Healthy Living
At VIPcare, patients receive specialized care built just for them. With two locations in the Birmingham area located in Center Point and 5 Points West, the VIPcare team specializes in primary care for Medicare Advantage members. Comprehensive in-house services include routine physicals and checkups, care coordination, lab work and diagnostics, diabetes management, wellness and nutrition, depression and anxiety, osteoporosis and arthritis, chronic disease management, and more. Robyn Stiff, MD, Board Certified Family Medicine, serves patients at the VIPcare Center Point location. She explains that VIPcare started in Florida with the goal of providing geriatric care and now has locations across six states. “We’ve seen that there’s a bigger need with our baby boomers being in that age group,” says Dr. Stiff.
VIPcare is a senior-focused primary care that goes above and beyond. Patients enjoy more time with the doctor every appointment as well as same-day appointments and urgent walk-ins. Dr. Stiff shares that they put a strong emphasis on preventative care. “The biggest thing is to go see your doctor more often for preventative measures. Let’s catch it before it’s a problem,” she says, adding, “I think the biggest monitor is to see your doctor routinely to prevent the unnecessary. So, we focus on healthy patients to prevent sick patients.” Urgent care is also available at VIPcare. “We want to be your number one option. Of course, there are special cases where if you need to go to the E.R., please go to the E.R., but a lot of our patients get surprised when they find out we could manage this in the office.”
Dr. Stiff grew up in Birmingham and at a young age had a passion for caring for others- even her Barbie dolls. “It started from childhood where I always just said, ‘I want to be a doctor.’” Her faith impacts the way she practices medicine and engages with her patients. “I like to say I grew up in a faith-built household,” Dr. Stiff shares, adding that she says a silent prayer before she walks into an exam room to meet with a patient and sometimes prays with her patient if they allow it. “I give them a prayer because I do feel like God is medicine. And if anything, He’s the first medicine. The other stuff is supplementary, but He comes first.”
Meet Dr. Stiff at VIPcare’s Center Point location or Dr. Sounick Haldar at the 5 Points West location to receive specialized care. To learn more, visit www.getvipcare.com or call the Center Point location at 659-209-5918 or the 5 Points West location at 659-221-7661. Dr. Stiff is also available to serve as a speaker on preventative medicine, especially for the “seasoned” community. To schedule, call 205-445-9904 and ask for office manager, Monique Herrod.
Watch the video below to learn more about Dr. Stiff and VIPcare. †
