Wholehearted Adult Health

About Wholehearted Adult Health

What is Wholehearted Adult Health?

Wholehearted Adult Health is a private functional medicine practice at 1399 Route 52, Suite 105, in Fishkill, New York. Yalanda Howard, AGNP-BC, NP, runs the practice and is the prescriber listed for it. Her own description draws on more than 25 years of walking alongside patients. It puts an emphasis on mental health and wellness, and it combines conventional medicine with holistic techniques.

It offers four services: acute and chronic disease care, functional medicine, guided hormone therapy and blood management. The hormone program is a 90-day guided program, and the practice keeps it small on purpose. In its own words: "This program is intentionally limited in size to protect the quality of care." Blood management is offered for patients preparing for bloodless surgery or recovering from it. It does not list weight loss or peptide therapy.

Office hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 10am to 5:30pm, and visits are by appointment only. It has a Google rating of 5 from 11 reviews.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices, a consultation fee or a program fee. It also does not say whether medication is included in any program fee, whether it accepts insurance, or whether it offers telehealth visits. It has both a payment policy and a missed-appointment policy, so ask to see both before you pay anything. In its own words: "The best way to reach us is by calling during business hours." Call 845-745-0209 and ask for the figures in writing.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask whether the hormone program has a monthly or one-time price, and whether that fee covers the medication or only the visits. Ask which hormones are prescribed, and whether any are compounded rather than brand-name. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, since the program runs for 90 days, and whether each one is billed separately.

Ask whether it takes insurance or whether every visit is paid in cash. Ask whether telehealth visits are available, because the practice does not say. Ask who signs the prescription, since Yalanda Howard, AGNP-BC, NP, is the listed prescriber, and whether any other provider is involved in your care. If weight loss or peptide therapy is why you are calling, ask first, since neither is on the list of services. Finally, ask how cancellations and missed appointments are charged under the payment policy.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want one nurse practitioner involved in your care over a long stretch, you can make Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday appointments in Fishkill, and you are willing to get every price in writing before you book. If you need weight loss or peptide care, it does not list either, so start with a call before you assume it is offered.

Sources: wholeheartedadulthealth.com, wholeheartedadulthealth.com/hormone-therapy, wholeheartedadulthealth.com/services

Services Offered

Hours

Office Hours - By Appointment Only OFFICE HOURS TUESDAY 10am - 5:30pm WEDNESDAY 10am - 5:30pm THURSDAY 10am -5:30pm