Founder of Plum Health DPC.
Dr. Paul Thomas founded Plum Health DPC in 2016.
What is Plum Health?
Plum Health is a direct primary care service - we deliver primary care services directly to our patients. Our patients pay a monthly membership and have their doctor on call for them, reachable by phone, text, or email anytime. We also save our patients 50% to 90% on meds, labs and imaging services.
Making Detroit Healthier.
The ultimate goal of Plum Health DPC is to make Detroit and Southeast Michigan a healthier place to liver, work, and raise a family. Dr. Paul Thomas works everyday with patients from across the region to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, and therefore the broader community.
Dr. Thomas makes house calls.
I make house calls because I believe that healthcare should be affordable and accessible. 🥼
That accessibility piece can be out of reach for some elderly and disabled patients who cannot leave their home. This is especially true in Detroit, where nearly one third of Detroiters lack access to reliable transportation. 🚗
Studies on the effects of house calls on healthcare outcomes show fewer hospitalizations 🏥, fewer emergency room visits, decrease in re-admissions (going back to the hospital shortly after discharge), and these house 🏠 calls save patients money 💵.
That’s why it’s important for me to offer this vital service. This pic was taken in 2020 in the Five Points neighborhood. I’m proud of this work and of how we’re able to lower the cost of care and make excellent health care available to more people.
Plum Health on PBS.
Here’s what they said:
“😱🤯 What if we told you that there is a direct primary care physician 👨⚕️ in Detroit that does house calls and offers books 📚 about how to start your own practice?
Awesome, right? You will learn more about Plum Health and their desire to provide affordable and accessible health care 💉 💊 🥼 on this season of START UP, premiering October 18th!”
Check out our episode here, or go to the Start Up website to see other amazing business in Detroit 💯
Plum Health on Channel 4 in Detroit.
Filmed in 2018, this video is a great, succinct overview of the Plum Health and the direct primary care model.