Dear Patient,

On behalf of the NPA Mohawk Valley Chapter, we would like to take this time to thank you for choosing a Nurse Practitioner as your health care provider. We thank all of you for letting us know you have heard our commercial on the radio and acknowledged the role we play in your health care. Many people choose NPs as their primary care provider, just as others may select MDs or DOs. NPs deliver high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, personalized, patient-centered healthcare with excellent outcomes. In addition to diagnosing and managing acute and chronic illness, NPs place a strong emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention.

By providing both expert clinical care and health counseling, NPs can lower the cost of healthcare for patients. For example, patients with NPs as their primary care provider have fewer instances of emergency room visits, shorter hospital stays and often have lower medication costs.

This can be attributed to the fact that NPs partner with patients for their health and provide the necessary information so that the patient knows when early intervention is needed. In a population that is aging, with baby boomers becoming seniors in growing numbers over the next ten years, having choices about healthcare providers will become even more important. National NP Week gives visibility to the role of the nurse practitioner, helping consumers make wise choices when selecting their healthcare provider. Over the next several months as you hear about the primary care shortage remind your politicians there are over 13,000 solutions here in New York State alone, and that’s your healthcare provider a “Nurse Practitioner”.

Thank You,

Mohawk Valley Chapter NPA