“I knew that at some point New Braunfels was going to be home, ... and that’s the main inspiration why I wanted to try to bring world-class health care to the community that [my wife and I] live in and we love,” Pak said.
Pak leads the Pak Medical Group, which partners with numerous local health care groups in order to improve access to care in New Braunfels. Physicians work together to make patient diagnoses and provide treatment plans for patients.
The Pak Medical Center of Excellence opened in February, which houses five businesses that provide various health care services.
“The whole concept is to build a health ecosystem that is integrated so we are all communicating once the patient comes under our umbrella so they can get really good care, coordination and communication,” Pak said.
Psychiatry specialist Dr. Mallory Jacobs with Sunrise Total Mind and Wellness in New Braunfels said joining the Pak Medical Group helped to increase psychiatric care access in the community.
“I think right now we’re really trying to work together to make sure that not only do our patients know we’re here, but other providers know we’re here, and we can work together to provide that whole type of care for the patient,” Jacobs said.
Pak said long wait times influenced the decision to work in sync with other practices.
“It wasn’t my intent to have specialists, but there was such a huge shortage of specialists; sometimes there was six or seven months waiting time, and I said, ‘That’s just not acceptable,’” Pak said.
Dr. Ryan Armour said one of the advantages of working with other specialists in the Pak Medical Group is having integrated patient medical records.
Dr. Erin Wright is the medical director for Extensivists of Texas and works with the Pak Medical Group as a hospitalist. She helps to keep a clear line of communication among the multiple doctors who may treat the same patient.
“[The communication Pak Medical Group has helped foster] is very unique,” Wright said. “So we have really changed the culture for medical care in New Braunfels.”
Setting a new standard
The Pak Medical Group has a team of primary care physicians and clinicians who provide care in family practice and internal medicine.
Pak Medical Group also works in coordination with the Extensivists of Texas, Sunrise Total Mind and Wellness Center and Zenith Integrated Specialists to provide these services.
Pak Medical Center of Excellence
1770 Hwy. 46 W., New Braunfels
833-520-9300. www.pakmedicalgroup.com
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Sat.-Sun.
