Pullman Community Update
VOL. 25 | NO. 9 SEPTEMBER 2020
CITY OF PULLMAN | PULLMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | PULLMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL | PULLMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT | WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY PULLMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & VISITOR CENTER
SPOTLIGHT
BUSINESS MEMBER OF THE MONTH
Palouse Care Network 1515 W A St, Moscow, ID 83843 (208) 882-2370 palousecarenetwork.com
NEW MEMBERS Jordan Vorderbrueggen - Coldwell Banker Tomlinson 405 S Main Pullman, WA (509) 288-0082
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS Membership dues are assessed on the anniversary month of a member joining the Chamber. Special thanks go out to the following businesses and individuals who have elected to continue their support of the Pullman Chamber of Commerce: • AARM LLC • AT&T (Connect Wireless) • B & L Bicycles • Cheetah Electric • College Cabs LLC • Dan Walker Productions, LLC • Dave Christy State Farm Insurance • Deb Sherritt – RE/MAX Home & Land • Eastside Marketplace • Evangelical Free Church of the Palouse • H & R Block • HomeStreet Home Loan Center • Innovia Foundation • KLEW-TV • La Quinta Inn & Suites • Melinda Beasley – Beasley Realty • Noshies • Patti Green-Kent – Coldwell Banker Tomlinton • The Potting Shed • Trinity Lutheran Church • Village Centre Theatres LLC • WaFd Bank • WSECU – CUB • WSU University Recreation
540 E Main St, Ste A • Pullman, WA (509) 566-9779 • dawn.md DawnMD is an innovative practice model that offers unlimited primary care for less than the price of a cell phone plan. For a low monthly fee, members have access to any medical care within the scope of Dr. Jones’ practice. Dr. Jones couples this offering with steeply discounted lab services and wholesale prices on medications saving many a bundle on prescriptions. By doing away with insurance contracts and fee for service billing, overhead is cut and incentives are aligned towards health promotion rather than volume of patients seen or procedures performed. The cornerstones of the DawnMD model (also known as direct primary care) are accessibility, affordability and value. Patients are encouraged to email, text or call when they need medical advice. Even when traveling, patients will have direct access to their personal physician via phone or telemedicine. When urgent needs arise, patients are able to get in for same or next day appointments because of more reasonable patient volumes per provider. Office visits are also longer
than in a traditional medical practice. Dr. Jones’ background in rural medicine including ER work, surgical obstetrics, pediatric and nursing home care has equipped her with a broad skill set that allows her to provide members with high value for their dollar. Most procedures that would be expensive in a traditional practice are included in the monthly membership fee at DawnMD. All prices are transparent, and there are never any surprise bills. Small business owners are encouraged to consider direct primary care memberships as an affordable healthcare benefit option for their employees. While primary care accounts for only 7% of overall healthcare spending, many studies show that access to strong primary care services reduces expenditures elsewhere. Better access to a good primary care doctor who knows you well can help you avoid unnecessary ER visits or other unnecessary tests and procedures ordered by a rushed physician. Accessibility also translates to better outcomes for chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension thus lowering complications such as heart attack and stroke. Dr. Jones is excited to offer this innovative model of healthcare here on the Palouse. More information can be found at dawn.md. We also welcome phone or email inquiries.
In This Issue… Pullman Chamber of Commerce Gladish Community & Cultural Center Pullman Kiwanis Habitat for Humanity Rural Resources YMCA of the Palouse Washington State University Pullman School District Community Calendar Whitman County Humane Society Community Action Center Pullman Regional Hospital Community Colleges of Spokane at Pullman League of Women Voters
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