South Texas

We strive for the old-time physician ideal: small, friendly, expert, and service oriented. Your appointment will start on time most of the time, but it may start late if someone before you needed a bit of extra time or if there is an emergency in the hospital. We try to space appointments apart, and you may find yourself as the only patient in the... office while you are here. If we are running late, however, we will certainly let you know when we can. While you wait, we offer reasonably freshly brewed coffee, and bottled water (room temperature and chilled). Sometimes there are mints in the waiting area; do not eat them if you may not have sweets. The magazines are mostly recent, and include Readers Digest, Texas Highways, Air & Space, and Popular Science. There is a big ole American flag by the door, and a copy of the United States Constitution in a binder on a side table. We can do electrocardiograms and echocardiograms, and check implanted devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators, in the office. Stress tests are done in a nearby office with a nuclear camera for more reliable testing. We use an electronic medical record system for our records, and store your outside records on paper. Access to the electronic medical record is protected by industry-standard encryption, firewalling, and role-defined password protection. Our electronic medical record system includes reminders for standard clinical guidelines so that we can easily check that your medicines are correct for you when there are generally accepted guidelines for treatment. If you like, we can print out copies of the visit record for you to take with you at the end of your visit, and we can fax it to your other physicians also if you wish. Parking is in an adjacent commercial garage. We do not pay parking at this time, but we do provide coffee, water, and sometimes mints. Fees for parking range from $1 to $6. Starting in April 2013, the Personalized Medical Office System TM became available.Read More