To Our New Patients.

Welcome to our practice. We are pleased you have chosen us to be your physician, and we are committed to providing you with the best care we can. Our hope is that we form a partnership to keep you as healthy as possible, no matter what your current state of health. We will share our medical expertise with you, and we hope you’ll take responsibility for working toward the healthy lifestyle that is so important to your well being. Few of us have a completely healthy life style, but each day we can take a step closer to a healthier life.

Here are some important steps you can take toward better health:

• Don’t smoke cigarettes or use other tobacco products
• Drink alcohol in moderation, if at all, and never drive when you’ve been drinking.
• Eat a diet low in fat and high in vegetables and fruits.
• Exercise at least three times a week.
• Wear your seatbelt whenever you’re in a car.
• Learn about ways to deal with stress and tension.

It will give us great pleasure to work with you on these goals, either through our own expertise, through reading what we might give you, or by referral to other health professionals.

We want everyone to be involved in our health maintenance program. Everyone who joins our practice should start by having a complete physical exam followed by periodic check –ups to test for a few specific diseases.

We look forward to working with you as your family doctor. Please contact us whenever you’d like to talk about anything you think may be affecting your health. We have a web page to ensure easier access in making appointments, referral and prescription requests. It’s our hope that we can have a relationship where the lines of communication are open and communication goes both ways. We will listen to you as much as we talk. Let’s work together to help you live the satisfying life that you deserve. We are enclosing “new patient” information sheets. Please fill these out and return them in the self addressed envelope so we can process your paper work before your first appointment.

Sincerely,

Jason Cooper, MD, Deborah Leavens, MD, Marc Plescia, MD Anita Rentz, MD Michael Silverstein, MD Kevin Weaver, MD Natasha Hofberg, N.P. Katie Reber, N.P