A new home team

Imagine all your primary care needs being addressed in one facility that provides extended hours, prompt appointments, and most importantly, several quality physicians and advanced practice practitioners right around the corner from you.

AdventHealth’s primary care model represents a trend for the health system as it creates more communitybased facilities with multiple services and convenient access for patients. Northern Lake County is the home to the new AdventHealth Medical Plaza where this care model will be offered and is scheduled to open in December at 19735 U.S. Highway 441, Mount Dora. The two-story, 22,260-square-foot building, is designed to serve all medical needs outside a hospital. The first floor initially will provide primary care physicians, and the second floor will open by the end of 2020 and will house specialists and pediatric care.

Dr. Kurt Wagner, who practices family medicine in Tavares, is excited about the move a little east to Mount Dora. All four incoming physicians are local to the area, and the facility expects to attract more providers to the area as well.

“I think it will give us a better presence in terms of primary care in Mount Dora,” he says. “We’ll have four physicians here plus nurse practitioners, so I think that will be a benefit to this community, and certainly by us being together as a group, we can provide more of a team approach to primary care than what we can do individually right now.”

The team care model at the AdventHealth Medical Plaza is a different approach than most offices use, the doctor says.

Under the team care model, patients receive more time and attention from the doctor and the medical assistant while working together to input information into the computer system. By the time the physician has finished his examination and explanation to includes 21 examination rooms, two physician workrooms, med room, procedure room, conference room, consult rooms, an interior reception area and a large, glass-enclosed lobby. the patient, the information is already in the system.

State-of-the-art technology includes an AdventHealth app that facilitates appointments, lab results, prescriptions, pay your bill and other health-care needs for the patient in one source, online. On-site staff will guide patients who need services, such as referrals, specialists and testing, that go beyond those provided at the medical plaza. Use of an e-visit room for face-toface electronic appointments and consultations is on the horizon.

The key word for patients, in the office and in the community, is “convenience,” says Melissa Simmes, AdventHealth director of outpatient centers and community services.

“We selected this area due to the central location and planned development,” she says.

“The patient feels like they were listened to, they have a clear understanding of what’s going to be done simply because all of that is being discussed by all the people involved,” he says. “It’s more efficient, it’s more patient-friendly.”

The new AdventHealth Medical Plaza has a sleek, bright, modern look to go with the modern-day approach to patient care. The spacious facility

Mount Dora is experiencing growth as more families move into the area and the new Wekiva Parkway brings more traffic. The new AdventHealth Medical Plaza will fill a vital need for primary care medicine delivered with teamwork. A new home team is in town.

AdventHealth Medical Plaza

19735 U.S. Highway 441, Mount Dora 352.742.1760

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