The truth is being a parent is stressful. Doctor appointments can easily add to that stress by being major time commitments, rushed, and impersonal. It takes time to get the kids ready and in the car. Time is wasted in the waiting room (not to mention the exposure to countless germs). And then the doctor always seems rushed to get to the next patient - and not able to answer all of your questions.

Wouldn’t it be much more convenient if the doctor came to the patient?

Growing up, I didn’t understand why other kids seemed to go to the doctor so much more than I did. I would go for my yearly physical, the flu shot, and if I broke a bone — but that was it. I always found it odd my friends’ parents would rush them to the doctor just to have a rash looked at or because they spiked a fever. It took me awhile to understand how fortunate I truly was to grow up with a pediatrician in the family.

While direct care subscription medical services are rapidly increasing in popularity, there is a frequent misconception that this care model is not affordable. However, using insurance for healthcare expenses does not always result in lower costs!

Direct Pediatric Care (DPC) is a pediatric medical model in which doctors partner with parents to provide comprehensive medical care for their children directly, eliminating the barriers to access, time, and quality that exist in conventional, corporate healthcare. While it sounds radical, it’s simply the way medicine used to be, and the way we believe it should be.