Foundation Direct Family Care

About Foundation Direct Family Care

What is Foundation Direct Family Care?

Foundation Direct Family Care is a direct primary care practice at 202 S Hamilton St, Dalton, GA 30720. Patients pay a monthly membership instead of billing insurance. The phone number is 706-460-2954. Three prescribers are named: Dr. Kayla Dziuba, DO, who offers the hormone therapy; Dr. Michelle Little, DO; and Dana Ridley, MSN, APRN, FNP-C. The practice lists eight services: primary care, urgent care, lab services, an in-house pharmacy, lifestyle medicine, women's health, in-office procedures, and hormone replacement therapy.

Hormone therapy is the service the practice describes most fully. Its hormone page covers menopause and perimenopause, gender-affirming hormone therapy, and testosterone therapy for low testosterone levels. Weight management falls under lifestyle medicine. No weight-loss medication is named. Visits are by appointment only, and the practice offers virtual consultations and text messaging. The practice does not say when it opened. Google lists it at 4.6 from 25 reviews.

What does it cost?

The hormone management plan, Continued Care with Dr. Dziuba, is $80 per month. The first visit costs $250, which includes your first month of membership and the lab work needed to start. General membership is $80 per month for ages 0 to 17, $100 for ages 18 to 64, and $120 for ages 65 and up. A family plan is $330 per month. There is a one-time enrollment fee of $75, or $150 for the family plan, and it is waived if you pay annually.

The practice does not say whether the $80 plan includes your hormone medication. Its in-house pharmacy offers non-controlled hormone medications at a discounted rate, and its in-house lab offers discounted lab work. It does not publish a price for weight management. It does not accept insurance. In its own words: "Our memberships are month-to-month, and you can cancel at any time." It also asks for 30 days' notice if you leave.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask whether the $80 plan covers the hormone medication or whether the medication is billed on top of it. Ask whether the medication is brand-name or compounded, and what it costs through the in-house pharmacy. Ask what follow-up lab work costs after the $250 first visit, and whether the $75 enrollment fee is separate from that $250.

If weight loss is your goal, ask whether a medication is part of the program and what the program costs. Ask which prescriber will sign your hormone prescription. Only phone hours are listed, from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Monday through Thursday and 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Friday, so ask when office visits are available. The practice says most patients join within 4 to 6 weeks, so ask how long your own wait would be. Finally, ask how the 30-day notice works if you decide to leave.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a physician-led membership practice for hormone care or general primary care, you can pay cash, and you are comfortable with appointment-only visits and text messaging. It is a weaker fit if your main goal is a named weight-loss medication or a peptide or longevity program, since neither is listed.

Sources: daltonfdfc.com, daltonfdfc.com/hrt, daltonfdfc.com/service, daltonfdfc.com/about-us, daltonfdfc.com/pricing

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Phone Hours: Our phone lines are open from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Monday through Thursday and 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Friday.

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