MedStar Washington Hospital Center has two
House Call teams that include physicians, nurse practitioners and social workers. Drs. Taler and
Eric De Jonge, who lead their teams, are geriatricians. I know I can reach the team on a 24/7 basis and get quality care.
Genet comes regularly once a month to check out my vitals, and to make sure I have the correct medications and in the right order. You’d think she doesn’t trust me! And I get a copy of her notes.
Dr. De Jonge, who’s also a co-founder of Medical House Call, comes at least once every three months. And I always insist they stay for lunch.
When my wife sprained her ankle, the nurse was there within the hour; Dr. De Jonge said she needed X-rays, so a technician came to our home within 20 minutes with a mobile, digital X-ray machine.
When my eyes started to tear up and turn red recently, Genet was with another patient but she arrived at my door in half an hour. She evaluated my condition and gave me a prescription for an ointment.
They kept my wife and me out of the ER numerous times. And if I have to go to the hospital, all of my records are there. No fuss, no muss. The teams have mobile, wireless access to my electronic health records, and that means the doctors can view accurate information and the teams are well-briefed on my situation.