Marble counters and brass fixtures are among the stylings found in medical start-ups like the Flatiron District’s WTHN acupuncture clinic. Photo: Phoebe Cheong On a stretch of 18th Street near Fifth Avenue, between a SoulCycle and an Athleta store, sits Trellis, a storefront fertility center that could easily pass for a monstera-plant-adorned, natural-light-filled recycled-sneaker start-up. Or a monstera-plant-adorned, natural-light-filled on-the-go facial bar.
One of NYDG’s treatment rooms, where patients can get an IV infusion during a cryofacial. Photo: Albert Vecerka 4. Retail WTHN’s heated acupuncture beds. Photo: Claire Esparros Members-Only Clubs Illustration: Elena Xausa Membership-based medicine is not new. It started a decade ago, when private solo physicians in well-to-do enclaves began transitioning their practices to a concierge model, in which patients pay a monthly retainer for a bundle of services. But in the past couple of years, very modern, stylish concierge practices have come to New York.
The extras: Lululemon tops and bottoms instead of paper smocks; an on-site pharmacy that stocks vitamins, drugs, health sensors, and S’well bottles.