Fidelis Care Welcomes Port City Family Medicine to Growing Provider Network

OSWEGO, NY (12/09/2011)(readMedia)-- Fidelis Care, the New York State Catholic Health Plan, is pleased to welcome Port City Family Medicine to Fidelis Care's growing provider network.

Port City Family Medicine was started by Dr. Corliss Varnum as a solo practice in 1986. In 2005, Dr. Varnum was joined by Dr. Christina Liepke and Dr. Matthew Liepke.

The practice offers a full service primary care facility, featuring a complete immunization program, on-site laboratory draw station, and an electronic medical records system. Port City Family Medicine prides itself on the continuity of care they provide, including following their patients' progress while they are admitted to the Oswego Hospital.

Dr. Varnum and Dr. Christina Liepke are board certified in family medicine, and Dr. Matthew Liepke is board certified in both internal medicine and pediatrics.

Port City Family Medicine is located at 33 E. Schuyler Street in Oswego, NY. They can be reached by phone at (315) 343-6974.

Fidelis Care offers free or low-cost health insurance through New York State's Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care programs, as well as a variety of Medicare offerings available on a county by county basis. Members are covered for regular checkups, preventive care and screenings, hospital and emergency care, eye exams, dental care, prescription coverage and more.

With more than 715,000 members in 58 counties statewide, Fidelis Care was founded on the belief that all New Yorkers should have access to affordable, quality health insurance.

Members have access to more than 48,000 health care professionals statewide. Regional offices are located in Albany, Syracuse, Amherst, and Rego Park (Queens), with satellite offices in Rochester, Poughkeepsie, and Suffern.

For more information, call Fidelis Care toll-free at 1-888-FIDELIS (1-888-343-3547) or visit.fideliscare.org.

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