Update Summary:
Dear WellFit Patients and Friends, We are excited for another New Year! We appreciate the opportunity to be a part of your optimal health journey and wish you all the best in 2023. 2022 was not just our 10-year anniversary but was also our busiest year ever! Thank you for such an incredible and productive year. We wanted to share the following updates for our Arlington, TN practice (see end of message for Jackson, TN updates): Online scheduling is now fully available through the end of 2023. We have expanded our visit types to coincide with our lab panels. This will allow more time for Expanded and Comprehensive labs (40 minutes). Follow-up Hormone Panel Visits will remain the same (30 minutes). We have also added the option for an “In Between Visit” (20 minutes) for new concerns or additional follow-up needed in between regular follow-up (every 6 months). We have also added a custom lab order option that can be used to request a lab order for single or multiple labs separate from one of the regular lab panels. To improve timely and appropriate follow-up, our care plans will include both the date for follow-up and the type of lab panel to order. By increasing follow-up visit options we hope to better meet patient needs on a regular and consistent basis through scheduled appointments. The number of messages, emails, and requests outside of scheduled visits has become unmanageable. This has led to delays and lapses in care that we are addressing with these changes. We are a goal-oriented, consultative, functional medicine practice with an emphasis on hormone health. We are not able to serve as an urgent/acute care clinic, primary care clinic, or concierge practice, as doing so would require 24/7 coverage and additional staffing. Due to increased costs in the current economy, we found it necessary to increase our regular visit pricing by $20/visit. There will be no increase in membership pricing, and it will remain at $85/month. Additionally, for spouses, siblings, parents, or children who are current or new members, the price of membership will decrease to $75/month when an additional immediate family member joins. Current members will automatically have their rate adjusted. New members will have any applicable discount applied after joining. Comprehensive and Expanded membership options offered previously will be phased out in 2023, but we will be sure to apply any unused lab portion toward upcoming labs on an individual basis. We began offering membership in 2018 with the primary purpose of establishing the ideal number of patients for whom we could provide the best possible care. For our practice in Arlington, TN that number is 300 members. After working with us for one year, patients who would like to continue to work with us should sign up for membership. This will reserve one of the 300 spots in our practice. After reaching 300 members, we will have a wait list and will only be able to work with additional patients as a spot opens up. With only two practitioners availability is limited. The most important part of membership is that each patient be willing and able to schedule necessary labs and medical follow-up every 6 months, and a nutrition follow-up annually. The two medical visits and annual nutrition visit are included in membership. Labs and additional visits may be purchased separately as needed. For more information on membership or to sign up for membership please see our newly updated website: https://www.wellfitmedicine.com/membership.html Lastly, we wanted to clarify preferred communication which is via secure email: Info@wellfitmedicine.com for general inquires, Nutrition@wellfitmedicine.com for nutrition related needs and questions Kimba@wellmedicine.com for medical needs and appointments in Jackson, TN MD@wellfitmedicine.com for medical needs and to communicate with Dr. Draper. Please do not use text messages, FaceBook messenger, or the patient portal to reach Dr. Draper or Kimba Keel. With so many incoming messages from so many platforms, email needs to be the single and preferred method of communication to ensure a timely and properly documented response. Our Jackson, TN office will also increase regular follow-up visit pricing by $20/visit. The Initial Expanded Office Visit with Kimba Keel will remain at $300. As we look ahead to our next decade in business, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to our wonderful WellFit patients, both old and new, and for the privilege to work with you on this optimal health journey! Jeremy M. Draper, M.D. Kimba J. Keel, DNP, APN Catherine M. Draper, MS, RD, LDN P.S. We understand that needs and circumstances change with time. We are always excited to welcome back previous patients! If you are a returning patient, and it has been more than three years since your last visit, you will start again as a new patient. If it has been less than three years you can resume care with a regular follow-up visit. |
At WellFit Medicine and Nutrition, we incorporate multiple approaches to address the root causes of patient symptoms and medical concerns. We do so by looking at lifestyle factors such as nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and overall stress. We then assess medical factors which include metabolism, hormone balance, chronic conditions, and genetic tendencies.
We are the only practice in the area that utilizes advanced training in functional medicine, functional nutrition, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. We work with motivated patients to provide real results that improve health and overall quality of life. We are always striving to acquire and provide the tools to help our patients on their journey toward optimal health.
We are the only practice in the area that utilizes advanced training in functional medicine, functional nutrition, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. We work with motivated patients to provide real results that improve health and overall quality of life. We are always striving to acquire and provide the tools to help our patients on their journey toward optimal health.