UMC Health System - Physician Notes

For information about receiving copies of Physician Notes or to subscribe to the digital edition, please email physician.notes@umchealthsystem.com. ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1.806.775.8755. CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số 1.806.775.8755. Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/of fice/file/index.html UMC Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. UMC Health System does not exclude people or treat them dif ferently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. UMC Health System: + Provides free aids and ser vices to people with disabilities to communicate ef fectively with us, such as: − Qualified sign language interpreters − Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats) + Provides free language ser vices to people whose primar y language is not English, such as: − Qualified interpreters − Information written in other languages If you need these ser vices, ask at the Information Desk in the Main Lobby or the staf f in UMC's Ser vice Development Department (806.775.8755). If you believe that UMC Health System has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex, you can file a grievance with: UMC Service Development Department, 602 Indiana Avenue, Lubbock, Texas 79415, 806.775.8755, aaron.davis@umchealthsystem.com. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the staff in UMC's Service Development Department (806.775.8755) is available to help you. You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser vices, Of fice for Civil Rights, electronically through the Of fice for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal. hhs.gov/ocr/ portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at: U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser vices 200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 509F, HHH Building Washington, D.C. 20201 800.368.1019, 800.537.7697 (TDD) CONVENIENT CARDIOLOGY SATELLITE CLINICS BRING CARDIAC CARE TO RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE PARTNERSHIP BET WEEN UMC Health System's cardiology clinics and area providers allows patients to receive the care they need close to home and to remain with their primary care doctor. "After every evaluation, we send the local provider a synopsis of what we found and what we did," said Ralph Paone, M.D., clinical associate professor in the Department of Surgery at Texas Tech University. "In addition, all studies that can be done locally are performed locally." Clinics are located in: + Artesia + Big Spring + Childress + Clovis + Hobbs EASING CARE ACCESS "All of the patient's records, X-rays and tests stay with their local primary care doctor or their local specialist, where they have easier access to care," Dr. Paone said. e cardiology clinics particularly benefit elderly patients who find it difficult to make long drives. "Our team, UMC and Texas Tech have made a big effort to reach out to the surrounding communities," Dr. Paone said. "e satellite clinics feed back into UMC, where patients can access the tertiary services that may not be available locally." FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CARDIOLOGY SERVICES, CALL 806.775.8740. 602 Indiana Ave Lubbock, TX 79415

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