Transition... Soaring Crane is Changing Address...

Dearest friends and patients of Soaring Crane,

As we celebrate Mother’s Day, graduation season, and this abundant Spring, the theme of roots and wings was quintessentially perfect for my Sunday morning yoga practice. Driving from Anchorage to Palmer, soaking in the Spring beauty and mountain energy, I pondered this concept, feeling it in my body during my practice and cultivating this letter I find so difficult to write.

We are all invited to host new life, to nurture, to witness the becoming of something… be it a child, a business, a relationship, a friendship, a project, an art form, a dance, or a garden. The invitation is to give this new life roots, to cultivate a space for growth, learning, exploration, play, and gathering potentiality. And, then we are invited to gift this life wings, to say good-bye, to allow the Fall to come upon us finishing the years’ harvest, preparing for perhaps another cycle of birth, life, transition and renewal.

I am compelled to accept the invitation to follow this cycle. It has been an incredible blessing to give life to Soaring Crane, to begin my practice here in Palmer, and to grow and learn with each of your trust, your stories, your families and your wellness journey. In this community, I have witnessed a beautiful thriving of being.

It is with infinite gratitude that I now share the next invitation and transition for myself, my family and for Soaring Crane.

Soaring Crane Natural Health Center will be closing its doors in Palmer on Friday, July 18, 2014. My husband and I will be moving to San Diego where Soaring Crane will take on new form. I will embrace further study and the practice of Endobiogenic Medicine as well as learning to teach and share the medicine with a larger audience, bringing this wisdom to physicians across America.

Below are outlined the logistics of this transition. Please contact me via phone or email (amychadwicknd@gmail.com) with ANY concerns or questions. Kate and I will work to make this transition as smooth as possible and provide you with several opportunities for continuing care with myself or finding another provider. I also value your feedback on ways to make this transition work for you and your family.

Continuing Care with Dr Chadwick: I invite any of you who feel comfortable and desire to, to continue care over distance via Skype (a free online video conferencing option) or via phone appointments. Soaring Crane clinic will be set up in San Diego to see patients from Alaska, or any other remote location, via Skype or phone appointments. I will also still be available for new patient consults via distance. Soaring Crane will maintain all medical records so that any continuation of care may be seamless, albeit different.

I will not pretend that the shift from in-person visits to distance is easy, but I am committed to continuing to provide present and effective care for those interested. In the world of virtual possibilities, it is convenient to order labs, schedule online visits and supply patient superbills so that you may continue to bill your insurance for office visits. A full medicinary that is skilled in shipping worldwide will be available. I honor the trust you have placed in me for your care through the past years, and I now honor your choice to work with me at a distance, seek a local provider here in Alaska or maintain a combination of both.

Contacting Dr Amy Chadwick: To reach me after July 18, please call my cell phone at 907-841-2535, email me at amychadwicknd@gmail.com or message me via Facebook (Soaring Crane Natural Health Center). I will be traveling and moving from August 1 through 15.

Please visit Soaring Crane’s website www.soaringcraneclinic.com for our updated address, phone, fax, and documentation. There will be an electronic medical system called ChARM which will allow for online scheduling, doctor/patient communication, and access to your handouts and treatment plans.The Soaring Crane Facebook page will also supply updates, new clinic hours and means of contact.

Transferring Records: If you would like your medical records transferred to another provider prior to our closing date of July 18, please complete the enclosed record transfer release and return it to Soaring Crane prior to July 10. After July 10, please submit this form via email or to Dr Amy’s new fax number (see website) in San Diego and allow for a 2-3 week delay in processing as Dr Amy gets settled into her new space.

Supplement Refills: We will either be shipping supplement refills from San Diego, or I will be maintaining a part-time medicinary here in Alaska where you can obtain refills (details will follow). Please note the date of closing on July 18 and prepare for any refills prior to that date as from July 19 through August 15, I will be in transition and unable to fill refill requests.

Massage Therapists: Where will they be?
Dori McDannold, LMT has completed her time of seeing massage clients at Soaring Crane as of May 22. She is available at her private office and her number is: 907-775-0238.

Renee Howard, LMT will be seeing clients through July 18th at Soaring Crane. Her summer hours are Tues, Wed and Friday: 10-6, Thur 12-7. After July 18, she will be seeing massage clients at Now Health, office of Dr Jill Valerius, in Palmer. The phone number there is: 907-745-9355. (Rest of contact information below). They will be billing insurance for massage therapy clients.

Patients of Doctor Danz with open accounts:
For any of you who are patients of Megan Danz and still have accounts open at Soaring Crane, we will be transferring all of these accounts to Megan Danz, LLC as of July 15. Her contact information is below.

Patients with Payment Plans with Soaring Crane: We will continue to honor payment plans and the correct address for payment will be on your upcoming bills.

Referral Options: There are several excellent Medical Doctors and Naturopathic Doctors in the area whom I would also like to recommend for your ongoing care, for in-person medical needs and acute care. There are also many other Naturopathic Doctors in Anchorage and if you are looking for a specific recommendation, I would be happy to assist you in finding the right fit.

Jill Valerius, MD, Functional Medicine            
Now Health                              
635 S Cobb St                              
Palmer, AK 99645                              
Ph: 907-745-9355       

Megan Danz, ND
808 S Bailey St    
Palmer, AK 99645       
web: drmegandanz.com   
Ph: 888-326-6906

Joanie Kirk, ND      
Palmer, AK 99645
Ph: 907-746-5475   
web: joaniekirknd.blogspot.com   

                                     
It is with a mixture of sadness, grief, joy and excitement that I close this letter and open to new possibilities and opportunities.

In health and with many blessings.



Amy E Chadwick, ND