Redesigning care, with your safety top of mind.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, GBMC Health Partners will continue to offer telehealth video visits for anyone who prefers that option. Please call your provider or login to MyChart to schedule an in-person or telehealth video visit today! If you have an existing appointment that you'd like to reschedule, please do so directly from your MyChart account.* Please expect delays as our staff endeavor to assist all patients with their needs and questions. Do not send multiple MyChart messages or walk in to GBMC Health Partners locations without an appointment. We understand that patients are eager for access to care, and we are doing everything possible to respond to each patient as quickly as possible.
Greetings,
The following practices are experiencing issues with their phone lines due to a service interruption with an outside vendor:
- GBMC Health Partners Eye Center at Joppa Road
- GBMC Health Partners at Jonestown
- GBMC Health Partners at Hunt Manor
- GBMC Health Partners at Hunt Valley
- GBMC Health Partners at Jarrettsville
- GBMC Health Partners at Owings Mills (Family Care and Internal Medicine)
- GBMC Health Partners at Padonia
- Dr. Caren Craig's office
- Ambulatory Testing Center
- The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Cancer Institute at Crossroads
- West Road Business Office
If you need to reach your medical provider, please use the MyChart patient portal at gbmc.org/mychart. MyChart can be used for secure messaging with a provider, prescription refills, accessing test results, and more!
If you have tried using MyChart and still have an urgent need, please call 443-849-8556 for assistance. If this is a true medical emergency, please dial 911.
GBMC will be sending out additional communications to keep you informed as we work to address the vendor's service disruption.
Yours in good health,
GBMC Health Partners
Keeping You Safe
Hospitals and medical offices are now permitted to see patients for all types of care, including elective surgery. We have been working hard to ensure that the hospital and physicians' practices are ready for you. We have redesigned the way we provide care with your safety in mind.We will continue to offer telehealth video visits for anyone who prefers that option. However, we want to reassure you that we are taking the necessary steps to protect your safety when you need to come to the hospital, a primary care office, or one of our specialty practices.
Some of the measures GBMC Health Partners is taking to protect patients include:
- GBMC Health Partners is seeing patients in person and via telehealth video visits. Using video visits allows you to talk with your doctor without leaving home. This reduces the number of patients coming through the office and decreases the potential for inadvertent exposure of patients and staff to COVID-19. Thus, in-person visits can be done safely for those who need them. We encourage you to utilize MyChart for your telehealth needs, and you can also call your doctor if you need help. We are ready to assist you.
- Extensive cleaning of all work spaces and patient areas is performed between encounters and throughout the day.
- All patients, providers, and staff members attest to COVID related symptoms upon arrival and must wear masks (along with other appropriate personal protective equipment "PPE" if necessary).
- All patients are asked COVID-19 screening questions when they make their appointment and again when they arrive. Patients are given specific appointment times to limit the number of people in the offices at one time, and are kept in private exam rooms during their visits.
- To allow for safe distancing, our office hours may be adjusted during this time, and offices themselves have been rearranged. In certain locations, there may be physical barriers in place, and in some cases, family members may be asked to wait in their vehicles. One family member or friend may accompany a patient to the appointment.
- All surgical patients are tested for COVID-19 pre-operatively.
- COVID-19 positive patients and patients under investigation (PUIs) who require hospital admission are sequestered in the hospital. Outpatients who are COVID-19 positive or PUIs are encouraged to utilize telehealth video visits to determine whether in-person care is needed.
Focused on caring for the body, mind and spirit, using evidence-supported complementary therapies to help you manage symptoms and enhance your physical and emotional wellness
Cancer is much more than a medical diagnosis; it affects every aspect of a person’s life. At the Sandra and Malcolm Berman Cancer Institute at GBMC, we are committed to treating the whole patient, not just the disease. That's why we offer evidence-based holistic services that work hand-in-hand with the latest clinical treatments.Our integrative medicine team is focused on caring for a patient's mind, body, and spirit. Services are offered free of charge to help prevent and manage symptoms for cancer patients who are experiencing pain, fatigue, depression, or anxiety. Our integrative medicine team creates individual treatment plans that may include:
- Nutrition consultations
- Evidence-supported approaches to supplement use
- Meditation
- Guided imagery
- Reiki
- Massage
- Craniosacral therapy
- Yoga-based wellness classes
- Learn more about our treatments
Our Team
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Suzanne Fontanesi, CRNP
Integrative Medicine
Erica P. Cerquetti, CRNP
Integrative Medicine
Lolly Forsyth-Chisolm
Mind Body Therapist
Treating the entire patient using an integrative approach
GBMC HealthCare providers work on treating every part of the patient: mind, body, and spirit. A critical piece of that treatment is the work of Mind-Body Therapist, Lolly Forsythe-Chisolm.
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Mind-Body Medicine
Mind-body medicine refers to a group of treatments that decrease the ‘fight or flight’ response and teach your body and mind to relax. Stress causes changes in your body that can worsen pain, sleep, and anxiety. Therefore, stress makes it harder for your body to heal from illness and injury. Mind-body techniques can help relieve this stress. They are easy to learn and are appropriate for anyone going through a stressful experience such as cancer.Integrative Nutrition
Medical research has found that some foods have anti-cancer properties. Others may support cancer growth. Therefore, good nutrition is important. Our providers can teach you simple modifications to your diet to support your health.Natural Medicine
Many people are interested in taking herbs and supplements to enhance their health. Some of these natural medicines are helpful during or after cancer treatment. However, others may be unhelpful or even dangerous. Our providers can help you decide which herbs and supplements are right for you.Integrative Stress Management
Cancer and cancer treatment can be very stressful. Managing the side effects of treatment and the worry that comes along with cancer can be challenging. Your worry may make it hard to relax and to sleep. In addition, it may impact your energy level and your mood. Even your family can be affected. Our integrative medicine providers can teach you and your family practical and effective tools to manage your stress.Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy can be helpful for lifting your mood, promoting sleep, managing nausea, and enhancing general relaxation. Some people use it as part of a stress reduction plan. In addition, it can be used alongside massage and other wellness techniques.Massage Therapy
Massage techniques can be helpful in reducing pain, fatigue and anxiety.Reiki
Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation. It can promote increased energy, reduction of pain, deep relaxation and a general feeling of well-being.Stories & Articles
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