Beach Family Medical

Dear Long Beach Community, We know everyone has really experienced a great deal of challenges recently and that tensions are running high throughout the community. We have seen increased fighting in general in our Long Beach Community Facebook groups. We have heard from so many patients in distress. We want to reassure you that we are here for you and we will get through this together as always. Bad times don't last! As the needs of our community have temporarily increased, w...e are experiencing an exceptionally high volume of patient visits and calls. In order to get through this and to give all of you the individualized attention that your health deserves, we need to work together. I want to remind everyone that blood results can take up to 7-10 days to get back from the lab, review, write notes, and upload into your portals. It is not an automated process. It takes time and expertise to compare to your prior results, analyze in light of your complaints, adjust medications, etc. If there is anything at all emergent, we will call you. And we WILL get your blood work up within 10 days, but often this takes place on the weekend after I have finished face-to-face patient care. But please be patient with us as we are attending to many needs of our patients during a tenuous time. Your patience will help us so much to get through everything as quickly as possible and continue to navigate these stormy waters together. Thank you for your trusting us and it is most certainly our honor to serve this community and we are grateful to have been able to stay open and help through these trying times. Enjoy your weekend!! Please stay safe! Dr. English and Shana See more

Help me wish a happy happy birthday to our Tabitha!! We couldn't do it without her! Happy birthday Tab - we miss you so much in the office with us, but know you are working so hard behind the scenes to keep us up and running until we can all be back to business as usual!!! Hope your day has been amazing!! Tabitha Dwyer

Happy 1 Year Anniversary Beach Family Medical!!! So much can change in a year... But we are here, happy to be helping navigate this pandemic with a community that we have grown to love so much. And we are so thankful for all of you who have chosen to trust us with your health and who have had patience and grown with us over this last year. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Stay well and if there is anything that we can help you with to continue to get through this trying time, please call, email, message us. Cheers to the first of many!!

Dr. English giving some info about coronavirus and its potential impact on Long Beach.

Dear Beach Family Medical Community, We have been working diligently to answer your questions and to put systems in place to best care for our community during this time and we want to inform you of the measures that may unfold over the upcoming weeks. We also want to further encourage and explain this concept of social distancing so that we can best protect our entire community. Let’s first address what to do if you are not feeling well and address the common questions we ha...Continue reading

Just a reminder we are closed for Presidents Day today. If you need a refill or have a quick question - send a message through your portal. Otherwise leave a message and we will return your call when we open tomorrow at 11am.

This time of year can be especially tough for up to 10% of people in the North. If you feel like you are suffering a little extra recently, you are not alone! Seasonal Affective Disorder, aka SAD, is very common. There are a few things that can help: 1. Light therapy - 20-60min of 10,000 lux white florescent light first thing in the morning 2. Vit D supplementation 3. Talk therapy 4. SSRIs/antidepressants... Other alternatives include acupuncture, meditation, and physical exercise. And my personal favorite mood booster - helping someone else!! If you need help, speak up! We are here! See more

Just a friendly reminder we are closed today for MLK day! Leave us a message and all non-urgent calls will be returned when we open tomorrow at 11am. Any urgent messages will be returned. If you need to schedule an appt, you can take a look at the portal or give us a call tomorrow. Med refills can be requested through the portal as well and we will send them in!

Happy New Year!! Who is up for a challenge??? Cold showers and self care - meditation, exercise, and giving up sugar - all things we recommend at your annual well visits!! Join us for the #feelgood14 challenge with #wimhof for the next 14 days! Comment if you are in and share your progress with us! I'm definitely in - Dr. E #wimhofmethod #selfcare #coldshowers #BeachFamilyMedical

Happy holidays to everyone! We are closed this Tues-Thurs, the 24-26th, and will reopen on Friday morning at 8am. Please leave a message and we will get back to you over the holiday for any urgent matters, or on Friday with all non-urgent matters. Thank you for your patience!

Happy Holidays! From Beach Family Medical!!

For those who are current patients, you know I am always recommending this course in meditation and mindfulness - and now it is free until the New Year! So if you were hesitating at all, try it now for free and start your New Year's resolution early!!

Today we were honored to attend the Long Beach Aware Breakfast of Champions honoring the work of community members and the organization. If you are unaware of the work Long Beach Aware does everyday to bring education, awareness, and prevention around issues of addiction in the youth of our city, please check out their facebook page or website and get involved! longbeachaware.org

Hey All! Dr. English will be out of the office this Sat 9/7, and Monday 9/9. We resume our normal hours on Tuesday 9/10. Tabitha will be answering the phone on Saturday and Monday during our normal hours and will relay any urgent messages for refills, etc. to Dr. English. Have a great weekend!!