An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure: How Concierge Medicine Safeguards Your Health

When the check engine light appears on your car’s dashboard, you take it to a mechanic as soon as possible. Waiting only exacerbates the problem and worsens the damage.

The same applies to your health. However, your body doesn’t have a check engine light, so you must rely on your awareness of symptoms and dedicated care from your doctor to spot problems before they can grow. That’s why health experts across the country highly recommend preventive medicine. 

This approach lowers your chances of encountering health conditions while minimizing the complications of those that arise. As they say, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 

That’s why David Bolon, MD, offers concierge medicine at Manhattan Integrative Cardiovascular. With this option, you pay a membership fee in exchange for ongoing access to Dr. Bolon and our team at our Midtown East Manhattan, New York City office and via Dr. Bolon’s dedicated phone number and email address. 

The importance of prevention

According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, millions of Americans don’t get the preventive care they need that could lower their risk for diseases, disabilities, and death. 

For example, high blood pressure is often called the silent killer because it doesn’t exhibit any symptoms but can cause stroke, heart attack, and other life-threatening conditions. The only way to know you have hypertension is to measure your blood pressure, a routine, painless test we perform at every visit. 

That’s just one example. If you have a family history of certain types of cancer, preventive medicine also means creating a personalized screening schedule and discussing any new symptoms you’re experiencing.

That might sound like a lot of work, and it can be if you stick with the traditional way of seeing a doctor. It could mean waiting on hold to make your appointment, waiting weeks to get in, and waiting in the waiting room — all for a rushed visit with your doctor. 

However, concierge medicine offers a different way to manage preventive care. 

Concierge medicine: taking a proactive approach

Concierge medicine allows Dr. Bolon to take on a smaller number of patients so that he can be readily available to each one and take a personalized approach to each individual. 

Dr. Bolon prioritizes preventive medicine, developing a screening schedule tailored to you, which might include screenings for:

• Various types of cancer
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Diabetes
• Osteoporosis
• Heart disease

Concierge medicine also means Dr. Bolon is just a call or email away. If you start to experience a new symptom, you can discuss it with him immediately and address the issue before it has the chance to grow. 

To explore how concierge medicine can help you get the preventive care you need, call (646) 793-3806 or email us at membership@micnyc.com. For any other care you need from Dr. Bolon, call our office at (716) 303-4738 or book your appointment online.