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primary care
Everyone needs a primary care provider to take care of
those common illnesses, like the flu or sore throat.
Your primary care provider is also your partner in
preventing illnesses and detecting them when they are
most easily treated.
Rome
Memorial Hospital offers primary care in two locations:
o
PrimeCare,
155
W. Dominick St.,
Rome......................................... 338-7640
Open
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
o
Boonville Family Care,
13407 State Route 12, Boonville................ 942-3500
Open
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
8 am to 7 p.m. Wednesdays.
PrimeCare for
Adults
PrimeCare is staffed by Elif N. Erim, M.D., who is board
certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine,
and Susan Grove, R.N., F.N.P., a certified nurse
practitioner.
Dr.
Erim completed her residency and fellowship in geriatric
medicine at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center and
Beth Israel Medical Center in New York
City. She received her medical degree at the Istanbul
University Faculty of Medicine in Turkey, where she
completed her residency in diagnostic radiology.
Dr.
Erim’s certification in geriatrics is affirmation of her
understanding of the unique needs of our elderly
population. As people age they tend to face more
frequent health problems that are also more complicated
to manage.
Mrs. Grove earned her
registered nursing degree through Mohawk Valley
Community College in Utica in 1985. She received
her nurse practitioner certification from the Community
General Hospital Program in 1997. Mrs. Grover has
more than 30 years of experience in clinical and office
settings including family practice, general medicine and
geriatrics.
According to the Alliance for Aging Research, the
average 75-year old person has three chronic medical
conditions and uses five prescription drugs, as well as
multiple over-the-counter remedies. For many older
people, the incidence of depression, incontinence, and
memory loss are a direct threat to their ability to live
independently.
People
are living longer and we need to help them stay healthy
so they can enjoy their later years. It’s not enough
for us to just prolong life. We need to work with our
seniors to maximize their quality of life as they grow
older.
Boonville
Family Care
for Adults and
Children
Boonville Family Care is a family practice that also
offers the convenience of on-site general x-ray and a
laboratory collection center for blood work and other
tests.
The
office is staffed by Physician Assistant Timothy Mercer,
M.S., RPA-C.
Mercer earned
his masters of science physician assistant degree in
2000 from the University of New England, Biddeford,
Maine. He graduated with a bachelor of science in
business administration from Syracuse University, Utica
campus, in 1992.
Mercer holds a
certification with the National Commission on
Certification of Physician Assistants. He is also
certified in Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support
with the American Heart Association. Mercer is a
registered physician assistant with the New York State
Education Department and the United States Drug
Enforcement Agency.
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