Welcome to Duchess Health
We are reinventing healthcare based on the principles of functional medicine and whole health to improve health and lower health care costs
Our Mission: To Make Whole Health Accessible to Anyone, Anywhere
Our Goal: To Support the Health Goals of 100 Million People By 2030
Why: Whole Health is the Way to Heal Ourselves and Our Planet
Choose a Sustainable Form of Health Care
With An Intelligence Driven
Health Plan that Addresses
YOUR Specific Health Needs
Prolong Your Life, Nourish Your Destiny
Prevent, Treat, and Reverse Chronic Disease
By Addressing the Root Cause
Incorporating the Principles of Functional and Integrative Medicine
Health Care WHEN You Want It, WHERE You Want It, With Expertise to Assist Clients in
Making Lasting Changes
Health Care That Values YOU
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Personalized, Precision Advanced Health and Wellness Solutions​
Because Everyone is Unique
A Collaborative, Integrated Model of Care
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Smart Spending that Improves Client Satisfaction
and Health Outcomes
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Whole.MD, Whole Health Primary Care
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the future is direct primary care
for everyone
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Physician-Led Teams Offering Functional Medicine and Integrative Medicine
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Second Opinion Consults on Alternative Approaches to Care
Safe and Effective Alternatives for Preventing and Treating Chronic Disease
Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, Naturopathic Medicine, and Energy Medicine
Herbalism, Medical Aromatherapy, Bach Flower Essences, Homeopathy
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Health Coaches, Nutritionists, and Behavioral Health Support
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Exercise Physiologists and Fitness Instructors
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Whole Farmacy, a Holistic Farmacy
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Integrative Pharmacy Care
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the future of pharmacy
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Professional Grade Dietary Supplements,
Botanicals and Health Foods
Traditional and Compounding Pharmacy Prescriptions
Integrative Pharmacy Consultations
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Medication Therapy Management with Expertise on
Herb-Drug-Nutrient Interactions
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Natural Medication Alternatives
Deprescribing Programs
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Smart Laboratory Testing
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intelligence based, clinical grade, specialized genetic and functional medicine diagnostic testing
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Smart Laboratory Testing Focusing on Identifying the
Root Cause of Disease
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Laboratory Consultative Services
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Specialty Functional Medicine Laboratory Testing
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Specialty DNA and Genetic Testing
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Smart Laboratory Testing Guides
the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Disease
and Promotes Optimal Health
and Life Extension
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Health and Community Cloud​
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a virtual playground for health
incorporating social media for health
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how cool is that?
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Social Media Groups and Image File Sharing
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Building Healthy Local Communities through
Collaborative Partnerships through
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Duchess Health CARES
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COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT THROUGH RESOURCES, EDUCATION, and SERVICES
By Redesigning Health Care to Meet the "Quadruple Aim" for Sustainability in Business
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Sustainable Social, Economic, Environmental,
and Health Practices
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We Promote a Virtuous Cycle of Health
You May Even Need Prescription Strength Nature
Are You a Progressive Self Funded Employer or a Progressive Health Plan?
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Join a Whole Health Exchange To Benefit
Your Organization and Your Members
Its Time to Lead a Sustainable Model for Healthcare and Payment Reform that Benefits Private Corporations, Consumers, and Our Communities... Together
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Incorporating Smart Technology
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what else would you expect?
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HIPAA Compliant Chat and Telehealth
Access to Your Health Records
Remote Monitoring and Care Coordination
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HealthEAnalytics
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Science and Metrics Driven Intelligence
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An Innovative Whole Health Plan
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what you've been waiting for
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An Integrated Health Ecosystem
Meaningful Incentives and Rewards for Clients
Shared Corporate and Client Savings
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Incentivizing and Aligning All Stakeholders in the System
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Giving Back to the Community and the Environment
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For Patients
Functional Medicine Fee For Service
Model
Functional Medicine DPC, Memberships,
and Programs
Want to Invest in the Future
of Health Care?
"The best way to predict your future is to create it"
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Abraham Lincoln
Clinicians
Join the Clinical
Advisory Board and Bring Your Expertise and Investment to Help Us Build A Better Model for Health Care for Consumers, Providers, and Communities
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Invest in a digital health technology platform based on intelligence and behavioral science that enables the ability to scale this type of health care, with a business model that has the potential for substantial revenue
Donate to one of our Duchess CARES initiatives or our vision for a NC School of Integrative Health to train the next generation of NC clinicians to provide this type of care. We need your support to make this happen.
Angels, VCs
Philanthropy
Call Dr. Lininger at 984-364-8441 or Email
to learn more
Our Founding Executive Team
Health Leadership Health Innovation Health Technology
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Conscious Transformation
Ruth Lininger, MD MPH
Founder and CEO
Joel Garcia
CTO, Health Technology
CoFounder MedVantage
Serial Entrepreneur
Mindful Leadership
To Change
The World
"Healthcare reform must be about health reform"
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"I ask you to imagine... that you are in a position to make this vision a reality. In your lifetime. To make America healthy again.... "
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Penny George, Bravewell Collaborative
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Speaking at the Eighth Annual Symposium on Predictive Health at Emory University in Atlanta, GA.
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