
Emergency Physician House Calls™
Using America's First Portable ER®
Research proven and medically published to be
"Faster, Better and Cheaper"
than the busy hospital ER or the urgent care facility.¹â€‹
- Dr. Sterba has refocused his medical and surgical practice of "Caring for those in greater need" ™ by providing full-time Advanced Medical and Surgical Wound Care in patient's homes in the Greater East Aurora, NY Area.
- Patients are not seen at Dr. Sterba's home.
- Saved by Grace Ministry, Inc., founded in 1998, is a Better Business Bureau (BBB) Accredited Charity and is listed with Guide Star. Please see both links at the bottom of this page.
- Rest assured; we have never collected or shared any names or addresses of anyone who has confidentially donated on-line or directly to Saved by Grace Ministry, Inc.
- Please consider making your tax-deductible on-line donation confidentially to "Saved by Grace Ministry, Inc." with PayPal or Credit Card Donate Button, below. We will gratefully receipt you for your tax purposes.
- Using Plastic Surgical Techniques, our Advanced Medical and Surgical Wound Care includes care of pressure injuries and ulcers ("bedsores"), leg ulcers, and the surgical repair of minor, complex, or complicated lacerations, skin tears, abrasions, plus foreign body removal, e.g., splinters, glass, etc.
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- There is Good News to Share:
- Dr. and Mrs. Sterba can mail you a full copy (or freely email you select chapters) of "The Textbook of Equipping for Disasters. Sheltering at Home" (6th Edition, January 5, 2024), which has greatly helped people during and recovering from natural and man-made disasters.
- This "Textbook of Equipping for Disasters" is required for Dr. Sterba's at-home, hands-on skills training Seminars, "Basic and Advanced Equipping for Disasters". For more information, please go to the Tab, "Seminars and Publications".
- For example, Chapter Six, "Home Preparation Guide" in the "Textbook of Equipping for Disasters. Sheltering at Home" includes time-tested methods used by missionaries and field methods used by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army to purify contaminated water. Methods include gravity filtration and/or accurately using household regular and concentrated bleach with easy to follow, step-by-step instructions.​
- Chapter Nine, "Disaster Shelters" has the comprehensive "Generator Section" for operation of portable and stand-alone generators (gasoline, liquid propane (LP), dual fuel switching between gasoline or LP, and natural gas). This includes proper generator selection and safe use to help avoid carbon monoxide poisoning plus generator maintenance, refueling, and long-term preservation and safe storage of gasoline.
- Most important is Chapter Two, "Prayer" from the "Textbook of Equipping for Disasters. Sheltering at Home". It has been recorded for you, below:
- Dr. and Mrs. Sterba can mail you a full copy (or freely email you select chapters) of "The Textbook of Equipping for Disasters. Sheltering at Home" (6th Edition, January 5, 2024), which has greatly helped people during and recovering from natural and man-made disasters.
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For details of either "The Textbook of Equipping for Disasters. Sheltering at Home" or the Seminars, "Basic and Advanced Practicing Medicine by Physician House Calls" please go to the Tab, "Seminars and Publications". Please contact Dr. John A. Sterba at: PhysicianHouseCalls@roadrunner.com ​
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Dr. Sterba's well-received Healthcare Provider Seminar, "Basic and Advanced Practicing Medicine by Physician House Calls" with a Textbook and referenced handouts are available either in-person at physician's/NP's/PA's offices or homes, or by our convenient digital Take-Home Version sent out same day by Google Slides or by U.S. Mail (CD, thumb drive).
Research Publications (Emergency Physician House Calls and the PORTABLE ER):
1. Sterba, JA. Wound Care On The Go. ‘Portable ER’ Allows Physician to Reinvent House Calls. Today’s Wound Clinic. 2012, September: 18-21.
2. Sterba, JA. Emergency Physician House Calls™: Time, Outcome Benefits and Cost of Point of Care (POC) Laboratories Used with Community-based PORTABLE ER®. White Paper: Original Research. Saved by Grace Ministry, Inc., 226 Center Rd., East Aurora, NY 14052, December 11, 2017; 23 pages.
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3. Sterba, JA and JE Sterba. Test and Evaluation of Two-Way UHF Business Radios during Emergency Physician House Calls™ Transporting the PORTABLE ER® in a Hilly, Rural Environment. White Paper: Original Research. Saved by Grace Ministry, Inc., 226 Center Rd., East Aurora, NY 14052, April 18, 2018; 49 pages.
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Saved by Grace Ministry, Inc. has met Better Business Bureau's (BBB) Standards for Charity Accountability and is a BBB Accredited Charity. You can view the Saved by Grace Ministry, Inc. full Charity Review by clicking on the BBB Accredited Charity logo, here:
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Saved by Grace Ministry, Inc. has no public accommodations.
Patients are not seen at the private residence of Dr. and Mrs. John and Janice Sterba.

Emergency Physicians House Calls™
"The Doctor Comes to You!"™
Providing Advanced Medical & Surgical Wound Care
At-Home
-Pressure Injuries & Ulcers ('bedsores')
-Venous Leg (Stasis) Ulcers
-Arterial Insufficiency Ulcers
-Lymphedema
-Vascular, Neurologic and Nutritional Portable Lab Assessments:
*(ABI/TBI, TcPO2, Semmes Weinstein 5.07/10 gm, Vibration/DTR/Neuro, BMI, SFT, CMP)
-Close Coordinated Care with PCPs, Specialists; Records sent in 1-day
-All Major Insurances Accepted.
-No Insurance? Tax-deductible Donations Accepted
(Cannot treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers or Bariatric Ulcers At-home)
Avoid Risks of
ER and Hospital Infections, High Costs & Long Waits
John A. Sterba, M.D, Ph.D., FACEP, FACCWS
Board-Certified:
American Board of Emergency Medicine
American Board of Wound Medicine and Surgery
Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP)
Fellow, American College of Clinical Wound Specialists (FACCWS)
(716) 655-6854 (office)
(716) 998-7474 (cell)
Only in the Greater East Aurora, NY Area
Monday - Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PhysicianHouseCalls@roadrunner.com
Saved by Grace Ministry, Inc.
226 Center Rd.
East Aurora, NY 14052
Public Charity Founded in 1998
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*Vascular Assessment: ABI/TBI (Ankle and Toe Brachial Index), TcPO2 (Wound Transcutaneous Oxygen Measurement with Regional Perfusion Index-RPI)
*Neurologic Assessment: Semmes Weinstein 5.07/10 gm (Protective Sensation Testing), Vibration/DTR/Neuro (Vibration Testing with 128 cps, Deep Tendon Reflexes, and Comprehensive Neurologic Exam)
*Nutritional Assessment: BMI (Body Mass Index), SFT (Skin Fold Thickness), CMP (Comprehensive Metabolic Panel) measuring steady-state blood protein levels (albumin and total protein) using the
PORTABLE ER® bedside Abbott Point of Care Blood Chemistry Laboratory, Abaxis Piccolo Xpress.









