Thanking Dr. Friedman and Westside Neurology

Neurologist Daniel Friedman joined Project Access NOW after years of seeing uninsured patients with limited access to diagnostic testing and medications, which made evaluating and treating them much more difficult.

“Because Project Access NOW allows patients to have diagnostic testing and medications,” Dr. Friedman said, “my job is easier and I am able to provide patients with the care that they need. It saves time, energy and frustration for both the patient and myself.”

Dr. Friedman has been with the Westside Neurology group in Hillsboro for 6 years. Thanks to the phone call by Dr. Edmundo Rosales at the Essential Health Clinic, Dr. Friedman started serving uninsured patients there. Project Access NOW then recruited him to participate in the coordinated system.

Dr. Friedman’s initial concern about how the system would work in conjunction with his private practice quickly dissipated. “I see new 12 Project Access patients a year as well as returning patients,” Dr. Friedman said.

About his participation, Dr. Friedman said, “I’ve been very happy to participate. Project Access NOW staff are very supportive. It’s a beneficial program, and I’m thrilled it’s out there to help.”

(January 2010)