Kevin Yim Joins LaSalle Medical Hesperia Clinic
(Hesperia, Calif.) “Delivering patient care with courtesy and respect is the goal for LaSalle Medical Associates. In our journey to provide patients with quality care, LaSalle is happy welcome Kevin Yim as our new Physician Assistant,” said Dr. Albert A. Arteaga, founder and president of LaSalle Medical Associates.
“We are all very excited to have Kevin as part of the LaSalle family,” said Dr.. Arteaga. “He is a great addition to the Hesperia clinic, providing care with respect and compassion to all our patients.”
Kevin joins the LaSalle’s clinic located at 16455 Main St. in Hesperia. Among his duties, he conducts physical exams in order to diagnose and treat patients.
“I always wanted to treat patients like a doctor,” said Kevin. “Like most people, I thought that the only option or way to do it was to go to medical school and become a doctor. While earning my undergraduate degree at UC Irvine, I learned that as a physician assistant, I could treat patients, much like a doctor does. It seemed like a good fit.”
Physician assistants (referred to as PA’s) are people who practice medicine under the supervision of a licensed doctor. In many ways, they are similar to doctors. They have many of the same responsibilities, and perform many of the same tasks. Much like doctors a physician assistant works in a general family practice, or may specialize in a specific area of medicine, such as obstetrics, cardiology or orthopedics.
After receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Biology form UC Irvine, Kevin continued his journey, as he was accepted to the Physician Assistant program at Western University in Pomona. Upon obtaining his degree, he began working as a PA for an urgent care clinic in Claremont, Calif.
While he enjoyed working in urgent care, his passion for pediatric care remained in his heart. Fortunately, he saw an opening with LaSalle for a pediatric physician assistant.
“LaSalle is just the type of place I want to be,” said Kevin. “While we provide care for both children and adults, my focus is just on pediatric care.”
Kevin stresses the need for a proper diet, immunizations and consistency in annual check ups as essential elements in the preventive care he now provides his patients.
For more information or to make an appointment, call (760) 947-2161.
About LaSalle Medical Associates, Inc.
LaSalle Medical Associates is one of the largest independent minority owned healthcare companies in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
LaSalle Medical Associates, Inc., operates four clinics employing more than 120 dedicated healthcare professionals, treating children, adults and seniors in San Bernardino County. LaSalle’s patients are primarily served by Medi-Cal and Healthy Families. LaSalle also accept Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Molina, Care 1st, Health Net and Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP). LaSalle’s clinics are located at 17577 Arrow Blvd. in Fontana, 16455 Main St. in Hesperia, 1505 West 17th St. and 565 N. Mt. Vernon Ave. in San Bernardino.
LaSalle Medical Associates, Inc., is also an Independent Practice Association (IPA) of independently contracted doctors, hospitals and clinics, delivering high quality patient care to more than 190,000 residents in San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles, Fresno, Kings, Madera, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare Counties.
LaSalle’s IPA members in the Inland Empire include: LaSalle Medical Associates, Banning Medical Group and San Bernardino Urological Associates. Hospital affiliations include: Rancho Springs Medical Center, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Community Hospital of San Bernardino, St. Bernadine Medical Center, Mountains Community Hospital, Redlands Community Hospital, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Corona Regional Medical Center, Riverside County Medical Center, and Parkview Community Hospital.
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