Concierge Primary Care Near Historic Old Northeast, St. Petersburg

Historic Old Northeast sits just north of downtown St. Petersburg, between 4th Street and the Tampa Bay shoreline. It’s known for its original brick streets, hexagonal block sidewalks, granite curbs, and a mix of bungalows and Mediterranean-style homes with deep front porches. Its story goes back to 1905, when developer C. Perry Snell began laying out streets and utilities east of 1st Street, and to 1910, when Snell and J.C. Hamlett added the North Shore subdivision with trolley lines, seawalls, and a waterfront park. Today, North Shore Park runs along the bay from Coffee Pot Bayou down toward Vinoy Park, with paths, a beach, tennis courts, and playgrounds.

It’s a neighborhood people walk: to the water, to downtown, to a neighbor’s porch. A doctor’s office should feel just as easy to reach.

The nearest AnswersMD office

The AnswersMD St. Petersburg office, Bayshore Concierge Medicine, St Pete, is at 1201 5th Ave N, Suite 408, St. Petersburg, FL 33705, on the St. Anthony’s Hospital campus. By road it’s about:

• 1.5 miles from North Shore Park
• 2 miles from the middle of Old Northeast
• 3 miles from the Coffee Pot Bayou end of the neighborhood

Visits at the St. Pete office are by appointment, so you’re expected when you arrive.

Meet Dr. Ellen Howard

The St. Petersburg office is led by Dr. Ellen Howard, MD, MPH. Her public health training shapes a practice that looks at the whole picture: your history, your habits, your family, and what you want your health to look like in ten or twenty years. She trained in St. Petersburg and came back to practice in the community she calls home.

Dr. Howard is part of the team that AnswersMD founder Douglas Shapiro, DO, brought together: accomplished physicians who share the belief that primary care works best when it’s personal and unhurried.

What concierge care means in Old Northeast

Old Northeast is home to a wide range of people: young families who bought a bungalow to restore, professionals who walk or bike downtown, longtime residents who’ve been here for decades, and part-time residents who spend winters by the bay. Concierge care adapts to each of those lives:

• An intentionally small patient panel, so your physician has time to know you well.
• Longer appointments, with room for the questions you’ve been saving up.
• Direct cell access to your physician, by phone or text. If you’re traveling or away for the summer, video visits help you stay in touch.
• Prevention and longevity focus, including executive physicals and advanced early-detection testing chosen with your physician.
• Specialist coordination, with your physician helping arrange referrals and staying involved in your care.

House calls are available on a case-by-case basis.

Visit before you decide

If you live in Old Northeast and want a physician who has time for you, start with a visit. Schedule a free office tour and meet & greet: call 813-333-8888 or visit AnswersMD.com.

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