Yes. Though most hospitals now utilize Hospitalists to manage your in-patient care, Dr. Zich will follow you closely in the hospital during your stay. He reviews your medical chart, notes, vital signs, and nursing documentation daily. He will also speak with you regularly throughout your stay. This allows him to personally keep updated on your progress, answer any questions you have, and directly contact the in-patient team to coordinate your care as needed.

As one individual there will be rare situations where Dr. Zich is simply not reachable. In these circumstances, Dr. Terrance Sullivan, an extremely well-respected concierge private internist and colleague with more than 30 years experience would cover his calls or see you in the office.

You are given his email and personal cell phone number to contact him directly.

Dr. Zich is affiliated with both Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Rush University Hospitals, with his closest association with Northwestern Medicine. However Dr. Zich is an independent practice and will refer you to the best specialist in the area or the country. He currently has patients who see specialists at University of Chicago, Loyola, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and MD Anderson, to name a few.  

Dr. Zich has patients in both the city and the suburbs. It is therefore not possible to guarantee house calls for every circumstance. However, house calls can be arranged in special situations.

No. Medicare and insurance companies do not cover the yearly membership fee.

This varies by plan, but many FSA accounts will cover the membership fee.

No. A business entity that provides unlimited health care for a yearly fee is regulated as an insurance company, not as a physician. Dr. Zich must charge a “fair market value” for each visit. Depending on your insurance provider, a significant amount of this fee is reimbursed directly to you.

Dr. Zich is a Medicare Provider but his office does not file directly with other insurance companies. However, all necessary paperwork is given to you, the patient, to submit to your insurance carrier. They will reimburse money directly to you based on their fee schedule for an out-of-network provider.