Baptist Medical Group - Gynecologic Oncology

At Baptist Medical Group – Gynecologic Oncology, you’ll find more than cancer care. Here, our expert physician, Tom Patton, M.D., will provide attentive and professional care, take the time to listen to your questions and provide you and your loved ones with clear answers. Our staff is courteous, dedicated and always working to put you, our patient, first.

Medical Services

Baptist Medical Group – GynecologyicOncology cares for women with all types of gynecologic cancer: ovarian, cervical, endometrial, uterine, vaginal, fallopian tube and vulvar. In conjunction with Baptist Medical Group – Oncology, we offer diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including radical surgeries, minimally invasive surgeries when appropriate, chemotherapy and referrals to radiation oncology when indicated. We also provide all necessary follow-up care for patients with gynecologic malignancies.

Our Physician

Tom Patton, M.D., is a caring, compassionate physician specializing in gynecologic oncology. Dr. Patton specializes in treating all cancers of the female reproductive system including ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, endometrial cancer and cervical cancer.

He works in conjunction with medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and more to provide a team approach to the female oncology patient. To learn more about Dr. Patton, we encourage you to visit his personal profile page.

Our Staff

While at our office, you’ll meet with several of our staff members. Our front-office staff will help you get settled and complete your paperwork. They’ll also see that our clinical staff know of your arrival and can start your care.

New Patients

We’re so happy to have the opportunity to provide you with the compassionate, personal health care experience you deserve. To ensure you have a pleasant first office visit, we ask that you please download and complete your new-patient paperwork prior to your appointment. Bring the completed paperwork along with the items provided in the “What to Bring” section below. Please also be sure to review the full “Appointment Information” section. As always, you can contact our office with any questions.

Appointment Information

Please give 24-hour notice if you are unable to keep an appointment. If you are a new patient, arrive 15 minutes prior to scheduled time. Bring insurance cards as well as current list of medications.

Financial Information

We accept Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida and Alabama, Aetna, Health First Network, Humana, PHCS, Tricare, and United Healthcare.

It’s our policy that co-payments, co-insurance, deductibles and any outstanding balances are due at the time of service. This means that you will be expected to pay those items (as defined by your insurance policy) while at our office for your scheduled appointment. For your convenience, we accept payments in cash, check or credit card.

It’s important to note that you are financially responsible for the care you receive, even if your insurance does not pay. If you have questions, we encourage you to contact our office and our staff will do everything we can to serve you.

Referring To Our Practice

Order Facilitator is preferred for referrals, however, we gladly accept fax and phone referrals with demographics, insurance/authorization information, reports and physician dictations. Physicians or office staff may call (850) 469-7975 or fax the information to (850) 469-2113. Please ask to speak with Rachel Vrooman.

Your Primary Care Physician

We value your relationship with your primary care physician and want to ensure that he or she stays actively involved and informed of every step of your health-care journey. We’ll be sure to communicate with your primary care physician and keep him or her as the leader of your health-care team.

If you do not have a primary care physician, we will gladly help you find one that best meets your individual needs. We also encourage you to see if a Baptist Medical Group internal medicine or family medicine practice location is near you. To begin your search, click here.

Community Involvement

As part of Pensacola’s only community-owned health-care organization, it’s in our hearts to care for our community. The physicians, staff and affiliates of the Baptist Cancer Center dedicate countless hours to provide free screenings, free educational seminars, special fundraising events and more.