional services. To request a referral, call the office and select the referrals option. Provide name, date of birth, the specialist you plan to see or test you need to have done, the reason for the referral, your insurance company, the name of your primary care provider, and your day and evening phone numbers. All referral requests must be made at least 3 business days in advance. Referrals will be sent electronically to the specialist, or you can pick up completed referrals during our hours of operation. Referral hours are 8:00 am – 4:45 pm. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE PRESCRIPTION REFILLS Please ask for prescription refills during your visit with your primary care provider. If you will run out of medication and have no refills left before your next appointment, call the pharmacy where you filled the medicine at least 1 week before you run out. Once the pharmacy has your information, they will contact our office for approval. This process will take 3 business days to complete. Requests for narcotics or new medications will not be filled over the phone.. This requires an appointment. MEDICAL RECORDS • For copies of medical records, you will need to complete and sign a Medical Records Release Form. • Your release form will be sent to a central medical records office and may take up to 4 weeks to process. • Urgent requests for copies, such as shot records for school, physician exams for work, etc, will be provided for a fee. JEFFERSON FAMILY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES 833 Chestnut Street East Suite 301 Philadelphia, PA 19107 Phone (215) 955-7190 Fax (215) 923-9186 Office Hours Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday Morning 8:15 – 11:30 am Afternoon 1:15 – 4:30 pm Evening 5:00 – 7:30 pm Morning Afternoon Evening Morning Wednesday 9:00 – 11:30 am 1:15 – 4:30 pm 5:00 – 7:30 pm Saturday 8:15 – 11:30 am After Hours and Holidays For urgent matters after hours, please call our office at 215-955-7190. Our answering service will take your name and phone number and have one of our clinicians contact you as soon as possible. If you have a life-threatening emergency, call 911. Office is Closed on the Following Holidays • New Years Day • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • Memorial Day • July 4th • Labor Day • Thanksgiving Day • Christmas Day Notes: • • • Clinicians vary on Saturday Sessions On January 4, 2016, the Geriatrics Division moved to Walnut Towers Don’t forget to ask for your clinical summary!!! Clinician Standard Schedules Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday am Al-Hawarri Altshuler Arenson Barash Bonat Brisbon Buchanan Chambers Cheng Close(SP) de la Cruz Diaz DuBreuil Guthrie Hersh Hsieh Khalili Liantonio Mallow(SP) Maratas Markham Mautner McManus Miller Mills Novielli Okon(SP) Parks Perkel Roy Salzman Scott Sifri Swartz Trice Valko Witt Wrem pm am pm am pm am pm Friday am pm Monday Brisbon Khalili Cheng Cheng Witt Miller Trice Roy McManus Wrem Wrem Resident Schedules (May Vary) Mon, Wed, Fri Mon, Tues, Thu Thursday Bass Askie Agoos Castellan Atkinson Amadi Crenshaw Chung Botti Foster Collins Emerson George Dang Kuperman Hwang LaPorta McIntosh Levy McClowry Rague Lopez Parente Reaves Soper Parra Silverman Stoeckle Talley Thesing Specialty Clinics Monday Tuesday Sports Sports Sports Coumadin OB Procedures GYN CPAT Pharmacy OB Sports Sports Colposcopy GYN DISH OB AFTERNOON Sports Friday OB Wednesday Thursday MORNING Wednesday Thursday Al-Hawarri Tuesday Bonat Evening OB Coumadin Colposcopy Refugee Pharmacy OB OB Kendig Clinic