CommonSpirit Primary Care Penrose Hospital
Hours
About
In an increasingly complex system of health care, we aim to simplify the process by treating the whole person and not just a specific disease process or body system.
CommonSpirit Primary Care St. Francis Hospital is conveniently located at the corner of Circle Drive and Union Boulevard. Our location is across from the Audubon Medical Campus and Medical Center Point, giving you close proximity to other specialists and medical services.
Our Services
Our primary care providers strive to provide a medical home for our Colorado Springs patients - a home where health care providers know their patients and treat them with the respect and care of a loved one.
Primary Care services we provide
- Adult annual physicals
- Immunizations
- Outpatient lab & x-ray services
- Preventive health screenings
- Sports physicals
- Well-baby/child check-ups
Conditions We Treat
- Arthritis
- Cardiovascular conditions
- Diabetes
- Injuries
- Flu
- Strep throat
Providers
![Tyler Backlas, MD](https://www.mountain.commonspirit.org/sites/default/files/styles/profile_image/https/embed.widencdn.net/img/csdam/ladaflj3tt/exact/Photo_BacklasTyler_MD_Portrait.jpg?h=84a6bde8)
![Guarderas Fernando, MD](https://www.mountain.commonspirit.org/sites/default/files/styles/profile_image/https/embed.widencdn.net/img/csdam/ohyr1jvyml/exact/Photo_GuarderasFernando_MD_FamilyMed_002.jpg?h=0ce97e68)
![susan heffley](https://www.mountain.commonspirit.org/sites/default/files/styles/profile_image/public/2022-01/susan_heffley_m.d._-_headshot_edit.jpg?h=2c61325d)
![Meagan Jones, DO](https://www.mountain.commonspirit.org/sites/default/files/styles/profile_image/public/2021-02/600Jones_Meagan.png?h=8bfb6e2f)
![Dorthy Saune, DO](https://www.mountain.commonspirit.org/sites/default/files/styles/profile_image/public/2019-03/PJ5A2924.jpg?h=e550ee3b)
![Portrait of Lindsey Szymaszek](https://www.mountain.commonspirit.org/sites/default/files/styles/profile_image/https/embed.widencdn.net/img/csdam/s1l7utwkhj/exact/Photo_SzymaszekLindsey_Portrait.jpg?h=73541a1f)
![Carissa Keirsey, LPC](https://www.mountain.commonspirit.org/sites/default/files/styles/profile_image/public/2021-03/600Kiersey.png?h=8bfb6e2f)
![Sharon Ortiz](https://www.mountain.commonspirit.org/sites/default/files/styles/profile_image/public/Sharon-Ortiz.jpg?h=c9e056bc)
![Lynn Pyle, NP](https://www.mountain.commonspirit.org/sites/default/files/styles/profile_image/https/embed.widencdn.net/img/csdam/mdtoepxvm3/exact/Photo_PyleLynn_NP_Portrait_002.jpg?h=ea2c671e)
![Amanda Spinuzzi, NP](https://www.mountain.commonspirit.org/sites/default/files/styles/profile_image/https/embed.widencdn.net/img/csdam/o5vudwyokx/exact/Photo_SpinuzziAmanda_NP_Portrait.jpg?h=2265a9b1)
Patient Resources
Primary Care First
We are Participating in a New Program to Enhance Your Care: Primary Care First
Primary Care First is an innovative healthcare payment program that aims to improve our patients’ care experience by reducing administrative burdens, so our team can spend more time with you.
Giving doctors extra support to help you get better care
Our goal has always been to provide you with the highest quality of care. Through Primary Care First, we will receive additional resources from Medicare and other health insurance companies to help us enhance our work and provide you the best quality, patient-centered care.
More information for patients with original Medicare
As part of this program, Medicare will start sharing some of your personal health information with us, such as when you receive care at hospitals, emergency departments, and specialist offices. This will help provide us with a more complete picture of your health and allow us to better coordinate your care.
If you want to stop Medicare from sharing this information, you should call
1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.
Your Medicare benefits are not changing, and this program is only intended to enhance the healthcare you receive at our location You still have the right to use or visit any doctor or hospital that accepts Medicare, at any time. Your doctor may continue to recommend that you see particular doctors for your specific health needs, but it is always your choice which doctors you use or hospital you visit.
Questions?
If you have questions or concerns, you can call your doctor, or bring it up at your next appointment.
For more information about this new Medicare program, please:
- Visit the Primary Care First webpage; or
- Call 1-800-MEDICARE.
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