Dr. Ballout, a skilled care/geriatric medicine specialist, was inspired to train in this area after he noticed how much preventable visits to facilities he could eliminate. When patients are regularly seen by their doctors, significant improvements can be made in a timely manor, eliminating unnecessary hospitalizations. By focusing on special care/geriatric medicine, we have been able to reduce readmissions from 24% to 8% in the county. Dr. Ballout and his team have been able to provide quality