Upper West Side Medical Associates 

Our physicians and bilingual staff work deligently to deliver excellent and cost effective care in a welcoming environment. We are committed not just to provide health care services but to provide health education to assist patients in learning about their well-being and maintaining a healthy life. We take into consideration factors such as culture, values, mother language and preferences that makes you a unique patient. Our motto is “Uniting, patients/family and care team for quality care for physical and mental needs”.

This is why we are in route of becoming a PCMH to reinforce our grounded belief in quality care.

 

The Core Principles of a PCMH are Comprehensive Care, Coordinated Care, Accessible Services, Quality and Safety.

 

Our Comprehensive Care team includes UWSMA physicians, physician assistant, medical assistants and patient educator.

 

Coordinated care of our patients is managed with other health care systems that include specialists, pharmacies, hospitals, home health agencies, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, paliative and hospices to ensure the best care.

 

We provide accessible services that include same day appointments, extended week day hours for evening appointments . Our website includes a patient portal that can be accessed for appointments, referral and prescription request, also to obtain a secure electronic clinical summary

 

UWSMA ensure our patients quality and safety by using evidence-based medicine and

clinical decision-support system to provide the best clinical care. Our annual patient

satisfaction survey is a tool tomeasure our performance and to make improvements.

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UWMA is a proud member of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC)