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Welcome to St. Vincent IPA</b></font></p>
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St. Vincent IPA is an Independent Practice Association (IPA) comprised of more than
70 primary care physicians in the Greater Los Angeles area who are committed to the health and
well being of their patients.</p>
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<i>Why St. Vincent IPA?</i></p>
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St. Vincent IPA has been treating patients in the Greater Los Angeles area for nearly a decade. Our physicians are committed to maintaining the health and well being of you and your family by providing diligent preventative care, referrals to quality specialists, and ensuring that you and your family receive appropriate and timely diagnostic tests. The physicians of St. Vincent IPA are proud to be affiliated with St. Vincent Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, Children's Hospital, and California Hospital Medical Center. </font></p>
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<i>What if I get sick?</i></p>
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If you become ill, you will call the primary care physician that you have personally selected. Your physician will treat you in their private office. Should you need to see a specialist, your primary care physician will refer you to see a specialist within the St Vincent IPA network. Our nurses work with your primary care physician to ensure that your referral is handled to meet your needs.</p>
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As a member of St. Vincent IPA, you can rest assured that if you need to be hospitalized you will receive care at:</p>
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<li><span style='font-family:Symbol'><ins cite="mailto:CHirtler"
datetime="2000-03-14T15:05"></ins></span>St. Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'></span></span>Good Samaritan Hospital
<li>Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles
<li>California Hospital Medical Center</font></li>
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If you need care that these hospitals do not provide, we have an extended network to meet any patient care need.</p>
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<i>Are there any St. Vincent IPA doctors near my home?</i></p>
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St. Vincent IPA has more than 70 private practice physicians in the Greater Los Angeles area.</p>
<p><i>How do I sign up with St. Vincent IPA?</i></p>
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Becoming a member of St. Vincent IPA is easy. Look in your health plan directory for St.
Vincent IPA. The directory will list all of our physicians, their office locations and the
health plan code number that you need to use when selecting a physician. Use this number on
your health plan enrollment form or when enrolling over the telephone to become a member of
St. Vincent IPA. You may switch to a St. Vincent IPA doctor by contacting your health plan
and telling them that you would like to join St. Vincent IPA. Please call (800) 245-3551, Ext. 4256 to receive a list of St. Vincent IPA physicians.
<p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><i>St. Vincent IPA</i><br> (800) 245-3551, Ext. 4256</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><a href="stvin_contact.htm"><img src="images/title-contact_us.gif" width="282" height="31" border="0" alt="Contact us @ 561.860.8771 x107"></a></p>
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