Primary Care
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How to Keep Your Family Healthy on Vacation
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Spring travel season is here! As the cold winter months come to an end many of us have family vacations on our minds. If you’re a parent, you already know that traveling with a sick child is no fun. There are things you can do to reduce your chances of having an illness ruin your…
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3 ways to Engage in virtual health care at RBMA (West Sacramento and South Land Park)
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Telehealth We have visits available daily. Please use your patient portal to request a Telehealth visit, and our scheduling staff will accommodate your request. On Call MD We have one of our medical doctors on call whenever our office is closed. 24 hrs on the weekends and holidays, and 5pm until 8am during the week. …
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Why should I use the River Bend Patient Portal?
Our Patient Portal is one of the best services we offer our patients, and we would really like to motivate more of our patients to use this program. Here are a few reasons why you should consider using the Patient Portal: No need to use the phone! One of our most common patient complaints is…
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Where to Find After Hours Care
At River Bend Medical Associates, your health is our priority. We work with local urgent care centers to ensure that you have access to after-hours care. Our on-call physician can provide an after hours phone consult, but urgent care facilities allow for a medical assessment. Urgent care facilities offer many of the services that an…
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Triage Saves Lives
Quite often in our line of work, what seems to be inconsequential turns out to be critical. That’s why I never taken anything for granted. Details matter. My favorite example of this is a story I have from a few years ago, when I received a call from an elderly man whose chief complaint was…
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Common Misconceptions About Calling Our Triage Line
If you’ve had a test and are awaiting your results, you deserve to know them as soon as possible. You also will want to talk through your results with a licensed medical provider who can help you take the next step. When you call the River Bend office and ask for your results, we may…
