| The staff of Southern Dominion Health
System, Inc. is dedicated to providing comprehensive, primary health
care to individuals and families in need of its services. Care available
at Southern Dominion Health System, Inc. includes infant and child care,
adolescent medicine, primary gynecology, adult primary care, geriatrics,
preventive health care, counseling and behavior services, and minor surgery.
Our medical staff is composed of Physicians, Nurse Practitioners,
and Physician Assistants. Each of our Family Practice Providers are
Board Certified and continue to remain current through Continuing
Medical Education as required by our Board of Directors.
Our nursing staff is composed of Licensed Practical Nurses, and
Certified Medical Assistants, supervised and directed by a Registered
Nurse.
Certified Radiologic Technologists provide radiology examinations
at the medical centers with state-of-the-art x-ray equipment, including
bone densitometry.
Our Counseling staff is fully licensed and trained to work
with all ages on Mental Health/ Behavioral and educational difficulties.
APPOINTMENTS
Routine and continued health care is provided by appointment
only. This is to provide you, our patients, with adequate time with your
provider. In order for us to schedule adequate time for you, please
inform the receptionist of the nature of your problem and if one or more
members of the family will need to be seen when an appointment is
scheduled.
Unexpected and emergency health care problems do arise, and we
will make every effort to see you for these problems as soon as
possible. Walk-in patients, i.e., those arriving without scheduled
appointments, will be "worked in" between our regularly scheduled
appointments.
Please click here for a printable copy of our registration documents.
CANCELLATION POLICY
If you are unable to keep an appointment, please call 24 hours
in advance.
BILL OF RIGHTS
We respect your right to quality focused, cost effective, family
based health care and would like to provide you with a patient bill of
rights brochure on your next visit.
FEES
SDHS accepts all insurances. Fees charged by our offices are
comparable to other health care providers in our area. Sliding fee
discounts are available to eligible patients.
Payment is expected at time services are rendered unless other
arrangements have been made in advance.
OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE
HOUSE CALLS FOR THE HOMEBOUND:
House Calls for the Homebound offers comprehensive,
non-emergent health care for individuals who are unable to access
ambulatory health care.
HEALTHY SCHOOLS/ HEALTHY COMMUNITIES:
A provider is available in all four Lunenburg County Schools
as part of the School Based Health Clinic program. He/She is able to see
sick children there as well as well child visits and physicals.
DIABETIC EDUCATION CLASSES
A diabetes class will be held starting Spring
2009 at Lunenburg Medical Center. This service is free to our
patients. For more information and class schedules call the Lunenburg
Medical Center at (434) 696-2165.
COUNSELING AND BEHAVIOR TRAINING
Dr. Scott Davis can provide training for
providers, educators, and families on several topics. For more
information and a list of training topics, please visit the Counseling &
Behavior Services page, or click
here for a request
form.
NIGHT, WEEKEND, AND EMERGENCY SERVICE
Southern Dominion Health System, Inc. provides for a 24 hour
comprehensive physician availability should the need arise. When you
need to reach us for an emergency or after-hours problem please call the
office number and follow the voice mail prompts. The Provider on call
will return your call as soon as possible.
In the event that you may be experiencing a dire, life
threatening emergency call 911, local dispatcher, or proceed directly to
the emergency room and identify yourself as a patient of Southern
Dominion Health System, Inc.
Please call Southern Dominion Health System, Inc. at (434)
696-2165 for more details regarding these programs. |