BayCare Brings Primary Care Services to SPC Faculty and Staff

SPC was one of the first employers in the Tampa Bay area to participate in this service for several of its campuses. BayCare brought its mobile bus to SPC’s Seminole campus on Dec. 8 where faculty and staff received their annual health and wellness exams after making an appointment. 

Frank Jurkovic, who received a physician exam at the Seminole campus, was grateful for this service. 

“My visit was quick, smooth and convenient, and clinical staff was friendly,” said Jurkovic, who is the director of international programs at SPC. “I completed my registration, checked my vitals and saw a doctor in just a few minutes. I popped in and out and back to work in a short time.”     

The mobile bus gives patients the full experience of a doctor’s visit. Brandon Steinberg, MD, primary care physician with BayCare Medical Group, said the service is helpful to people who don’t have access to a primary care doctor. It also helps doctors detect preventable health issues like heart disease, diabetes, and breast, colon and prostate cancers early, he said. 

“As a physician, it’s exciting to bring our services to people in a convenient, safe and efficient way,” said Dr. Steinberg, who was seeing patients at the Seminole campus. “The bus is set up like a primary care clinic. We’re able to check the patient’s vitals and perform a physical wellness exam quickly, and, if needed, do follow up visits into our clinic and send them for further testing and evaluations.”