PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — Baycare and Metro Development Group are teaming up to take healthcare into communities.

Metro Development Group and Baycare launched a partnership to enhance healthcare, providing concierge medicine for residents of Mirada and Epperson communities in Pasco County.

“People want to find a PCP, they want to find labs for testing, and that’s what the concierge would help them and all within 24 hours of the request,” said Kartik Goyani, principal with Metro Development Group.

Phase one of the service focuses on coordinating healthcare with a click online or a call.

“You could either call them, you could email them, and eventually text them, and the concierge will help you with everything as it relates to your healthcare, appointments, insurance, and then also wellness, expanding it to nutrition,” said Goyani.

The Iorio family says the convenience of accessing healthcare at home will benefit them.

“It’s going to be pretty convenient for us as a family of six because I travel a lot for work, and my wife is often stuck driving the kids to doctor’s appointments,” said Carmine Iorio. “Just having it right here in our backyard is going to provide us with a lot of peace of mind and convenience.”

Added conveniences to healthcare will come with additional phases, including a medical hub built right in the community. It will include an emergency department, primary care and acute care.

“Just having the time available to get in and not have to wait for a blood draw or a scan or something of that nature,” said Iorio. “I think it’s going to save us a lot of time and certainly energy of not having to run around so much, and not having to coordinate a complete day around a doctor’s appointment.”