Red Mountain Medical Plaza is a consortium of primary care doctors, specialists, lab and imaging services, physical rehab and even a pharmacy, all located at 8035 E. Brown Road.
The same cannot be said at many other area medical facilities. For instance, you’re visiting your primary care doctor, and she says, “I’d like to get some blood work on you and also an ultrasound image.” Your first thought probably is you will have to spend more time scheduling appointments, driving around in traffic and waiting agonizing days for test results.
Such is not the case at Red Mountain Medical Plaza. If you need additional care, it can happen right there.
If your doctor orders tests, a staff member quickly appears at your doctor’s door and escorts you to the lab or imaging areas. Results get to your primary care doctor as quickly as possible, and they are relayed back to you as soon as they are received. If you need a prescription, you can pick it up at their pharmacy on the way out.
What if your primary care doctor thinks you need a specialist, such as a cardiologist or dermatologist? If it is an urgent matter, she will pick up the phone and call her colleague across the complex. After a brief consultation, you may be escorted right to the appropriate office, or if it is not a pressing issue, an appointment can be made quickly without weeks of waiting.
“This innovative concept of the medical mall was created as a community solution to health care,” said Kris Smith, manager of therapy services and one of the five founding members of the group, which opened the facility in December of last year. “There are now 14 physicians and many more ancillary services all working here together. All the doctors’ staffs interact with each other, so we all know each other like one big family,” she stated.
“Red Mountain Medical Plaza is the first program of its kind in Arizona,” Kris continued. “It is a master-planned facility offering superior primary care and complementing it with open access to convenient services and specialty practices. It’s designed to save patients time and money by striving to see patients on the same day they have health care needs,” she explained further. “With health care options all under one roof for convenience, it helps break down barriers, which often deter patients from receiving the care they need when they need it.”
The Medical Mall of Arizona Family Practice team of primary care physicians takes time to get to know each patient and coordinates care with other providers and services to create a hands-on, attentive experience. They also offer same-day sick visits, newborn and well-child checks, gynecological exams, weight management services and allergy treatments.
Specialty practices include doctors who are leaders in orthopedic surgery, physical medicine, pain management, cardiology, podiatry and dermatology. Because these specialists work closely with the primary care physicians to coordinate care and maximize effective treatment outcomes, patients feel truly cared for.
“Because our facility is housed in the same complex as Heritage Village Assisted Living facility, people sometimes assume we only care for the elderly,” Kris admitted. “We are open to the public, however, and care for all ages, from newborn on. The closeness of the facility does allow our practitioners to take care to the assisted living patients, though, rather than having them come to us.”
The facility accepts most insurance. You can call the office to find out if yours is included.
In order to give back to the community, the group is planning to offer free health seminars to the public starting this fall. They also have partnered with Mesa art shows to display artwork around the facility, all from local artists. This original artwork is available for sale.
“If you want to try this new convenient concept in health care services, please call our office for more information or to make an appointment,” Kris said.
Red Mountain Medical Plaza is located at 8035 E. Brown Road, Building 4. For information, call (480) 999-0049, or visit www.rm-medicalplaza.com.