Dr. Scott Tong Opens Concierge Medical Practice in Torrance

A dedicated physician for more than two decades, Scott Tong, MD, offers patients a highly personalized approach to care at his new practice, South Bay Concierge Medicine, in Torrance.

Also known as membership medicine, the concierge model represents a unique opportunity to offer the type of care Dr. Tong has long considered essential to optimal wellness.

"I’ve returned to the way I cared for patients 20 years ago, with time to help each one stay healthy and age gracefully," he says. "They never need to worry about getting through to me when they’re sick, need advice or just want to ask a question. This is almost impossible to achieve in a traditional model."

Despite time constraints, Dr. Tong’s passion for providing exceptional care has always meant considering patients as if they were members of his family.

“When I say ‘this is the treatment I would suggest if you were my brother, or my mother,’ it’s a very personal way of assuring patients that I will be giving them the best care possible. Everyone deserves that peace of mind,” he says.

After hours, patients are able to reach Dr. Tong directly on his cell phone, and receive immediate guidance, a benefit shown to significantly reduce the need to visit the emergency room or be admitted to the hospital. Additionally, patients at South Bay Concierge Medicine receive prompt, personalized attention including same day appointments when ill, in-depth visits with no waiting, extended physicals and oversight of care if hospitalized. With patient convenience and comfort in mind, house calls as well as long distance, virtual and remote consultations are offered.

Patients also thrive as a result of the concierge model’s strong focus on individualized, long-term health and wellness, developed over time and guided by a physician who thoroughly knows and understands their lives.

“There is nothing more rewarding than seeing patients achieve their health goals with simple changes in lifestyle,” maintains Dr. Tong. “In some cases, we’ve even been able to eliminate medications.”

The key is time, says Dr. Tong.

“In the past, I would ask for questions at the beginning of the visit because I knew there would be no time at the end. I now tell patients to take a deep breath and not feel rushed in any way when they are here. We have all the time we need. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to practice medicine this way.”

Dr. Tong’s extensive credentials include:

• 25 years in practice as a board-certified family medicine physician
• Physician, Torrance Memorial Physician Network
• Physician, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center
• Residency, Northridge Hospital Medical Center
• Medical Degree, University of California Los Angeles, David Geffen School Of Medicine
• Undergraduate, University of California, Davis

Dr. Tong is also fluent in Mandarin, Taiwanese and Cantonese.

Learn more about Dr. Tong’s South Bay Concierge Medicine practice, located at 3655 Lomita Blvd., Suite 318 in Torrance. Telephone: (424) 390-4269 www.scotttongmd.com