We had the good fortune of connecting with Robert L Jamison, PhD, CCM, BH-C and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Robert L, is there something you can share with us that those outside of the industry might not be aware of?
DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO COULD USE OUR HELP?
WE ARE A RESOURCE FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY

Refer Clients to Alternative Healthcare LA in need of housing, caregivers, medical equipment or resources

Senior Wellness Exams * Chronic Care Management, Remote Patient Monitoring * Antibody Levels Testing Diabetes Care * Cardiac Assessment * Wound Care PCP * COPD * Renal Failure * Heart Disease * HIV * Behavioral Health Assessment * Cognitive Testing

Our partnerships extend throughout Southern California. For over 14 years, Alternative Healthcare has provided high-quality medical care to the uninsured low-income and Medicare residents of Los Angeles County.

A proud member of Unite Us LA Medical Network and Chronic Care Management Group in LosAngeles CA. We are in partnership with Centro Medico Community Clinic which is a non-profit 501(c)(3) Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-Alike (LAL) that serves Los Angeles, Corona, Riverside County and surrounding communities. We provide high-quality, comprehensive care to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. AHC and CMCC strive to expand access to care and promote the welfare of our communities through collaboration and creativity.

Your experience at Alternative Healthcare is unlike your typical doctor’s visit. Here, your practitioner will help you truly thrive by partnering with you to discover the underlying issues that are causing symptoms. Instead of focusing on just the disease, we focus on the whole person.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
I am a 36-year healthcare provider and Founder of Alternative Healthcare LA an Integrative Physician Medical Group with over 20 years’ experience as a Fellowship Trained Physician Assistant in Cardiovascular General Neurology GYN and Plastic Surgery. For the past 15 years have worked in numerous acute care hospitals setting & 3 urgent care clinics in Los Angeles, CA.

I’m a part of the primary care treatment team that identifies, triages, and manages patients with medical and behavioral health needs including chronic care conditions, such as Hypertension, Cardiac Arrest, Diabetes, Renal Failure, COPD, Wound Care including those with personal injuries. We give support to individuals, couples and families. We offer assistance in the short and long term to help patients adjust to family or lifestyle changes and transitions.

As the Director of Behavioral Health we help individuals cope with PTSD, stress, anxiety or depression, obesity. etc. Our Remote Patient Monitoring and Mobile Cardiac Telemetry program allows you, as the prescribing medical provider, to do that review yourself. Or you can leverage our dedicated team of licensed medical providers to review the data 24 hours a day. Over time, trends in the patient’s readings emerge.We work closely with Health Numeric to use digital technologies to monitor and capture medical and other health data from patients and electronically transmit this information to healthcare providers for assessment and, when necessary, recommendations and instructions.

Alternative Healthcare LA’s RPM and Chronic Care Management Aprogram can also help keep people healthy, allow older and disabled individuals to live at home longer and avoid having to move into skilled nursing facilities. RPM can also serve to reduce the number of hospitalizations, readmissions, and lengths of stay in hospital—all of which help improve quality of life and contain costs.”We monitor patients with chronic conditions through the use of Alternative Healthcare LA remote medical devices such as Blood Pressure Cuffs, Glucose Meters, Weight Scales, Pulse oximeter, to collect patient data and provide that to a remote medical professional on a daily basis.

We also provide each patient with a smart phone device, as the patient uses their cellular-connected medical device to take daily readings of their Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Blood Glucose, or other physiologic data, that information must be reviewed by a licensed medical provider to monitor for problems.

Alternative Healthcare LA also provides patients with cutting-edge, revolutionary treatment options that are more natural and less risky than typical treatment options. If you are living with diabetes, neuropathy, high blood pressure, or metabolic disorders such as PCOS, contact AHC today to see if PIR is right for you.

AHC currently providing services at 5 locations. On Washington Blvd near Downtown LA, in the heart of Beverly Hills, CA Whittier, Corona and a brand-new Urgent Care Clinic Located near Lemert Park and another location in the beautiful city of Orange County, CA.

Alternative Healthcare LA and Avalon Surgery Center Personal Injury Department

Rooted In patient-centered values, Alternative Healthcare LA and our partner Avalon surgery center stands as a sanctuary of safety, quality, and luxury within ambulatory surgery. Encountered tailored care in an intimate, boutique-style environment, where each surgical journey is marked by meticulous attention and genuine compassion. Welcome to Avalon surgery center where our commitment to excellent ensures an unparalleled experience for every patient.

AHC-LA and Avalon knows there’s so much more to surgery than what happens on the operating room table. That’s why we ensure surgeons who choose Avalon have everything they need to perform their best work, whether that’s top-of-the-line OR equipment or a place to rest and plan between procedures. Check out our facility or schedule a visit to learn more about how Avalon can help you do your best work.

At Avalon, you can concentrate on getting ready for surgery and recovery and let us handle the rest. Our staff can help your patients at each stage of your surgery journey and give you the best chance to achieve positive surgical outcomes. Partnering with Avalon Surgery Center gives you the best chance for surgical success by putting patients first.

To schedule your appointment for our Personal Injury Department call AHC-LA today at (213) 258-5112 Behavioral Health Xray MRI Ultrasound & surgical procedures are available Letter of Protections accepted by each patient’s attorney for PI cases.

Our patients consistently praise us for our spa-like environment, where each individual receives 5-star treatment. We specialize in providing custom experience tailored to the unique needs of every case & Anesthesia.

Physician Specialties

*Pain Management
*Neurology Surgery
*Podiatry Surgery
*Orthopedic Surgery
*Plastic Surgery

General Surgery, Urology, and other specialties also available upon request. Our team will assist you in scheduling appointments, confirming appointments, and retrieving reports and bills for any providers.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Since I work in the medical field and entertainment industry whenever my friends come to California and visit me. I’ll give them my a tour of my practice and demonstrate to them how dedicated my staff and I are to our organization.

Believe it or not at age 63 My wife and I we love live Entertainment and we love to dance. We would take our guest to our friend club. I’ll take my friends to our favorite spot called the Bombay Ultra Lounge in Ontario, CA. or if there’s a concert going on, we would take them out to listen to some live music.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Dr. Cadrin Gill, MD, is my mentor and for past 10 years I have been privileged enough to work with him at the Vernbro Medical Center. He works in Los Angeles, CA as a family medicine specialist and has over 4 decades experience.

Dr. Gill is board certified in family practice and graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 1976. At present, Dr. Gill has received an average rating of 4.2 from patients and has been reviewed 4 times. Their office accepts new patients and has telehealth appointments.

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Image Credits
Photos courtesy of Robert L Jamison, PhD, CCM, BH-C

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