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Adult Health Care<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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At the center of the care you receive at Esperanza is your relationship with your primary care provider. Our adult primary care providers include nurse practitioners, physician assistants, family physicians and internal medicine (adult medicine)\u00a0physicians.<\/p>\n

Preventive Care<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

As an Esperanza patient, with guidance from your primary care provider we encourage you to take an active role in your health. Preventive care for adults at Esperanza includes:<\/p>\n

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• Initial comprehensive health assessment, history and examination<\/li>\n
• Periodic preventive follow-up visits as required based on age, gender and risk factors<\/li>\n
• Screening for obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and cholesterol<\/li>\n
• Gynecological care including routine Pap smears, family planning, and colposcopy<\/li>\n
• Breast and colon cancer screening via mammography and colonoscopy referrals<\/li>\n
• Confidential on-site HIV testing and Hepatitis C testing<\/li>\n
• Immunizations for flu, pneumonia, shingles, hepatitis A, hepatitis B and tetanus<\/li>\n
• Health education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Urgent Care<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

  We provide care for urgent health problems and acute illness, such as sickness involving fever, severe cough, fainting or dizziness and minor lacerations and injuries.<\/p>\n

  If you have an urgent health problem, please call our<\/strong> Nursing staff (215-302-3600)<\/strong>; we can provide guidance and an appointment time.<\/p>\n

  In the event of a life-threatening emergency, always first call 911.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

  Chronic Disease Management<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

  If you have a chronic condition, such as diabetes, high blood pressure or asthma, your primary care provider will help you to develop a personal care plan.<\/p>\n

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  • Our comprehensive diabetes care<\/strong> is a team-based approach that includes the primary care provider and an Esperanza dietitian\/certified diabetes educator. During \u201cDiabetes Days,\u201d our patients with diabetes meet with a dietitian\/diabetes educator and their primary care provider during the same office visit. We also encourage our patients with diabetes to participate in our bilingual diabetes classes.<\/li>\n
  • For patients with other chronic conditions<\/strong> such as asthma, obstructive lung disease, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure, our primary care providers partner with specialists who have extensive experience in the management of these illnesses. We also have a specially-trained team providing state-of-the art care for HIV disease.<\/li>\n
  • Esperanza\u2019s bilingual community health promoters<\/strong> work alongside community members in homes, churches and community centers. They teach self-management principles for chronic illness (e.g., diabetes, asthma) and help connect individuals to needed care and health resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Hospital Care<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

    A team of five Esperanza doctors directly oversees the care of our adult patients admitted to Temple University Hospital, and will be pleased to evaluate and treat you there in conjunction with Temple staff and specialists, should you require hospital care. At the time of discharge, Esperanza doctors will coordinate your discharge and arrange follow up visits with your Esperanza primary doctor and care team.<\/p>\n

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    Adult Health Care At the center of the care you receive at Esperanza is your relationship with your primary care provider. Our adult primary care providers include nurse practitioners, physician assistants, family physicians and internal medicine (adult medicine)\u00a0physicians. Preventive Care As an Esperanza patient, with guidance from your primary care provider we encourage you to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":9,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

    We provide comprehensive, bilingual health care services for adults of all ages, including management of acute and chronic illness and preventive care, from each of our three health center locations in North Philadelphia. Our team of adult care clinicians includes nurse practitioners, physician assistants, family doctors, and internal medicine (adult medicine) doctors.<\/p>

    Preventive Care<\/strong><\/span>
    Understanding that all human beings are made in the image of God, we believe that it is important to honor God with our bodies by maintaining and improving wellness. We encourage our patients to take an active role in their health, and we seek to promote healthy lifestyles for each of our patients. Preventive care for adults at Esperanza includes the following:<\/p>

    • Initial comprehensive health assessment, history and examination<\/li>
    • Periodic preventive follow up visits as required based on age, gender and risk factors<\/li>
    • Screening for obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and cholesterol<\/li>
    • Gynecological care including routine Pap smears, family planning, and colposcopy<\/li>
    • Breast and colon cancer screening via mammography and colonoscopy referrals<\/li>
    • Confidential on-site HIV testing and Hepatitis C testing<\/li>
    • Immunizations for flu, pneumonia, shingles, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, tetanus<\/li>
    • Health education<\/li><\/ul>

      Acute Care<\/strong><\/span>
      Esperanza provides access to same-day care for the evaluation and treatment of a sudden illness or worsening of existing illness. Examples include sickness involving fever, severe cough, shortness of breath, vomiting, severe headache, chest pain, and fainting or dizziness. Treatment of minor injuries and wounds\/lacerations is also offered on a same-day basis. By calling our nursing staff, we can give you appropriate guidance and an appointment time at one of our locations (below). In the event of a life-threatening emergency, always call 911.<\/strong><\/p>

      • Kensington Office: (215) 831-1100<\/li>
      • Fifth Street Office: (215) 221-6633<\/li>
      • Hunting Park Office: (215) 302-3600<\/li><\/ul>

        Chronic Disease Management<\/strong><\/span>
        We help our patients in the treatment and management of chronic conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure and asthma. We have a specially-trained team providing state-of-the art care for HIV disease\u2014for more information, click here (link to HIV Care page).<\/p>

        Our comprehensive diabetes care is a coordinated, team-based approach that includes the patient\u2019s primary care provider and an Esperanza dietitian\/certified diabetes educator. During \u201cDiabetes Days,\u201d our patients with diabetes meet with our dietitian\/diabetes educator and their personal clinician during the same office visit. We also encourage our patients with diabetes to participate in our diabetes classes, available in English and Spanish.<\/p>

        For our patients with asthma, obstructive lung disease, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure, Esperanza clinicians are in partnership with specialist consultants from regional academic medical centers who have extensive experience in the management of these illnesses.
        In addition, bilingual community health promoters have been trained to come alongside persons in homes, churches and community centers to teach chronic illness self-management principles. To learn more about our Community Health Promoter program, click here (link to Community Health and Wellness page, section on CHP program).<\/p>

        Hospital Care<\/strong><\/span>
        In order to provide personal hospital care with a bilingual clinician who knows you as well as your medical history and medications, Esperanza doctors maintain privileges at and oversee the care of our hospitalized adult patients at Temple University Hospital.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"\n