True or False: If I need or want a screening test that is not covered by my health plan..I cannot obtain it. 

True of False: If I go outside my health plan coverage for care or testing that I need or want...the cost will be prohibitive.

Question:  Have you ever wanted a high quality, affordable, common sense alternative?

Answers:

1.  FALSE...Now you can.

2.  FALSE...See "What about Price and Value"

3.  Most tell us...YES!
 

If you're tired of the managed care run-around, wonder if your HMO really cares, would rather see a specialist than a "gate-keeper" or get confused in the media hype about women's health issues...consider this:
 

We specialize in the most important and appropriate part of women's health care often not available through your health plan.  You can keep your coverage as is and simply compliment your care with "Business Class" attention to detail.  It is what our best research tells us you need and what women consistently tell us they want.

There is obvious value for you with direct access to specialty care.  It enhances quality and also saves time and cost.  "Do it right the first time" has and always will be the best strategy for maintaining your health.  Consider these enormous personal medical costs of the major illnesses for women that go beyond the issues of pain, suffering, disability, loss of income and premature death:

1.  Cancer of the Cervix, uterus or ovary:     $100,000-$400,000
2.  Cardiovascular disease:                          $100,000-$400,000
3.  Osteoporosis:                                            $100,000-$400,000

Even if cost were no object, prevention is the only real way to insure against these kinds of disasters.
 
 

We have patterned a Health Map from a new program designed and recommended by several medical centers and directed by the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center and School of Medicine.  The objectives of this strategy are to:

--keep you well...(physically able, mentally clear and pain free)
--prevent illness
--support your emotional state and spiritual well being.

 

Most have heard and appreciate the value of early detection of problems.  "A stitch in time saves nine" is true in women's health now more than ever.  Technologies have improved dramatically and costs have come down for many screening procedures.  This improves the availabilty and accessibilty of testing for more women regardless of insurance coverage.   With early detection, most gynecological problems can be managed in the office, simply, precisely, comfortably and affordably.  The current literature and our experience highlights the importance of early detection for at least five common and serious threats to women's health.  We now offer in-office, state-of-the-art screening for:

Cervical Disease

Screening colposcopy to enhance pap smear testing

Ovarian and Uterine Problems

Vaginal ultrasound (sonograms) to improve the early detection of uterine and ovarian disease and ovarian cancer.

Breast Changes

Breast ultrasound (sonography) to complement mammography
and office examinations when breast masses are found.

Osteopenia and Osteoporosis

Bone density testing.

Cardiovascular Disease   (CVD)

Often mistakenly thought of as a man's ailment, CVD is the
number one cause of death and disabilty in menopausal women.  We can help assure that you are doing everything possible to minimize this "silent" risk.  Virtually all of our research has identified the critical importance of ensuring a healthy life-style, plus, one can then consider taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) starting at menopause.  Given properly, HRT is safe and effective in significantly decreasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes and does not increase the risk of cancer.
 

John T. Armstrong Jr., M.D.

Dr. Armstrong is a licensed physician and surgeon and has completed internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology.  He is board eligible by the the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a member of the American and California Associations of Physicians and Surgeons, and Physicians Who Care.
At Queen of the Valley Hospital, he is past chairman of the Department of Obstetrics/Newborn/Pediatrics, Quality Assurance in Obstetrics/Newborn/Pediatrics, and is a member of the Executive Committee, Cancer Committee, Infectious Disease Committee and Physican Wellness.  He is President of the California Association of Obstetricians and Gynecolgists and has practiced in Napa for 19 years.

He has special interest and training in:

--women's cancer screening and early detection
--abnormal pap smears and cervical dysplasia management
--female endocrinology (hormonal problems)
--menstrual disorders and premenstrual syndrome
--menopause management by conventional and alternative methods
--osteoporosis prevention, diagnosis and treatment
--urinary stress incontinence
--laparoscopic (minimally invasive) surgery
--hysteroscopy

He has extensive experience in:

--colposcopy
--diagnostic ultrasound (sonograms)

"Firsts"  in the Napa Valley

--in-office screening vaginal ultrasound for early detection of uterine and ovarian problems and ovarian cancer
--in-office bone density testing for osteopenia (pre-osteoporosis) and osteoporosis.
--Hi-tech testing for persistent and/or recurrent vaginitis.
 
 
 
 

Kristie Brandt, C.N.M., M.S.N., N.D.
Women's Health Care Specialist

We are fortunate to have on our part-time staff such a skilled nurse practitioner as Dr. Brandt.  She is available for annual exams, minor gynecologic problems, prenatal visits and contraception counseling.  For those who prefer a woman-to-woman approach to their gynecologic care...she is the best.
 

Yvonne Read, N.P.
Clinical Nurse Practitioner

New to our staff, Yvonne assists in well women visits, minor gynecologic problems and screening procedures.
 
 

Our office is located at 3434 Villa Lane, Suite 360, one block east of Queen of the Valley Hospital and 1/2 block north of Trancas Street.
 

3434 Villa Lane, Suite 360
Napa, CA  94558
(707) 257-4317
Fax:  (707) 257-4319