Welcome to Entira Family Clinics

PATIENT UPDATE:
Mask Required: Effective July 25, Governor Walz announced a statewide mandate which requires people to wear face masks inside stores, and indoor gatherings, such as clinics. All patients must be universally masked. For the safety of yourself and our staff, we ask that you wear a mask or other cloth face coverings such as a bandana or scarf when you come to the clinic for all appointments. Masks must be worn at all times at the clinic and in the exam room as well. Thank you.

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE:
Currently, our North St. Paul clinic is now offering COVID-19 testing for patients who have symptoms.

Coronavirus (COVID 19) Serology & Antibody Testing: All clinics are offering  serology/antibody testing. Please call 651-788-4444 to schedule this service. For more details, see this: COVID-19 Serology Patient info sheet (1)

• Patients need to call 651-788-4444 to talk to a Triage Nurse.
• After talking to a Triage Nurse, they will schedule a TeleVisit with the patient’s primary care provider.
• After the TeleVisit appointment, the provider will then decide if a COVID-19 test should be performed and inform the patient during this time.
• After determining if the patient needs a COVID-19 test, THEN the patient will be directed to go to our North St. Paul clinic for testing.

Please see this link for more information on testing locations. 
There are additional symptoms stated by the CDC, see below:  
CDC Overview on Coronavirus
MN Dept of Health Overview on Coronavirus
Click here for: Coronavirus self checker that you may find useful.

RESPIRATORY CARE CLINIC IS OPEN IN WOODBURY…APPOINTMENT IS NEEDED:

Woodbury Information:
Our Respiratory Care Clinic is now open in Woodbury. Starting June 29, we have designated a safe space at our Woodbury Clinic. The Respiratory Care Clinic at Woodbury has a private/separate entrance located on the side of the building. The Respiratory Care Clinic will have separate exam rooms that will be used only for those patients. There is specific signage at that private entrance to inform those going to that clinic details as to how to safely enter the building. Our regular Woodbury entrance and clinic will be used only for patients with no symptoms who have regularly scheduled appointments. Our patients with no symptoms can feel safe that the Respiratory Care Clinic patients are kept separate. The safety of our patients and staff are our main priority. Entira Family Clinics is following CDC and MDH guidelines.

NOTE: After June 27, the Respiratory Clinic at Highland will close and the Highland providers will resume seeing their regular patients without symptoms at the Highland Clinic.

Respiratory Care Clinic Information:
Our Respiratory Care Clinic will focus on taking care of patients who need to be seen for fevers, coughs, shortness of breath and sore throats, as well as additional symptoms noted by the CDC. For more information, go to: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus. 

You must have a scheduled appointment prior to coming to this clinic.
Call 651-788-4444 to schedule this appointment.

NOW AVAILABLE…TELEVISITS & E-VISITS:
See the Health & Wellness in the blue section below for more details and to watch a video and review a link.

MASKS NEEDED:
Entira Family Clinics is in need of factory and homemade masks. Please see info in the burgundy section below. 

CLINIC INFORMATION:
Hours Vary:
Due to COVID-19, please check under each clinic as our hours of operation are subject to change. Thank you for your patience.

After Hours Care, Inver Grove Heights:
Monday-Friday evenings: CLOSED 
Saturday & Sunday:  CLOSED
Please go to AHC at North St. Paul for care over the weekends.

After Hours Care, North St. Paul:
Monday-Friday evenings: CLOSED 
Saturday & Sunday:  8 am – 5 pm (Appointments begin at 9 am)

For life threatening issues, please call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Room.

Express Clinics:
Our Cottage Grove & Oakdale Express clinics are temporarily closed due to the Coronovirus. We will inform you when we reopen. Please call 651-788-4444 to schedule an appointment at one of our primary care clinics. 

East Side Location:
Our new East Side Clinic is open at 1385 Phalen Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55106.

Entira Family Clinics: We have convenient East Metro Primary Care Clinics, After Hours Care Clinics, and Express Clinics. Go to each tab to learn more!

Where Generations Thrive®:  We are here to serve you and your entire family at all stages of life with individualized care for every member of your family.

Community-based clinics: Entira Family Clinics are conveniently located in many neighborhoods throughout the East Metro. We are proud of our strong history in the community–and have been serving the East Metro communities for over 50 years.

High-quality care: As specialists in family medicine, our providers and staff care about our patients and have special relationships with them. We pride ourselves in providing excellent medical care and improving our patients’ well-being.  In addition, Entira Family Clinics is physician owned and operated.

Choose the Best. Choose Entira Family Clinics.

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Andrea

ENTIRA IN THE COMMUNITY

FOOD DRIVE:

Our June food drive was a huge success! Thank you Entira staff & patients for contributing over 13,000 pounds of food and items throughout the month of June to various organizations throughout the metro. We are proud to service our communities.

COVID-19 DONATIONS:

How You Can Help
At Entira Family Clinics, we have a team dedicated to planning and preparing for the care of our community during the COVID-19 outbreak. As your healthcare provider, the health of you and your family is our #1 priority. Over the past several days many of you have reached out to ask how you can help during this unprecedented time. We are honored to see how all of you in our health family are coming together and want to thank you for this outpouring of support. Below you will find more information about how you can help, including donating supplies.

We are accepting the following items:
Factory Made Masks
N-95 masks (3M 1860; 1860S; 1870PLUS preferred)
Procedural masks
Surgical masks

Homemade Masks
Please see below information on how to sew a homemade mask with instructions and a video. Place them in a clean bag to deliver or send (see below).   Click here for instructions. 

NOTE: We are following the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control regarding the medical mask shortage.  The donated homemade masks may help ensure that N-95 masks are available for the healthcare workers, particularly those working with COVID-19 patients. These handmade masks may offer relief to our system during the COVID-19 outbreak. We request that all factory-made masks are in their original packaging with the exception of homemade masks.

Drop Off Locations
Entira Family Clinics, Administrative Office
2025 Sloan Place, Suite #35
St. Paul, MN 55117
Main phone #: 651-772-1572
The donation drop off is located under the GREY Entira Family Clinics canopy in the entry way. There will be a box to place your masks in. This drop off location will be open Monday-Friday from 8:30 am-4:30 pm.

To Mail Donations
If you would like to mail your items, please send them to:
Entira Family Clinics
Attn: COVID-19 MASKS
2025 Sloan Place, Suite #35
St. Paul, MN 55117

 

Instructions for homemade mask here

HEALTH & WELLNESS

TeleVisits & E-Visits…NOW AVAILABLE!

In our response to having safer choices for our patients, we now have two new patient visit options:
TeleVisits are done via video
E-Visits are done via the telephone (E-visits are typically scheduled for those patients without access to a computer, smart phone or tablet.)

To schedule any appointments including TeleVisits and E-Visits, please call us at 651-788-4444.  

To connect to TeleVisit via text message, click here

Easy steps to follow for TeleVisits…watch video below:

TeleVisits: Watch this video for helpful hints 

For more details, please review this information. 

Did you know that Entira offers many services that you may not be aware of?

Things like joint injections, colposcopy, family planning and toenail removal…just to name a few.
Go to this link to see these services.

Routine Physicals:
Our providers will resume in person routine physicals starting in July. Call 651-788-4444 and our Scheduling Department will set up these appointments in a safe space for all physicals and exams. We will continue to offer TeleVisits as an alternative to in person visits.

Sports and Camp Physicals:
Our providers are now accepting appointments for Sports and Camp Physicals for your children. These physicals will start in June at our primary care clinics. Call 651-788-4444 and our Scheduling Department will set up these appointments in a safe space for these exams

Our Woodbury clinic has an allergist onsite:

  • ADDITIONAL HOURS STARTING ON AUGUST 1, 2020!
  • Dr. Doug McMahon from Allergy & Asthma Center of MN is at this office on Mondays from 7:15 am – 12:30 pm, and extended hours on Wednesdays from 7:15 am – 6 pm.
  • To schedule an appointment with
    Dr. McMahon at our Woodbury clinic,
    call 612-444-3247

MidWest Center for Personal Development is pleased to announce that they now offering online/virtual behavioral health visits from the comfort and safety of your own home!
Entira Family Clinics also offer on-site appointments with psychologists from MidWest Center for Personal Development. This arrangement provides our patients better and more convenient access to mental health counselors, as well as improved communication between your provider and therapist. The clinics that provide this service are:

Diabetic Support Group: Canceled until further notice

Click here to watch a TeleVisit video

Provider Updates: 

New Providers Accepting New Patients:
We are excited to have new providers at various locations to serve you, our patients. These providers are accepting new patients and are eager to serve you and your family with all your healthcare needs. To schedule an appointment today, call 651-788-4444. To read more about their backgrounds, please see the link on their name. 

Shay Fashusi, PA-C, Woodbury Clinic

Dr. Thomas Haroldson, Vadnais Heights and White Bear Lake-Banning Clinics

Dr. Thomas E. Jones, Woodbury Clinic

Dr. Brandon Ng, Inver Grove Heights Clinic

Dr. Samantha Ngaw, Como/Roseville Clinic; offering OB services

Molly Rentz, PA-C, North St. Paul Clinic

Dr. Peter Troedsen, Woodbury Clinic

 

Awards:
The Top Doctors have been announced in the Mpls St. Paul magazine! Congratulations to the following providers; they were nominated for this honor by doctors and registered nurses for the exceptional patient care they provide:
Dr. Timothy Hernandez (West St. Paul Clinic)
Dr. David Thorson (White Bear Lake-Banning Avenue Clinic)
Dr. Theresa Wollan (Vadnais Heights Clinic)

We are proud of our staff who drive meaningful improvements in health, experience and affordability!
HealthPartners awarded Entira Family Clinics GOLD at their Partners in Excellence Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. The categories are:
Care & Treatment, Behavioral Health 
Care for Chronic Conditions, Primary Care 
Getting Care & Information, Primary Care 
Quality of Care & Communications, Primary Care 

Dr. Brandon Ng (Inver Grove Heights clinic) was given the Resident Teacher Award by Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) in June 2019.  The Resident Teacher Award recognizes teaching contributions by residents. Each family medicine residency program can give this award annually to the resident who has best demonstrated interest in and commitment to family medicine education. Congrats to our own Dr. Ng!

Dr. Joseph Saccoman (North St. Paul clinic) was nominated and received an award from Fulcrum Health. His personal approach exemplifies team-based care for patients in our community. Congratulations on being an award recipient!

Articles:
Dr. James Benzie (West St. Paul clinic) wrote an article, “My Declaration of Independence.” It was published in the Minnesota Family Physician, Fall 2019 issue. The article gives a great perspective about independent family physicians and clinics. We are happy to have Dr. Benzie on our team!

 

 

Learn More

Twin Cities Live:

August TCL: Dr. Samantha Ngaw, from our Como/Roseville Clinic, will be featured on TCL discussing breastfeeding tips. She is a family medicine doctor and also provides OB services. Tune in to KSTP Channel 5 at 3 pm on Monday, August 10!

July TCL:  Mike Butler, PA-C, from our Woodbury Clinic, was featured on TCL discussing back-to-school screenings and immunizations. Watch below!

Previous segment: Dr. Theresa Wollan was featured on TCL discussing TeleVisits and
E-visits. Watch here…you’ll understand how easy it it to use these virtual visits!

 

 

 


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