Bravo Health Advanced Care Center Opens in North Philadelphia
Center Supports Providers by Addressing Point-of-Need Health Issues
(PHILADELPHIA, PA — January 11, 2010) — Bravo Health (www.bravohealth.com) today announced the opening of the first Bravo Health Advanced Care Center (the Center). The Center, an innovative, state-of-the-art physician practice designed to help Bravo Health Pennsylvania’s participating providers meet the health care needs of Bravo Health members, is located at 1010 W. Lehigh Avenue in North Philadelphia.
An extension of the member’s primary care provider (PCP), the Center is intended to complement the PCP’s care in two important ways:
- To provide immediate care when a patient has a non-emergent condition and the PCP is not available because it’s after hours or the appointment schedule is full
- To provide care and physician-directed case management for a complex condition that requires significant time or resources that the patient’s PCP can’t easily offer
"The Advanced Care Center is a unique health care alternative for Bravo Health members," said Andrew Aronson, MD, Vice President of Physician Practice Operations for the Center. "We designed the Center to enhance both access to quality care and the efficiency with which Bravo Health Pennsylvania’s participating providers operate their own practices."
Staffed by board certified or board eligible physicians, the Center works directly with the Bravo Health member’s PCP to assure immediate and complex health needs are met in the most effective way.
"We have introduced a new innovative model of care that reflects Bravo Health’s ongoing commitment to meeting our members’ need for accessible, appropriate health care," said Jason Feuerman, Senior Vice President and Executive Director, Bravo Health Pennsylvania. "The Center is changing the way health care is delivered."
Today, Bravo Health Pennsylvania serves more than 50,000 members in the Philadelphia area. The Center, which is located in an area where a high concentration of Bravo Health Pennsylvania’s membership lives, offers convenient hours of operation:
- Immediate care services are available 365 days of the year from 9 am to 9 pm
- Complex care services are available Monday through Friday from 7 am to 4 pm
There is no co-pay, in accordance with the Bravo Health member’s benefit plan, and no appointment is necessary for immediate care services. Transportation arrangements are available.
In the future, additional Centers will be established in Bravo Health’s markets. Plans are underway for another Center in West Philadelphia, as well as one in Baltimore, Maryland.
About Bravo Health
Founded in 1996, Bravo Health’s licensed subsidiaries provide Medicare beneficiaries access to high quality, cost-effective health care. With more than 300,000 members, Bravo Health’s licensed subsidiaries offer Medicare Advantage health plans in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington, D.C. and offer Part D Prescription Drug Plans in 43 states. For more information, visit www.bravohealth.com.
About the Bravo Health Advanced Care Center (Philadelphia)
Bravo Health Advanced Care Center, P.C. is a Pennsylvania professional corporation owned by Josh Bennett, MD, a Pennsylvania-licensed physician. For more information, visit www.bhacc.com.
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