"WE TAKE THE TIME TO CARE"

To all my patients- It is with a sad heart that I must tell you that I will be closing my practice and moving away from Parker. Both my wife (office manager of Parker Medical Center) and I made a decision that we could no longer financially continue to practice as a private practice.

We did ask La Paz Regional Hospital if they were interested in taking over our building and bringing myself and my staff on as hospital employees, so that we could maintain continuity of care, both with our location and our style of care, but they were not interested and declined that specific offer.

Happily, La Paz Regional Hospital did agree to hire Sandra Matheny, our Nurse Practioner, Anna, our referrals coordinator and Annette, our medical assistant. We wish them all the best of luck in the future. My biller for over 22 years (also my sister), Robyn, works remotely and will be moving on to new things.

Currently, the timing of our closing is a little bit up in the air while I am arranging other employment. Please review this website periodically as I will update this page with a new date and new information as I have it.

We will do our best to help our patients transition to other care. I encourage all our patients to immediately seek a new primary care provider. Options are La Paz Regional Hospital's River Health Clinic, La Paz Medical Services in Quartzsite, Walk-In Clinic in Parker, or providers in Lake Havasu City.

In the meantime, until we officially close, I and Sandy Matheny will see patients in the clinic for appointments to help the transition. It will not be perfect,  but we will do our best to see patients where scheduling allows. Once Sandy has secured her employment, I can see any of Sandy's patients as well.

We will have a phone number that we will post on this website for patients to call and leave a message to request records, if they are needed after we leave.  They will be mailed to your provider. You may pick up any patient records that we requested from outside physicians during your time with us up until we depart.

During this transition period, my medical assistant, Annette, and my referrals coordinator, Anna, will move on to other employment. At that point, Alicia, my office manager, will check patients in and out, record vitals and do referrals as she is able. You may still ask for the number of my biller, Robyn, if needed.

If you need refills on non-controlled medications, we can give you enough to help bridge your transition to a new provider. If you are on controlled medications, I or Sandy may only be able to give you one refill before we leave. There is good news though, if you are on opioids.

We have contacted Lakeside Spine and Pain in Lake Havasu City and they have agreed to see our patients who are on opioids. You will need us to send a simple referral. Once we have left Parker, if your primary care provider does not want to prescribe your opioids, he or she can refer you there instead.

Please monitor this website for updates and know that I, Sandy, Alicia, Annette, Anna, and Robyn will all miss you and wish you good fortune with your future health. It was a privilege for me to know and care for all of you, my patients, throughout my 22 years in Parker.