Shades of Marcus Welby! Colorado Springs nurse brings back the house call [Gazette, The (CO)]
By Ned B Hunter; Ned B. hunter [email protected] - | |
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The house call has returned to
Boyce said his business aims to keep people from losing time in waiting rooms and weekend clinics by bringing medical care to their home or office at their convenience.
"If you are at the office and being productive, you don't want to leave and lose two hours," he said.
There are at least two other medical services in
There is one restriction on Boyce's business: He does not accept insurance because, he said, it would add to the cost of his service. Rather he charges a flat
"We've set our price-point well below the average co-pay to get in to an urgent care facility," Boyce said.
The idea for his mobile health care unit came to him while he was in nursing school. He and friends were talking about how technology has allowed doctors to treat people in Third World countries. Using the same technology here seemed only logical, he said - and it comes into play in his new enterprise.
He drives to patients' homes or offices in his own car, toting a backpack filled with a laptop, iPad, medical equipment and other items necessary to treat patients.
He then confers with nurse practitioner
"Willemyns is able to take her independent license and provide a final diagnosis for patients, as well as prescriptions, if needed."
He said
"Mothers seem to be eager to use us, and not have to schedule time in clinics on the weekends or during school hours," he said.
Bryce was working for a local investment management firm a few years back when a trip to the emergency room changed his choice of careers. During his visit, he was treated by a male nurse who shared his experiences with helping people from all walks of life.
"That particular experience in a nursing room made me feel as if I was not getting enough from my own life," Bryce said, "I felt I needed to do more for myself and other people."
Bryce went back to school in 2010 and graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing degree from
Although he continues to work in a Pueblo hospital's emergency room, he said he is able to see eight to 10 patients a day through
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