Posts by Dr. John Horning
Home Hospice Services
Our Physician Comes to You We offer rapid response for most hospice requests anywhere throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Why Patients and Their Families Call Us Requests for our service are usually made when no established primary care physician is available for an immediate response home visit, and the patient has become physically ill…
Read MoreFlu Shot? or Not
“Flu shots”, also known as influenza vaccines, only protect patients from influenza, nothing more. Flu shots, or influenza vaccines, are given annually just prior to the flu season, usually in mid to late Fall for those who reside in the northern hemisphere. Each year these vaccinations are reformulated to target the prevailing influenza virus types…
Read More"Flu" Confusion
There is much confusion surrounding the word “flu”. Many incorrectly use the word “flu” to refer to nonspecific viral winter time illnesses, including colds and stomach viruses. In medical jargon speak, “flu” means “influenza” and nothing else. A result of this confusion is that many people mistakenly believe that “flu shots” protect against more than…
Read MoreHousecalls for Minor Medical Problems
Contrary to what most people think, requesting a housecall for evaluation of simple medical illnesses is a very reasonable option for your care. In fact, problems such as sore throats, cough, ear and sinus infections, in healthy, mobile, children and adults, are some of the most common reasons that we are called to evaluate patients…
Read MoreMobile Urgent Care for Urinary Problems
Urinary Tract Infections We are frequently asked to evaluate patients with UTI or urinary tract infection. Most younger people with this problem experience symptoms such as painful and frequent urination, along with urgency or the feeling that one needs to urinate. These symptoms usually suggest infection of the lower urinary tract. Kidney infection, or pyelonephritis,…
Read MoreMobile Pediatric Urgent Care
Our Service Urgent Med Housecalls offers mobile urgent care for children of all ages. Services are offered 7 days a week throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Rapid response is available upon a first-to-call basis. Appointments are not required. Our physicians are highly experienced practitioners of pediatric emergency and urgent care, so that your child’s…
Read MorePediatric Mobile Urgent Care
Our Service Urgent Med Housecalls offers mobile urgent care for children of all ages. Services are offered 7 days a week throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Rapid response is available upon a first-to-call basis. Appointments are not required. Our physicians are highly experienced practitioners of pediatric emergency and urgent care, so that your child’s care…
Read MorePhysician's Report for Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly
We offer rapid turnaround, usually same day, of physician’s report for RCFE. These forms, according to California law, must be completed for all residents, or prospective residents, of residential care facilities for the elderly licensed by the California Department of Social Services. These reports require that a history and physical examination be completed by the…
Read MoreMobile Eye Care
What We Can Do For Your Eyes With A House Call Thanks to modern handheld eye care technology, for patients with urgent eye problems, such as injury, infection, and even particles stuck in the eye, physician house calls can now offer full spectrum care. The key to adequate evaluation for these problems is the ability…
Read MoreMobile Radiology Services
X-rays Brought to You in your Home, Hotel or Wokplace Mobile xray services involve the transport of xray machines to the patient. These machines are similar to a large briefcase in size, and are wheeled around. The newer versions are computerized with digital images immediately viewed on screen and wirelessly sent to the interpreting radiologist…
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