About our Practice

The practice of Pulmonary Medicine of Dayton includes Pulmonary Physicians and Internal Medicine Hospitalists. Pulmonary physicians care for patients in the office and the hospital.  Internal medicine physicians specialize in the care of hospitalized patients.  All of our physicians work as a team with other healthcare professionals to provide you with the best healthcare available in the 21st century.

Our office staff includes:

§         registered nurses

§         respiratory therapists

§         medical assistants

§         clerical staff

§         billing specialists

All clinical staff members are CPR certified.  All staff members are encouraged to actively pursue continuing education courses and stay current in the field of health care delivery, particularly in the arena of lung health.
 
What you can expect from our office

Our physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists have been specially trained in the diagnosis and care of patients with lung diseases and breathing problems.  We strive to provide complete and prompt attention to your medical needs.  If testing needs to be ordered, it will be arranged according to your schedule or the urgency of your illness. It may be scheduled at one of our office locations or at another facility.  When you call to schedule an appointment, the receptionist may ask you questions about your medical problem. 

When you call to schedule your first office appointment, you will be asked general information, such as your address, phone number, insurance information,  to determine which (if any) previous x-rays, test results or medical records need to be obtained.  We will ask you to bring these tests, including actual x-ray films/CD’s, with you to the office on the day of your visit.  We will also ask you to download the history and general information forms to be completed and brought to your first appointment. If you do not have access to a computer/printer we will mail a packet to you containing these forms or have you come in 30 minutes prior to your appointment time to fill these forms out.

If your insurance requires a referral from your Primary Care Physician (PCP), the forms must be in our office before each visit.  It is your responsibility to contact your PCP if necessary to have them fax it to us.

A phone nurse is available if you are a current established patient with our office and are calling with a medical problem.  If yours is a non-urgent call, please opt leave the nurse a message and we will return your call.  Your care and treatment are important services that we are happy to provide.  Calls are returned based on medical urgency.  If you choose to hold for a nurse, remember, we receive a high volume of calls and you may be asked to wait on hold as many calls come in and they are answered as received. The nurse may have to discuss your medical concern with the doctor and we will call you back.  If you have a medical emergency please call 911.

Prescription refill or renewal calls you will be directed to our refill line.

 Please have ready

§         Your name

§         Your date of birth

§         The name of the medication

§         Strength of medication

§         How many times per day you take the medication

§         The name of your pharmacy and phone number

  Please allow 24 hours for your prescriptions to be called into the Pharmacy.  No prescriptions will be refilled on the weekend.