Why go it alone if you don't have to? 

When you are faced with life-changing and life-saving decisions, please contact me to see if I can help. My services include:

As your Health Advocate I can...

  • Accompany you or an elderly parent to physician appointments, formulate questions and help follow-up on health recommendations.  
  • Help review medical bills, appeal unpaid claims, obtain pre-authorization for treatments.  
  • Coordinate health care procedures, treatments and plans.  
  • Guide your decision making when faced with a serious or complex diagnosis.  
  • Make home or hospital visits to ill or elderly loved ones.  
  • Advocate on your behalf with physicians and hospital staff.  
  • Assist with obtaining second opinions.  
  • Review medical records and explore health treatment options.  
  • Assist with discharge planning and assessment of needs.   
  • Help transition a family member from the hospital to a rehabilitation facility.
Linda Garvin, MSN
Patient Advocate
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Linda Garvin is Founder and President of Patient Advocate Bay Area, Inc., a national healthcare navigation and patient advocacy service that helps you navigate the logistics of the medical maze and guides you to make informed choices about your health care.

Listen To a Podcast with former Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner:

  • How to Navigate The Logistics of the Medical Bureaucracy 
  • How a Health Advocate expert will guide you to make informed choices about your Health Care.
The benefits of working with Linda Garvin:
  1. Explore which health care options are right for you. 
  2. Save you valuable work time by coordinating & facilitating your family members health needs 
  3. Help you prevent health crises and unnecessary hospitalizations. 
  4. Research your potential treatment options and help you determine the pros and cons so you can chose the best health option for yourself. 
  5. Proactive education to prevent and protect you from medical mistakes,including hospital acquired infections. 
  6. Communicate your health care needs to medical team and exchange information with family members. 
  7. Allegiance is with you “the client”.

Services include:

Adult & Elder Care 
Advocacy Services
  1. Provide recommendations for long term care planning
  2. Help you in transitioning your parent from home to the hospital, hospital to rehab, or rehab to home-based services.
  3. Perform home and hospital visits
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Chronic Conditions
  1. Help you manage your care, especially for clients diagnosed with Autoimmune Disorders, Cancer, Neurodegenerative Conditions, Dementia and Cardiovascular Diseases
  2. Assistance and Preparation for upcoming surgery, chemotherapy or medical procedures
  3. Support and Guidance if your loved one is facing End of Life Care
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Health Promotion &
Disease Prevention
  1. Provide Proactive Strategies for your specific health concerns
  2. Help you Develop a Plan of Action to Prevent Type Two Diabetes, High Cholesterol and Heart Disease
  3. Anticipate your specific health needs to help you chart a path toward Wellness.
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PLEASE NOTE: Services are not currently reimbursable by insurance.

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