UPDATE  OCT 13, 2020

For COVID 19 Pandemic related information and useful links please click on the Covid 19 tab.

FLU SHOT UPDATE:

The flu shots have not yet arrived. When they do, we will begin with vaccinating people over the age of 65 and those under 65 with high risk medical conditions.

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Please check this website regularly. We will update it immediately once they have arrived and we are able to start administering the vaccine.

We expect that after 2 weeks we should be opening this up to all patients and all ages.

There are 2 flu vaccines again this year:

1. For seniors over 65.

2. For those under 65.

We generally recommend all adults and children over 6 mos of age get the flu shot annually.

This year we feel even stronger than usual that all children (over 6 mos) and all adults should get the flu shot- Regardless of their being considered high risk or not.

We will begin however with prioritizing all the patients who are over 65, and those under 65 with high risk medical conditions.

There is a complete list below.

Many pharmacies will also be administering the flu shots. We encourage you to get the shot wherever is more convenient.

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Who is “High Risk”?

• Adults 65 years and older

• Children younger than 2 years old

• Asthma

• Neurologic and neurodevelopment conditions

• Blood disorders (such as sickle cell disease)

• Chronic lung disease (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] and cystic fibrosis)

• Endocrine disorders (such as diabetes mellitus)

• Heart disease (such as congenital heart disease, congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease)

• Kidney diseases

• Liver disorders

• Metabolic disorders (such as inherited metabolic disorders and mitochondrial disorders)

• People who are obese with a body mass index [BMI] of 40 or higher

• People younger than 19 years old on long-term aspirin- or salicylate-containing medications.

• People with a weakened immune system due to disease (such as people with HIV or AIDS, or some cancers such as leukemia) or medications (such as those receiving chemotherapy or radiation treatment for cancer, or persons with chronic conditions requiring chronic corticosteroids or other drugs that suppress the immune system)

• People who have had a stroke

Other people at high risk from the flu:

• Pregnant women and women up to 2 weeks after the end of pregnancy

• People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities

• Although all children younger than 5 years old are considered at high risk for serious flu complications, the highest risk is for those younger than 2 years old, with the highest hospitalization and death rates among infants younger than 6 months old.

WELCOME TO MIDTOWN MEDICAL

ABOUT US

Our medical office provides continuing, comprehensive care for patients and families. Our scope of practice includes from children to adults of all ages. In addition to providing care when you are ill, we also endeavor to help you achieve a healthy lifestyle and work together to prevent illness.

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It is our mission to provide the highest quality, comprehensive, patient-centered care for you and your family.

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We continue to adjust our schedules and attempt to provide care for urgent problems. Please call the office when you need acute medical care, and we will try to be available as best we can.

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We are a part of a Family Health Organization, and have associated with a number of colleagues in our neighborhood. This in order to be able to provide after hours care and telephone support evenings and weekends for our registered patients.

We are part of a Family Health Organization, which means that our patients can access telephone Health Advise by one of our Nurses. 

To find out which physician in the area is open for after hours care (Registered Patients only) call the after hours phone number.

In Sept 2012 we joined an exiting new project called SCOPE. It is designed to help provide more integrated and seamless care to patients with high medical needs.