Exemplar Care launches 24/7 urgent care clinic Friday, March 12, 2021 6:00 AM
A West Des Moines physician who is beginning his third year operating a direct primary care practice has now launched a 24-hour urgent care/extended care clinic as an additional service for his members, but the clinic will also provide a much-needed off-hours community resource to the public.
More than 500 Central Iowa patients are currently enrolled as members of Exemplar Care, a direct primary care practice established by Dr. Jon Van Der Veer in January 2019. The steady revenue stream from the flat fee member rates paid by his patients has made it possible for him to launch the 24/7 urgent care clinic. It’s located in an expanded facility he’s moved into at 7300 Westown Parkway, Suite 330. The urgent care clinic officially opened on Feb. 15.
By Sue Danielson
Mar 4, 2021
(Des Moines, IA) Des Moines airport passengers can now get a COVID test. Airport spokesperson Kayla Kavarna says there are three tests ranging in cost from 25-to-90-dollars. Results take less than an hour for the rapid antigen test and the antibody test. The more advanced, P-C-R test results come back in 24-hours. The P-C-R is needed for international travel. Testing is located in the temporarily-closed restaurant south of the ticketing area.
Kavarna says results from the rapid antigen test and the antibody test could come back with 15-minutes to an hour. She says testing is an option for all ticketed passengers, departing or arriving to the airport. If someone tests positive, the airport asks them not to travel. She reminds passengers that international destinations and some in the United States require proof of a negative test. .
Exclusive: Travelers can get COVID-19 testing at DSM Airport Share Updated: 5:20 PM CST Mar 4, 2021 Share Updated: 5:20 PM CST Mar 4, 2021
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Show Transcript FIRST-LOOK INSIDE THE OPERATION BEFORE TODAY’S KICKOFF. YOU CAN’T MISS IT. NEW SIGNS BLANKET THE AIRPORT. COVID TESTING RAPID RESULTS. IT’S ONE STOP. YOU CAN JUST COME TO THE AIRPORT AND GET YOUR TEST. A LITTLE MORE THAN A MONTH AGO, KEVIN FOLEY, WITH THE AIRPORT, MENTIONED THE IDEA OF VACCINATING PASSENGERS IN A KCCI INTERVIEW. EXEMPLAR CARE SAW THE STOR SO LITERALLY SHE SENT ME A PICTURE OF KCCI’S SCREEN, KEVIN, AND THE REQUEST. SUBMITTING A SUCCESSFUL PROPOSAL, AND ORGANIZING ALL THIS IN JUST 10 DAYS RIGHT BY THE INFORMATION DESK YOU’LL SEE THE BIG WORDS, COVI TESTING, AND TO SIGN UP, Y SCAN A QR CODE, A WEBSITE WILL POP UP. YOU CLICK IT, AND BOOK YOUR TEST. THE GOAL IS TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS ONLINE, BEFORE TRAVEL, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PCR TEST THOSE RESUL
New Iowa clinic set to provide personal care to small number of patients Share Updated: 8:54 AM CST Feb 11, 2021 Share Updated: 8:54 AM CST Feb 11, 2021
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Show Transcript ON WESTTOWN PARKWAY. TOMMIE: DR. JON VAN DER VEER HAS A NEW VISION FOR IOWANS. HE TELLS ME HE WAS SICK OF SEEING HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FAILURES. SAYING, OFFICES ARE SEEING TOO MANY PEOPLE IN TOO LITTLE TIME, AND MISSING WHAT MATTERS MOST. THAT’S WHY HE IS ABOUT TO OPEN EXEMPLAR CARE, JUST OFF JORDAN CREEK PARKWAY. THE PRACTICE WILL DELIVER PERSONAL CARE TO A SMALLER NUMBER OF PATIENTS, ALLOWING THE PATIENT AND PROVIDER TO DEVELOP A BETTER RELATIONSHIP. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT HE SAYS IT WILL HOUSE THE METRO’S FIRST 24-HOUR URGENT CARE CLINIC AND 23-HOUR OBSERVATION AREA FOR PATIENTS. HE SAYS THE CLINIC WILL PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY UNMATCHED BY CURRENT STANDARDS. AND HOPES OTHERS WILL FOLLOW SUIT, ONCE THE MODEL KICKS OFF MONDAY. THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF A KIND. IT’S T