House call doctor in Summit, NJ
Primary care at your kitchen table in Summit. No clinic, no waiting room, no travel fee.
Primary care that comes to you in Summit
Summit has a substantial population of older adults living independently in the borough, many of them managing several conditions at once and juggling appointments with specialists at more than one hospital system.
Where Summit goes for hospital care, and why that matters
Overlook Medical Center is in Summit itself, which makes the town a hub for specialist appointments across this part of the county. Convenient in principle. In practice the streets around the hospital are congested, the parking structures are a walk from the entrances, and an eighty-year-old with a morning appointment has usually had a tiring hour before anyone examines them. Seeing that person at home instead removes the most exhausting part of the day.
The homes we visit in Summit
A mix of substantial older houses on the hill, borough homes closer to the centre, and a real stock of apartments and condominiums that attract residents downsizing but staying local. Ageing in place is common and well supported here, which suits home based primary care.
Life Primary Care is a house call practice based in East Hanover, and Summit sits inside our regular Union County route. A clinician comes to your home with a portable exam kit and your chart already open. A first visit runs 45 to 60 minutes, which is time enough to examine you properly, go through every medication in the house and write a plan your family can actually follow.
We visit private homes, apartments, condominiums, family members' houses, independent living and assisted living residences in Summit and nearby New Providence, Berkeley Heights, Chatham, Springfield and Millburn.
People look for this under several names: a house call doctor in Summit, a visiting physician, a mobile doctor, in-home medical care, or simply a doctor who comes to your house. They all describe what we do. Homebound seniors are a large part of the practice, though you do not need to be homebound to be seen.
What we handle at home
Routine primary care and annual physicals, chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart failure and COPD, Medicare Annual Wellness Visits, care in the days after a hospital discharge, dementia and geriatric care, and same-day urgent problems for established patients. We draw blood, run EKGs and arrange mobile imaging without you leaving the house.
After a hospital stay
If you or a relative in Summit has just been discharged from Overlook Medical Center in Summit or Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, the first two weeks are the risky part. We can usually visit within two to three days to reconcile the discharge medication list against what is really in the cabinet and confirm that home health has arrived. We are independent and not affiliated with any hospital system.
Insurance in Summit
We accept Original Medicare, most Medicare Advantage plans and major commercial insurers, and we bill exactly as a clinic would. There is no charge for coming to Summit. Call 973-607-4911 and we will check your specific plan before anything is scheduled.
Nearby towns we also visit
House calls in Summit: common questions
We are treated at Overlook. Will you talk to those doctors?
Yes. We are independent of every hospital system, which means we work with all of them. We request records, send our notes on, and chase the things that otherwise fall between a specialist and a primary care office.
Do you cover the apartment buildings near the centre of town?
Yes. Private homes, apartments, condominiums and independent living residences throughout Summit and neighbouring New Providence and Berkeley Heights.
Do you make house calls in Summit?
Yes. Summit is inside our regular Union County route and we visit homes, apartments and assisted living residences there. Call 973-607-4911 to book.
Do I have to be homebound to be seen at home in Summit?
No. You do not need to be homebound for a primary care house call. Many patients simply prefer care that does not cost them half a day.
Do you charge extra to drive to Summit?
No. There is no travel fee, concierge fee or membership charge. We bill your insurance for the visit exactly as an office would.
Can you draw blood at my home in Summit?
Yes. We bring phlebotomy, EKG, urine testing and rapid testing with us, and we arrange mobile X-ray and ultrasound when they are needed.
Book a house call in Summit
Call and speak with a real person. We will confirm your insurance, find a time and come to you.
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