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can of beans and you cut yourself pretty badly . You can go ahead and text a photo to our emergency line , and say ‘ What do you think I should do ?’ I can go ahead and meet you at the clinic , and get you sutured up . I ’ ll get you fixed up and you can go about your day and enjoy the rest of your weekend .”
Bame-Anderson loves the immediacy of direct primary care — being able to quickly snap into action , and being part of the process from start to finish .
“ You get to fix the person right there and you get to see it ,” she said . “ You get that immediate gratification .”
And if it ’ s something less
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( PHOTO BY LAUREN FLAUM )
Motivity Health is currently accepting new patient members , and serves communities throughout the area from its centrally-located office in the Conroy Law Building at 261 East Broadway in Monticello .
serious that doesn ’ t require a visit to the exam room , she ’ s happy to still be able to help via text , phone or video chat .
“ I can just guide them through over-the-counter remedies or holistic treatments ,” she said . “ A lot
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of times things can be addressed virtually , without them having to come in .”
Growing practice
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In addition to Bame-Anderson , patients may also get to interact with phlebotomist Angie Krautbauer |
of Monticello , who draws blood at the clinic . While Motivity is staffed by just the two for now , Bame-Anderson is looking to bring on another team member — either a Licensed Practical Nurse ( LPN ) or Certified Medical Assistant ( CMA ).
That will be key as the business continues to blossom , with about 90 members and growing .
Several local employers have already taken notice of Motivity , opting to purchase memberships for their workers as opposed to traditional health insurance .
“ We have three different small businesses in town that pay for their employees to have memberships here , because they can ’ t afford to buy health insurance for their employees ,”
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Bame-Anderson said .
At Motivity , it ’ s not just the care model that ’ s different . The office itself is also far from the norm of what people may expect , with a stylish design brightened up by live plants , comfy couches , artwork with some personal meaning to Bame-Anderson and a cute coffee bar where patients can help themselves to a cup of joe .
“ We wanted it to be more homey ,” she said . “ We didn ’ t want it to feel sterile like a doctor ’ s office .”
Bame-Anderson got some help from her family , including handy husband Jason Anderson , in turning the former eye clinic into what she envisioned .
“ When I took over , it had purple wallpaper and purple carpet . Even the furniture was purple — including
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the front desk ,” she recalled . “ We did most of the work ourselves . We did the demo work . My sisterin-law paints and she did all the painting . We put up the light , new floors , a barn door . We had a friend custom make the sign for us .”
Now , when she walks into the clinic , she can ’ t help but smile as she sees the revamped space and all that it represents .
“ I ’ m pretty proud ,” she said . “ Sometimes I have to pinch myself to remind myself it ’ s real . Ultimately I just love to see how happy my patients are . I love getting to see the progression , from when they come in with some type of illness or struggle and then seeing the progress they ’ ve made and how happy they are . It fills my love bucket .”
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