Tuesday January 21, 2025 SNOW DAY!

Adult CARE OF AUSTIN

512-443-3577

Tuesday January 21, 2025 SNOW DAY! We are closed due to snow and ice in the Austin area.

If you are scheduled for an appointment, we are contacting you to provide a telemedicine appointment. For non-urgent issues, please contact us the next business day- hopefully Wednesday 1/22/25.

WELCOME TO ADULT CARE OF AUSTIN

Dr. Steven Dobberfuhl is an internal medicine physician. His clinic is located in South Austin, and he aims to provide comprehensive, personalized care with kindness, understanding, respect, and dignity.

He collaborates with Michael Petersen, PA-C, Lisa Bouillion, NP-C, and Jamie Jones, NP-C, to support your health and wellness.

Partnering with Mainstreet Health provides a Healthcare Navigator for Medicare Advantage patients of his practice. This new role will help patients access community resources such as affordable medications, transportation, and support services.

Adult Care of Austin continues to collaborate with Alliance ACO (which will include Aledade in 2025) to provide quality, value-based care to our traditional Medicare patients.

In 2025 we will provide Wellness Visit with a physical exam; on the same day labs will be drawn. A subsequent appointment will be scheduled to manage medical conditions, adjust prescriptions, review labs, and address new concerns as time allows. Medicare patients will require a copay for physical exam since it is not covered as part of the Annual Wellness Visit.

Starting in 2025, Dr. Dobberfuhl has all appointments scheduled as 20 minute appointments, except for new patient histories, which remains 60 minutes. Hopefully this will better allow Dr. D to stay on schedule.

PATIENT PORTAL INFORMATION AND ACCESS:

Click the button above for access and set up.

• Your username is typically your email address. You will receive a one-time password verbally, which you will need to change upon your first access to the portal.

• Please send non-urgent communication messages via the Portal. We strive to respond on the same business day, but it may take up to 48 hours.

• The portal allows you to access your personalized plan of care, including instructions, lab results, and referrals.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

VACCINES

• COVID-19 VACCINE:  - As of 9/2024, we recommend getting the updated vaccine. This targets the newest variants. COVID-19 infections have been worse in the summer of 2024 compared to 6 and 12 months ago, with more severe symptoms and increased hospitalizations. Keeping up with your vaccination helps to prevent severe disease, hospitalizations, and long-haul symptoms.

  Paxlovid remains effective in reducing symptoms and long-haul COVID-19.

• As of September 2024, the COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for everyone six years and older.

• Adult Care of Austin does not administer COVID-19 vaccines but encourages you to get vaccinated at your pharmacy.

• We encourage patients to get an ANNUAL FLU SHOT.

• If you are 75+ years old or 60+ with heart or lung disease, we recommend an RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccine. Arexvy and Abrysvo are both acceptable options.

• We are happy to discuss vaccines and help you make your decision.

• Dr. Dobberfuhl supports and encourages you to get vaccinated.

DO YOU NEED LAB WORK?

• You can now have your labs drawn by Quest Diagnostics at Adult Care of Austin with the following changes:

  • There is a lab draw station in a designated area of the lobby at Adult Care of Austin.

    • Lab draws are scheduled by appointment from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. After 10:00 am, walk-in draws are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

  • Alternatively, you can visit Quest Diagnostics, located in most Randall’s grocery stores and other locations.

    Please reach out to the specific location for information on safety measures and requirements.

  • PLEASE NOTE: For the convenience and safety of our patients, Adult Care of Austin provides Quest Diagnostics free space and scheduling services. Please be patient with us if issues arise.

  • If you prefer CPL (Clinical Pathology Labs), please let us know as different orders are required. CPL cancels orders in their system after three months, so we recommend obtaining a paper copy of orders.