Jim Bloomer MD
Jim, born and raised on Cape Cod, attended the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine after graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Vermont. He completed his Family Practice Residency in Baltimore, Maryland in 1990, serving as Chief Resident during his third year. After enjoying private practice for 5 years, he was one of the first Physicians to form CORE Health Services, a large, multispecialty group, serving on their Board of Directors. After 10 years as an employed Physician, he established YourMedicalHome as an independent, Primary Care Practice, with a vision of the Patient Centered Model of Care. He maintains privileges at Exeter Hospital, and has served on Medical Staff Leadership of that institution.
Various experiences, including involvement with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the Ideal Medical Practices Collaborative, the Dartmouth Cooperative Research Network as well as practicing in a number of different Primary Care Models has provided Jim with a unique perspective into what works, and what does not work, in the Primary Care Setting. He has found the smaller practice model to be an ideal way to bring innovation in care delivery quickly to where it matters most, the patient. This can be as simple as a phone system that allows all (including Physicians) to answer the phone, to patient direct online scheduling, to the encouragement of email communication, or to something as ‘old fashioned’ as regularly performing house calls.
Jim believes that excellent and timely communication, easy access and continuity of care are absolutely critical to the care we provide, and believes that all we do should augment these goals. He enjoys speaking about any issue involving the practice of medicine and greatly enjoys the long term relationships with the patients of the practice, realizing that these insights can be very important in the provision of the care they need, and want.
You may see him jogging, biking or rowing around the Seacoast. He is married to Casey (see below) and lives in Exeter with Casey and their four children, two girls followed by two boys.
