Crossroads-To-Care Segment - September 6, 2026

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CROSSROADS TO CARE (house calls are back) w/ Patricia Ryan, MSN, ANP-BC re; Presented through the generosity of www.VitalFactors.com. The answer to how to have more natural energy and how to feel years younger. The famous “fizzies” I love so much. www.vitalfactors.com.

- EXPLANATION OF PATRICIA’S SERVICES: An adult nurse-practitioner who makes house calls. A concierge practitioner.

- DISCUSSION of what a “nurse practitioner” is.

- PATRICIA PROVIDES SERVICES SUCH AS; Same as in a doctor’s office; She can;

1. Diagnose 2. Treat. 3. Prescribe. 4. Referrals as needed (Xrays, home health care, etc), 5. Do blood tests right there, deliver them to the lab and get you the results. 6. Check-ups.

- DEFINITION of an Adult Nurse Practitioner; a nurse who went back to school and has a Master’s Degree and MAKES HOUSE CALLS.

- REPORT on how convenient her services are for many folks for many reasons. Good to know your “starting point” from your blood work.

- REPORT on her concierge services for folks 18 and over.

- REPORT that Patricia can prescribe GENERIC BRANDS and save you MONEY!!!

- REPORT that she is the ONLY nurse practitioner who has this type of practice in the Coachella Valley.

1. Check-ups.

2. Overall health.

3. Yearly visits.

4. She will do the blood-draw and deliver it to the labs.

5. SHE HAS PORTABLE ULTRASOUND AND XRAY DEVICES.

- DISCUSSION of the convenience of her services if you;

1. Don’t drive.

2. Don’t want to sit in the doctor’s office AND WAIT to be seen.

3. Don’t have to get up and get dressed, can be seen while bedridden.

4. Don’t have to deal w/ the “wait” time to get an appointment w/ your primary care physician. Patty can see you in a very timely manner.

- REPORT that you can become a patient w/ a yearly fee, or she can bill Medicare, and her visits are charged to insurance which she will help you fill out.

- REPORT that she can write prescriptions. Even for bio-identical hormones as well.

- REPORT that many of her patients are seniors.

- QUESTIONS FROM “JOEY PALS.”

1. What is neuropathy and does drinking cold water have any bearing on this condition? (Part of having diabetes. Numbness in your extremities. Drinking cold water does nothing one way or the other. Best to drink tepid water anyway.)

2. What is TIRZEPATIDE? (One of the new weight loss drugs. This is the generic name. Made by Lilly. A GLP1 medication. Affect your pancreas (that makes insulin) So if you DO NOT have diabetes and you take these GLP1 drugs they will affect either your pancreas and/or your thyroid and have been known to cause thyroid cancer.)

- ANNOUNCEMENT that Patricia can now inject Botox!!!

- (contact info: www.crossroadstocare.org and (760) 669-1654).

Patricia