The Time You Need, the Holistic Care You Deserve  

 

Hirsch Holistic Family Medcine is modeled after a growing trend of solo private practitioners that are attempting to recapture traditional values of the doctor patient relationship in our ailing medical system. Most medical practices stay financially viable by trying to see as many patients as possible as efficiently as possible. They employ many people to assist the physician to absorb the office workload so the physician can focus on seeing patients. Typical physician schedules allow 10 to 15 minutes of actual physician time per visit. While this model of medical practice may thrive financially, it does so at a very high price. Practice overhead costs sometimes reach greater than 70% of practice income. Patients are often dissatisfied with the quality of care they receive. Doctors are often frustrated with the restrictions this model puts on the doctor-patient relationship. 

 

Hirsch Holistic Family Medicine is a practice designed to enhance the doctor-patient relationship by providing personalized, hands on, accessible health care, within the parameters of the current medical system. This is accomplished by a drastic reduction in practice overhead costs. Dr. Hirsch practices independently, without any employees. By utilizing readily available technologies such as the internet, electronic health records (EHR), and a small patient panel, (approximately 200 patients), Dr. Hirsch is able to simplify the office tasks that traditionally would require employees.

 

Insurance

 

I accept the following insurances: Regence, Premera, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, First Choice (and its subsidiaries), Uniform, as well as cash paying patients (with a 25-40% discount for payment at the time of service). Although I will accept Medicare and Molina (but not CHPW), spots for these two insurances are already filled with patients that followed Dr Hirsch from his previous position at St. Peter Family Medicine. Please note that I cannot accept any more patients that hold any of these two insurances.

 

Practice Features

 

On-line Appointment Scheduling

By using the links on this website, patients are able to schedule their own appointments without having to call a secretary. In case that all appointments are booked, please call Dr. Hirsch at his phone. 

Open Access Scheduling 

Each day, approximately 1 of the appointment times will be opened for patients (currently after 4pm) that are acutely ill and need to be seen that day. Please page Dr. Hirsch at 360.480.0353 if you feel you need a same day appointment.  If the daily allotted appointments are filled, Dr. Hirsch can schedule an appointment to be seen within the next 24 hours. 

24 Hour Telephone Access 

All registered patients will have access to Dr. Hirsch's cell phone number to be used in case of medical emergency. With the exception of periodic vacations, Dr. Hirsch will remain on call for registered patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When Dr. Hirsch is not available, appropriate coverage will be provided by another physician. Please be respectful of Dr. Hirsch's time and do not abuse the privilege of this access.

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