LAS VEGAS – Southwest Medical has added 6 new physicians to help meet the growing need for health services in the Las Vegas community:
Apeksha Desai, MD, joins Southwest Medical (2716 N. Tenaya Way) as medical director of on-demand medicine.
Esmeralda Jallad, MA, joins Southwest Medical (2716 N. Tenaya Way) as a medical assistant.
Phyllis Johnson, joins Southwest Medical (2650 N. Tenaya Way) as an associate patient care coordinator at the Tenaya Surgery Center.
Valerie Diamond, joins Southwest Medical (2716 N. Tenaya Way) as a patient care advocate in the patient services department.
Carolyn Dy, joins Southwest Medical (2716 N. Tenaya Way) as an RN case manager in the Resource Coordination Center.
Destini Green, joins Southwest Medical (2716 N. Tenaya Way) as a patient care advocate in the patient services department.
About Southwest Medical Associates
Southwest Medical, part of OptumCareTM, was founded in Las Vegas in 1972 and is Nevada’s largest multispecialty medical group with over 400 local health care providers through Southwest Medical and OptumCare Specialty and Primary Care, including seven convenient care centers, six urgent care centers, two outpatient surgery centers and two community centers catering to older adults, plus access to a network of 800 providers throughout Southern Nevada.
Our full spectrum of health care services includes Southwest Medical Hospice, improving the quality of life for people experiencing a terminal illness. We bring care and comfort home to our patients through Home Health Services, Home Care Plus and Total Home Care and Palliative Care, part of the continuum of care for all stages of a person’s life. For more than four decades we have provided this experienced, compassionate, innovative and high-quality care to patients throughout Southern Nevada. From our 24-hour urgent care center to industry-leading technology such as convenient e-visits and online options like the NowClinic® telemedicine platform, Southwest Medical’s goal is to bring patients the health care they want, the way they want it.
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