Might Want to Check with Your PCP

SAMIAM · 04-07-2020, 06:38 AM

Emailed my PCP at Belknap Family Health Care to see if the situation at LRGH was having an effect on patient care and got the news
that they will be closing and directing calls to the Laconia Clinic.
This is part of the text from his message.

In regards to your health care, at this time I would approach things as normal. We will be keeping a clinic open in Laconia (The Laconia Clinic downtown). My colleagues and myself will be helping to staff this clinic and trying our best to keep the outpatientcare for our patients available. When you call our office the call will now be re-directed to the clinic in Laconia. As you can imagine, there will likely be an enormous call volume but we will be doing our best to manage everything we can over the phone/videocalls, but if needed we will have the ability to bring people in to the office in Laconia.

BroadHopper · 04-07-2020, 06:47 AM

Glad I have a PCP in Meredith outside the LRGH network. Very easy to reach by phone, LRGH phone system a nightmare!
Normally I visit his office, but during the pandemic he is available via Skype!
Recent call he diagnose my headache as an ear infection. He prescribe an antibiotic an all is good!

Paugus Bay Resident · 04-07-2020, 07:43 AM

Just had my first tele-medicine appointment with my PCP. Seemed pretty effective and saved me a trip to her office. Maybe a new norm?

04-07-2020, 06:38 AM	#1
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,836 Thanks: 326 Thanked 1,626 Times in 562 Posts	Might Want to Check with Your PCP Emailed my PCP at Belknap Family Health Care to see if the situation at LRGH was having an effect on patient care and got the news that they will be closing and directing calls to the Laconia Clinic. This is part of the text from his message. In regards to your health care, at this time I would approach things as normal. We will be keeping a clinic open in Laconia (The Laconia Clinic downtown). My colleagues and myself will be helping to staff this clinic and trying our best to keep the outpatientcare for our patients available. When you call our office the call will now be re-directed to the clinic in Laconia. As you can imagine, there will likely be an enormous call volume but we will be doing our best to manage everything we can over the phone/videocalls, but if needed we will have the ability to bring people in to the office in Laconia.

04-07-2020, 06:47 AM	#2
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,512 Thanks: 3,118 Thanked 1,090 Times in 784 Posts	PCP outside the LRGH network Glad I have a PCP in Meredith outside the LRGH network. Very easy to reach by phone, LRGH phone system a nightmare! Normally I visit his office, but during the pandemic he is available via Skype! Recent call he diagnose my headache as an ear infection. He prescribe an antibiotic an all is good! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

04-07-2020, 07:43 AM	#3
Paugus Bay Resident Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Gilmanton, NH Posts: 754 Thanks: 136 Thanked 92 Times in 51 Posts	Just had my first tele-medicine appointment with my PCP. Seemed pretty effective and saved me a trip to her office. Maybe a new norm?