St. Petersburg Times highlights Tampa dermatologist's house call program

Dr. Seth Forman brings his office to patients with weekly visits to assisted living facilities.

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(PR NewsChannel) / April 18, 2011 / TAMPA, Fla. / At a time when healthcare is a hotly debated issue, some physicians, like Dr. Seth Forman, are doing whatever they can to make sure patients get the care they need. The Tampa dermatologist makes weekly house calls to patients in assisted living facilities.

“There are people that either can no longer drive, who no longer have cars or have to rely on family members or public transportation to do the most basic things,” says Forman. “I can make a real difference for them.”

Forman was recently featured in a St. Petersburg Times article for his house call program. The Tampa dermatologist began his house call program a couple years, after receiving a call from a local assisted living facility asking for his help.

“You can tell by the number of patients I see during my house call visits how important it is to care for the elderly regardless of their insurance situation,” he says. 

Forman is limited to the procedures he can perform during a house call, but says he can cover the basics. “I can draw blood, perform skin biopsies and other simple tests.”

He uses his laptop to access and update patients’ medical records and can write prescriptions on the spot. If more complex procedures are required, Dr. Forman suggests an office visit or trip to the hospital.

To read the full St. Petersburg Times article, please visit http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/medicine/a-handful-of-tampa-bay-doctors-still-make-house-calls/1163498

About Dr. Seth Forman:  Dr. Forman has two Tampa dermatology offices; one in Carrollwood and the other in Downtown Tampa. He opened the Tampa Psoriasis Center in his Carrollwood office in 2010. The center gives psoriasis sufferers access to the latest treatment options, including topical and oral medications, as well as biological and phototherapy. Dr. Forman is one of the few Tampa dermatologists to offer narrowband light therapy, which uses pharmaceutical grade light to suppress psoriasis.
 
For more on Dr. Seth Forman or Tampa dermatology, please visit www.formanderm.com.
 
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