When something minor comes up, a cold that will not quit, a UTI, a sprain, a rash, you should not need an urgent care waiting room or an ER bill to get help. With a Homesteady Health membership, you message your own provider and are typically seen the same day or next, in person in Trumansburg or by telehealth across New York.
Serving Trumansburg, Ithaca, Lansing, Newfield, Enfield, Interlaken, Dryden, and the surrounding Finger Lakes communities.
Homesteady Health handles minor, non-emergency problems. Anything life-threatening belongs at an emergency room, and we will always tell you so.
Not sure? When in doubt about an emergency, call 911.
Not sure? When in doubt about an emergency, call 911.
Many people feel perfectly fine and assume they do not need primary care. But high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and early diabetes are usually silent. Primary care is how you find and address them early, before they cause real harm.
Many of the reasons people sit in an urgent care waiting room are things your own provider can handle faster. Because membership gives you direct access to Matthew and same-day or next-day appointments, you skip the unfamiliar provider, the variable bill, and often the trip itself.
For minor, non-emergency illnesses and injuries, a direct primary care membership can often replace a trip to urgent care: you message your own provider and are typically seen the same day or next, in person or by telehealth.
You get someone who already knows your history, which means better decisions and fewer repeat visits. It is the same membership that covers your ongoing conditions and thyroid care, so one provider handles both the urgent and the everyday. And when something truly does need an emergency room or a specialist, we tell you clearly and help you get there.
Everything about the membership is built around reaching care quickly, without the friction and cost that send people to urgent care in the first place.
Minor illnesses and injuries do not wait for next week’s opening. Members are typically seen the same day or the next day.
Reach Matthew directly to describe what is going on. Many questions get answered or handled without needing to come to the clinic at all.
Rashes, colds, UTIs, and many other issues can be handled by a video or phone visit, wherever you are in New York, even while you are away on vacation.
Care is covered by your flat monthly membership, with no per-visit fee and no insurance required, so there is no surprise urgent care or ER bill.
For minor, non-emergency care, membership is designed to be simple and predictable: your care is part of a flat monthly fee, with no per-visit charge and no insurance required. That means no surprise urgent care or emergency room bill for the everyday things a membership already covers.
Emergencies still belong at an ER, and we will never tell you otherwise. For everything minor, one predictable membership is the point.
Message or call your provider and tell us what is going on. Members get a direct line, not a phone tree.
We get you in the same day or next, in person in Trumansburg or by telehealth, whichever fits the problem.
Diagnosis, prescriptions, wound care and stitches, and any labs at discounted member rates, handled on the spot.
We check that you are on the mend, with no extra visit fee, and refer you on if something needs more.
Out here, the nearest urgent care or emergency room can be a real drive. From Trumansburg, Newfield, Enfield, Interlaken, Lodi, and the towns around Cayuga and Seneca Lakes, a minor problem can turn into a half-day trip and a waiting room full of strangers.
Being able to message your own provider and get seen the same day, in person or by telehealth, takes that trip off the table for the everyday things. It is care that fits how spread out life is around here, so a sinus infection or a sprain does not cost you an afternoon.
And when a problem is beyond minor care, Matthew, who has worked emergency and urgent care himself, will tell you plainly and point you to the right place.
Founder & Nurse Practitioner · Men's Health & TRT
Knowing what is minor and what is an emergency takes real experience. Matthew Simone has it: alongside two decades in primary care, he has worked trauma, emergency, and urgent care, so he is exactly the person you want deciding whether something can be handled today or needs a higher level of care.
Years in healthcare
Years as a Nurse Practitioner
Board-certified · family practice
Board member · Region 2
Same-day care for minor illness and injury is part of your primary care membership. One flat fee, discounted labs, no per-visit charge, no insurance required. See all of our services, or small business healthcare to cover your team.
No. Homesteady Health is a direct primary care membership practice, not a licensed urgent care center or emergency room. We provide same-day and next-day care for minor, non-emergency illnesses and injuries. For a life-threatening emergency such as chest pain, stroke symptoms, severe bleeding, or trouble breathing, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
We handle common minor problems: colds and flu, sore throats, sinus and ear infections, UTIs, pink eye, rashes, mild allergic reactions, fevers, stomach bugs, and minor cuts, sprains, and strains, along with medication questions that cannot wait. Many of these can be done in person in Trumansburg or by telehealth across New York.
Go to the emergency room or call 911 for anything life-threatening: chest pain, signs of a stroke, trouble breathing, severe bleeding, a serious injury or broken bone, or sudden severe pain or confusion. For minor problems outside our hours, a local urgent care may be the right call. When in doubt about an emergency, always call 911.
For minor, non-emergency care, membership is built to be predictable: your care is covered by a flat monthly fee with no per-visit charge and no insurance required, so there is no surprise urgent care or emergency room bill for the everyday things it covers. Emergencies still belong at an ER. We do not quote other facilities’ prices, but the goal is one simple, predictable cost.
No. Homesteady Health is a membership practice, so your care is covered by your flat monthly fee with no insurance required. Many members keep insurance for hospital care and emergencies while using their membership for everyday and same-day needs.
Members reach their provider directly and are typically seen the same day or the next day for a minor issue. Some things can be sorted out by message or a quick telehealth visit without coming in at all.
Often, yes. Many minor issues, such as colds, UTIs, rashes, and medication questions, can be handled by a phone or video visit anywhere in New York State. If we need to see you in person or send you elsewhere, we will tell you.
Yes. Matthew treats cuts and lacerations, including closing them with stitches, skin glue, or steri-strips when needed. A wound that will not stop bleeding, or one that may involve a tendon, nerve, or bone, belongs at an emergency room, and we can usually triage that with you quickly and point you to the right place.
Same-day access is a benefit of membership. The best first step is a free, no-obligation consultation to see how it works and whether Homesteady Health is the right fit for you and your family.
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