Frequently Asked Questions
When scheduling your new patient appointment, we will send you a link to our electronic health records, Patient Ally. If you have problems filling out the paperwork, please call us back. When you finish it electronically, please let us know so we can verify everything is completed before your first visit.
If you are not able to use our Patient Ally portal:
Our office can email you the necessary forms for your initial visit to Lake Oswego Health Center, PC.
Please arrive 30-40 minutes before to your appointment in you have not finished your forms.
It is helpful to bring any prescriptions, name of number of any pharmacy you use, any OTC supplements that you take, and names of physicians you have seen that we may want to fax a records request to.
Naturopathic medicine combines safe and effective traditional therapies with the most current advances in modern medicine. Naturopathic Physicians utilize the same diagnostic tools, physical exams, lab work, and imaging techniques as conventional physicians. They can serve as your primary care doctor or as a consultant when needed. ND's are licensed primary care physicians that attend four years of medical school before sitting for naturopathic medical boards. The philosophy of Naturopathic Medicine is to consider each person and their health status on an individual basis. Learn how to take charge of your health. For more information on naturopathic training, licensing political advances, please visit: http://www.naturopathic.org and http://www.oanp.org
New patient office visits are scheduled for 1 hour and standard return visits are typically 30 minutes. Specific treatments and procedures vary in length and frequency depending upon your physician’s recommendation. Lake Oswego Health Center is open Monday through Friday, and Saturday by appointment only.
The doctors at Lake Oswego Health Center are credentialed with several insurance panels. We offer billing for in-network plans, and when possible, for out of network plans with confirmed coverage. We provided receipts with appropriate coding for HSA accounts and for patients to submit their own claims when needed. We offer 20% cash discount for patients who do not have coverage or a health plan that does not include our services. Several treatments we provide are not covered by health insurance and we strive to keep these as affordable as possible.
For your convenience, please call the clinic to have your benefits checked. You can also click above for a form to guide your through verifying your own benefits. Please note, benefits quoted by the insurance company’s representative do not guarantee coverage. Always record name of the representative and a reference number.
Please note as of Jan 1, 2018 Dr. Bourgeois will not longer be credentialed with Cigna. If you have Cigna, please check your plan for out of network coverage.
Lake Oswego Health Center uses Patient Ally to streamline safe and secure patient information and scheduling. It is optimal for all patients to register in the Patient Portal system. Once you have registered, we can use the patient portal to share labwork as it is reviewed by the doctors. You can then always have electronic access to your labwork. We do not use our EHR for emailing. Please do not contact us with questions once you are registered via EHR. Please call the clinic. We CANNOT treat over email.
Resources
- Healing Cancer From Inside Out by Mike Anderson
- The Beautiful Truth by The Gerson Institute
- The Rave Food Diet by Mike Anderson
- Forks over Knifes
- Genetic Roulette. Learn about genetically modified food.
- Vegucated
- Food Beware. French Organic Revolution. A great movie to watch as a family to motivate and understand the importance of healthier eating and where our food comes from. http://www.amazon.com/Food-Beware-French-Organic-Revolution/dp/B002LC3M32
- The Rave Diet and Lifestyle by Mike Anderson (ISBN# 0-9726590-4-8)
- Living Foods for Optimum Health by Brian Clement and Theresa Foy Digeronimo (ISBN# 0-7615-1448-1)
- Healing the Gerson Way by Charlotte Gerson (ISBN# 978-0-9760186-0-5)
- The China Study by T. Colin Campbell. http://www.amazon.com/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1932100660/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1441164976&sr=1-1&keywords=the+china+study
- The Sunfood Diet Success System by David Wolfe (ISBN# 978-1-55643-749-6.)
- Physical and Nutritional Degeneration by Dr. Westin Price. Have you ever wondered why we get cavities? There are some great before and after pictures to show your children to motivate them to eat healthier. http://www.amazon.com/Nutrition-Physical-Degeneration-Weston-Price/dp/0916764206/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1441165349&sr=8-1&keywords=physical+and+nutritional+degeneration
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- http://aaot.us/? Ozone information . Find a CERTIFIED practitioner near you!
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouYaU7voBlc Dr. Rowen and Dr. Robbins curing Ebola in Sierra Lione with Ozone! There is a recently published article on this as well in an african infectious disease journal.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_Tcb73453M Doctors, including Dr. McMonagle, discussing UVB success stories.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgt08j6jb8Q Youtube video about Prolozone and arthritis. You can search on Youtube for more of these.
- http://www.oxygenhealingtherapies.com Ozone information
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ U.S. National Library of Medicine. This is a free research site! To find research, type the topics with an "AND" in between. An example would be, "ozone AND arthritis". You can go to the limits tab and restrict the search to only human studies, a particular gender, or full articles only.
- http://www.klinghardtacademy.com Medical information relating to Dr Dietrich Klinghardt. He has some wonderful information about health on his website.
- http://paracelsus.ch/?lang=en Paracelsus Clinic
- http://iaomt.org Biological dentistry. Find a biological dentist near you and read about what to ask your current dentist.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ylnQ-T7oiA Youtube Smoking Teeth video. If you have ever had a silver color filling or you still do, you need to watch this. Please do not jump to any treatment options without discussing this with the doctors at LOHC.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHqVDMr9ivo Youtube How Mercury causes brain neuron degeneration by the University of Calgary.
- http://www.bastyr.edu BASTYR University
- http://ncnm.edu National College of natural Medicine
- http://www.scnm.edu Southwest College of naturopathic Medicine
- http://www.naturopathic.org The American Association of Natural Physicians. Make sure your doctor is a member and supports their organization.
- http://www.oanp.org Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians. Make sure your doctor is a member and supports their organization.
- http://www.anoasisofhealing.com An Oasis of Healing: Comprehensive Cancer Care. Dr. McMonagle has spent time at this clinic and can help you understand what treatments they offer.
- http://www.glutenfreeportland.org Gluten free options in Portland, OR
- http://gerson.org/gerpress/ The Gerson Institute. Dr. McMonagle is certified in Gerson training and can help you understand their treatment options.
- http://www.magdahavas.com Dr. Magda Havas has extensively researched dirty electricity, wifi and EMF exposure. She has links to wonderful research on her website. Find out how to protect your family.
- https://www.doctorsdata.com Doctor's Data provides heavy metal testing as well as several other lab tests. Talk to your doctors at LOHC regarding what labs may be appropriate for you.
- http://foodallergy.com Alletess provides food allergy testing as well as other labtests that may be of interest.
- http://www.usbiotek.com US Biotek also provides food allergy testing.
- http://www.spectracell.com/about-spectracell/ Spectrocell provides testing options that may save you money if you have a high insurance deductible.