If you have healthcare needs that need taken care of TODAY, skip the lines and save time ONLINE! Whether your Primary Care Provider cannot see you in a timely manner, the Emergency Rooms and Urgent Cares are busy, you need medication refills, or you are just in a bind, we just learned about an affordable and more convenient alternative out there, based right here in Sarasota in this neck of the woods.

This month we feature Abby Guirguis, a local Family Nurse Practitioner, Southside Village resident and Neighborhood Contributor here at STROLL. Ohio native, she is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and The Ohio State University College of Nursing. She has well over a decade of training and work experience in world-renowned academic medical institutions, including The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the Cleveland Clinic. She spent years as a Medical-Surgical
and Perioperative RN, before entering advanced practice as an NP in 2016. She holds licenses in 6 states, with advanced privileges on her Florida license as an Autonomous Nurse Practitioner. Most of her professional time has been spent in the Urgent Care setting, where she has not only worked as a clinician but also on the administrative side of things, helping lead hospital expansion projects for opening new Urgent Care facilities and serving as a Clinical Preceptor to graduate students. She has gained experience with a little bit of everything throughout her career. For just about a year now, Abby
has owned and operated her growing virtual company, Tropical Telemedicine. It serves as an all-online Urgent Family Healthcare practice, offering affordable cash pay, and same-day Online Video Visits for a wide array of Family Health needs. Patients can call Abby or get on her website to book their appointments. Once a patient books an appointment, necessary intake paperwork is sent by email, along with a link to a virtual exam room.

“I started this practice to offer patients of all ages an easy way to get care right now from the comfort of their homes. I have learned over the years that while some health conditions certainly require in-person evaluation, a large portion of them can be safely managed with nothing more than a laptop or a smartphone. I see a lot of prolonged Coughs and Colds, Rashes, obvious Eye and Ear Infections, and Urinary Tract Infections, to name a few examples. In addition to Sick Visit types, I offer things like Medication
Refill Services, Birth Control Prescriptions, low-cost Men’s Health Services (like Erectile Dysfunction Medications and Testosterone Replacement), and low-cost Cosmetic Skincare prescriptions. These services beat the cost of competitors in town by a long shot. I love to be able to provide that option”,
Abby says. She also adds, “In addition to the typical local Urgent Care-type patients, Tropical Telemedicine is perfect for candidates like Florida Snowbirds, busy mothers, and vacationers alike. You just need to be physically located somewhere in Florida at the time of your visit. I see patients all across the entire state, so you do not have to necessarily be here in Sarasota to tune in with me. Most of my patients just need to get from point A to point B, and there are not many easy solutions that don’t involve unwanted wait times, exposure to lots of waiting room germs, hustle and hassle. My practice strives to bridge those gaps and eliminate those obstacles.”

So next time you are under the weather, call Abby at 941-376-8630 or book an appointment at tropicaltelemedicine.com.