Oswego Family Physicians joins Oswego Health’s Physicians Care P.C.

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Family Physicians (OFP) has joined Oswego Health’s Physician Care P.C.

Described as “one of the area’s largest primary-care physician practices,” OFP affiliated with the health system on Sept. 30, Oswego Health said in a Wednesday news release.

Oswego Health didn’t release any terms of its affiliation agreement with Oswego Family Physicians

“By affiliating with Oswego Health we will be able to concentrate on meeting the health-care needs of our patients,” Dr. Robert Morgan, one of the doctors with Oswego Family Physicians, said. “In just the last few years, the regulatory demands on a medical practice have become cumbersome and very time consuming. Oswego Health will now administer all these requirements for us.”

Besides Morgan, those involved in the practice include Dr. Micheal Stephens, Dr. Douglas Guenter, Dr. Mark Humphrey, along with two advanced-care providers; physician assistant Jessica Digby and nurse practitioner Emily Weston, and support staff.

“This affiliation will allow us to work with their leadership team to recruit more primary-care physicians to the area,” Stephens said in the release. “Today, recruitment is not typically a task done by independent physicians. To secure the right candidate takes many months of work. We look forward to Oswego Health helping us recruit outstanding individuals who will join us in delivering care right here in our community.”

The Oswego Health captive professional corporation, Physician Care P.C., provides physician services in bariatrics, cardiology, general surgery, primary care, orthopedics, and otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat).

OFP will maintain its office at 110 W. Utica St. in Oswego, along with the same phone and fax numbers. The practice’s website will be redirected to oswegohealth.org, where patients will find the OFP patient portal.

“This is an exciting opportunity for the health system and for Oswego Family Physicians,” Michael Harlovic, president and CEO of Oswego Health, said. “We are pleased to welcome the practice’s four physicians, the advanced-care providers and the support staff to Oswego Health. These medical professionals have been providing exceptional primary care services for many years and through the practice we expect to expand access to this care, which is lacking in our community.”

Harlovic stressed that community members who seek care at the practice will see few changes.

Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com