As medical director of Westport Urgent Care, Dr. Deborah Mogelof is used to urgent requests from people about to leave on trips.
I need a prescription refill! they urgently tell the emergency physician, a longtime Westport resident.
I’m going to [wherever]. What medications do I need to pack?
Once they’re at their destinations, the questions keep coming.
My kid is sick, and we’re away from home. Help!
Dr. Deborah Mogelof
Help has arrived.
SafeTravelsMed.com went live earlier this month. It’s a site for personalized medical care for travelers (and their families).
Think of it as Westport Urgent Care, around the globe.
Mogelof offers 2 services. A travel kit includes 5 common over-the-counter medications: ibuprofen, acetaminophen, Benadryl, triple antibiotic ointment and a topical burn cream (plus Band-Aids). All are labeled, with dosage information.
Optional items include constipation and diarrhea medicines, and (why not?) a hangover kit.
Mogelof plans a “college pack” too, with all of the above items — plus Narcan.
Sure, you could assemble all that yourself.
But when was the last time you did?
The second service is “concierge.” For $300 patients get access to a visit with Dr. Mogelof before they travel. She can fill a prescription, or examine someone who feels ill.
There’s also the option to buy telehealth visits, from the road. The cost is $10 per call if booked 14 days ahead, $100 if booked less than 14 days.
Due to licensing requirements, concierge patients must be Connecticut residents, or visiting Connecticut at the time of the telehealth visit.
The doctor is also working on a college version of the concierge service. For $500 a year, a student would have access to telemedicine (provided she has contact with them in Connecticut as they start their membership).
Mogelof hopes to expand the telehealth offerings to a network of doctors nationwide.
SafeTravelsMed seems to fill a need in travel medicine.
An urgent need, you might say.
(For more information on SafeTravelsMed, click here.)
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What a great idea! Dr. Mogelof is flat out awesome. She has helped so many people and perfect much needed business!
Terrific initiative
Great idea for Urgent Travel Care business, in addition I was very impressed with Westport’s Health department on Bayberry Lane which offers comprehensive assessment and vaccinations for travelers. The Health department is a fabulous asset I’m not sure people realize, in particular for those traveling to other countries.
The staff there is exceptional and offered comprehensive planning for my trips. In addition don’t overlook telehealth options your medical insurer offers.
Brilliant…and Thank you for Westport Urgent Care Dr. Mogelof! Your health care facility has helped us all at one time or another.