Access to healthcare is a critical issue for Arizona’s women who make up 50% of the state’s population, with 79% being adults over 18 years of age. This is important because women have unique medical needs starting at adolescence all the way through menopause. Yet, healthcare is not accessible to all. According to a 2021 study published in a healthcare administration journal, Medical Care, which assessed social and demographic indicators among residents seeking healthcare services, 13.5% of adults in Arizona reported having no health insurance, 28.7% — of which 23.8% were women — indicated they did not have a personal doctor, and 14.1% overall said that medical costs prevented them from seeking care.
With these facts and opportunities in mind, HealthyU Clinics has set out to address the gaps in women’s healthcare across the Valley. It has identified areas to provide compassionate and dedicated care for women in all stages of life who consistently face unmet health needs.
As a startup healthcare company that is primarily physician owned, HealthyU Clinics uses the hub-and-spoke model to keep value-based primary care as the foundation of its services while connecting patients to multispecialty providers at its clinic locations across the Valley.
Applying this model to women’s healthcare, HealthyU identified an opportunity to expand specialty services for women in the East Valley by acquiring Ma’am Exams in Gilbert. HealthyU retained all 20 staff members and added medical professionals, allowing patients to benefit from having convenient access to primary care providers and women’s health services in one location, including same-day care and medical spa services in addition to thyroid treatment, bio-identical hormone replacement, vitamin deficiencies and weight loss.
By expanding services to include women’s health, the team at HealthyU Clinics aims to reduce some of the fragmentation that exists in the healthcare system and provide next generation value-based care to patients.
HealthyU Clinics sees the value in supporting women’s health and is exploring opportunities to add a sister location under the Ma’am Exams brand in the West Valley.
This expansion is part of HealthyU Clinic’s mission of enhancing communities through affordable and accessible value-based care. To begin chipping away each barrier within Arizona’s healthcare system, HealthyU Clinics aims to provide more access to primary and specialty care, expand comprehensive treatment plans and bilingual health solutions, and strategically weave itself into local communities that demonstrate immediate need. It has the team to do it, with more than 130 physicians and medical support staff that include certified physician assistants, behavioral health practitioners and physician liaisons across 11 Valley clinics.
After connecting with thousands of patients and working together to improve their health at more than 70,000 appointments, the HealthyU team looks to the future with the commitment to ensure personalized, quality and compassionate care is accessible to all.
 Varesh Chaurasia is chief executive officer of HealthyU Clinics. |
