New and existing patients of St. Cloud Medical Group; St. Cloud Medical Group Family Medicine East; and Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists of St. Cloud, now have convenient, any-time access to make an appointment online with select medical providers. These practices are affiliated with St. Cloud Regional Medical Center and are among the first health care providers in the area to offer a real-time online booking service. Increasing the convenience of this new service, some appointments are available for a same-day or next-day visit to the provider’s office.

Individuals now have 24/7 ability to check availability and schedule an appointment with select medical providers using a mobile device or a PC through StCloudPhysicians.com. This free online service also helps patients gain access to appointments that open up in a doctor’s calendar due to last-minute cancellations and reschedules.

“Making it easier to gain access to medical care through our new online appointment scheduling service increases our ability to deliver great value and convenience to our community,” said Brent Burish, CEO of St. Cloud Regional Medical Center. “Patients expect convenience, access to services and information on-demand. We want to make it easy for them to choose our affiliated physicians as their healthcare partner – and to make it easy to connect with them anytime they need to see a physician,” he added.

At launch, these providers are bookable via the online service across most St. Cloud practice locations:

· Pawel Zelenski, M.D. Internal Medicine
· Lukasz Gierut, D.O. Family Medicine
· Bettye Brown, ARNP-BC Family Medicine
· Thuong Trinh, D.O. Otolaryngology (ENT)

More providers are expected to be available for online booking at a later date. Appointments for all providers associated with St. Cloud Physician Management are available by calling 407-891-2900.

“Technology has transformed every aspect of consumers’ lives – setting expectations for immediacy, convenience, ease and information, and we are proud to bring this ease of access to medical care to our community and our patients,” said Dr. Pawel Zelenski of St. Cloud Medical Group.