Kevin Bradford, the CEO of the new Fox Valley Hematology and Oncology
Wellness Center, says, “Patients sometimes would have four of five
visits at different clinics in the same day.”
The new, independent wellness center in Appleton is the first of its
kind in Wisconsin. It’s a sort-of one-stop shop for cancer and blood
disorder patients. It includes everything from chemotherapy, strength
training, counseling, even holistic care, like acupuncture.
“This way we can really collaborate so the patient has an entire team of providers looking out for their care,” says Bradford.
There’s a reason the center is opening up now. Healthcare
professionals say they’re seeing a shift toward more independent care
over the last year in Wisconsin.
Physicians at an urgent care facility in Appleton say people appreciate the immediacy.
Bobby Yun, Urgent Care Physicians President, says, “Now the patients
are looking more for: okay where can I go to see somebody qualified and
take care of my problems for the day, or find an answer for me, instead
of shipping me to some other specialist?”
Yun says the quality of care is the same.
The wellness center opens September 21, but its specialists have been
practicing in the community for 20-plus years. Now, just in a new
home-like environment and seven days a week.
“Where they can come into a living-room type setting and actually have a home base,” says Bradford.
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