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Virtual healthcare takes the hassle out of seeing a doctor

You'll be cared for by the same trusted, board-certified doctors you would see if you visited a clinic.

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When you're feeling under the weather, it can seem like a monumental task to drag yourself out of bed and into a doctor's office. Thanks to Methodist Family Health Center, you no longer even need to leave the house to get treated for more than 25 common conditions.

For $40, roughly the same cost as a co-pay,MethodistNOW lets you visit virtually with a licensed, board-certified doctor. It's fast, easy, and available seven days a week.

Here's how MethodistNOW works:

Submit your symptoms
Complete an online health interview by answering questions about how you feel and what symptoms you're experiencing. If necessary, provide photos (you can do this on any web-enabled device: smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop). The whole process should take only 5-15 minutes, and you can start a "visit" anytime, day or night.

A doc reviews your document
Within 60 minutes (during the normal operating hours of 8 am-8 pm), a MethodistNOW doctor will review your responses and create a treatment plan. If your visit is started after-hours, then you will receive a response the next business day. If the doctor determines that you cannot be treated online and need to be seen in person, you will not be charged for the visit.

Pick your pharmacy
If a prescription is clinically appropriate, your treatment plan will include a link to have your prescription filled. Just click the link, select the pharmacy of your choice, and send the prescription – it's that easy.

Relief for the whole family
Anyone over 18 can create a MethodistNOW account. You can also add adult dependents and minor children to your account, but keep in mind that visits for minor children must be completed by a parent.

What's treated?
Besides flu and the common cold, MethodistNOW can help you find fast relief from sinus infections, pinkeye, skin conditions, and bladder infections/UTIs. You can also seek medication for motion sickness if you're about to travel, get allergy help, and find nicotine-replacement products for quitting tobacco. See a full list of conditions here.

When using MethodistNOW, you will always be cared for by the same trusted, board-certified doctors you would see if you visited a clinic. That means, whether online or in person, you'll receive the same high quality care you've come to expect from Methodist Family Health Centers — just without ever having to leave your home.

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Dallas narrows down field for new city manager to 4 candidates

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After six months without a city manager, the city of Dallas has narrowed down the field of replacements to four semifinalists including one serving as current interim city manager, plus candidates from Fort Worth, Michigan, and Georgia.

Dallas has been without a city manager since May, when previous city manager T.C. Broadnax left to take a job with the city of Austin. Since that time, Broadnax's former chief of staff Kimberly Bizor Tolbert has served as interim city manager.

The city retained Baker Tilly, a consulting firm, to recruit and compile candidates. (Baker Tilly famously erred in the brochure it created for the position by featuring a photo of the Houston skyline instead of Dallas; they've since replaced it with Dallas.)

A spokesperson for Baker Tilly did not respond to inquiries but according to D Magazine, an email listing the candidates has been sent to the Dallas City Council.

The semifinalists include:

Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, Dallas’ current interim city manager
William Johnson, an assistant city manager in Fort Worth
Mark Washington, the city manager of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Zachary Williams, a county chief operating officer in Georgia

All have more than 25 years' of public administration experience and have worked in similar capacities in their respective cities.

Before working in Fort Worth, Johnson was Baltimore’s transportation director and Atlanta’s deputy chief operating officer and public works commissioner.

Washington worked in Fort Worth and Austin before becoming Grand Rapids’ city manager.

Williams has mostly worked in Georgia at the county level, including serving as county manager in Fulton County and chief operating officer in DeKalb County.

Tolbert began working for the city in 1998, first as the city manager’s assistant and later in the aviation department. Broadnax hired her as his chief of staff in 2017.

Unlike the Mayor and the Dallas City Council, the city manager position in Dallas is not elected but is instead appointed by the city council, and is tasked with executing policies, overseeing the annual budget, and managing staff at city hall.

The council’s Ad Hoc Committee will choose finalists, introduce them to the public, and make an offer in early 2025.

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