Why We’re Expanding Hi, Finch — and What That Means for Your Health

Hi, Finch Health grew out of a pattern I was seeing repeatedly in my own clinic.

As a physician trained in Family Medicine and Sports Medicine, I spent years treating musculoskeletal injuries and chronic pain — particularly in patients in their 60s and 70s. Many of them were asking the same question:

“What do I do now?”

By the time they were asking it, they often had significant limitations. Loss of strength, joint degeneration, reduced mobility, and functional decline were already well established. At that point, our options were narrower. We could manage symptoms, slow progression, and work within constraints — but the opportunity to truly change the trajectory had often passed.

What stayed with me was the same thought, over and over:

We needed to start this a decade ago. Maybe two.

That realization forced me to step back and rethink how we approach health and aging — not just how we treat problems once they appear, but how we identify and address the factors that lead to them in the first place.

I began asking a different question, both for my patients and for myself:

What would it look like to intervene earlier, while people still feel strong, capable, and functional?

That question led me down my own path of exploring prevention, longevity, performance, and recovery — not as abstract concepts, but as practical tools that could meaningfully change how people age.

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How That Vision Became Hi, Finch Health

Around that time, I was out to dinner with Kayli, who founded Hi, Finch Aesthetics, and her husband, Chad, who is involved in the leadership of the practice. As we talked, I shared the frustration I was feeling — and the vision that had been forming.

I described the kind of medicine I wished existed more widely: proactive, preventive, longitudinal care that helps people preserve strength, mobility, metabolic health, and independence before decline becomes inevitable.

Chad paused and said something simple, but telling:

“That’s the kind of doctor I want — and I haven’t been able to find it anywhere.”

That conversation became the starting point.

What followed was a deeper exploration of how we could build a medical practice around that philosophy — one that complements the existing Hi, Finch focus on thoughtful, preventive care, while expanding it into comprehensive health, longevity, and performance.

That’s how Hi, Finch Health came to be...

A Brief Introduction

My name is Jeff Kindred, DO. I’m board certified in both Family Medicine and Sports Medicine.

Family Medicine taught me to think longitudinally — to understand patients in context and over time. Sports Medicine reinforced how critical early intervention, recovery, load management, and strength preservation are to long-term function.

Together, those perspectives shape how I practice today: proactive rather than reactive, individualized rather than standardized, and focused on preserving health and function for as long as possible.

Why This Evolution Makes Sense

Traditional medical care is excellent at responding to problems once they are obvious. Where it struggles is identifying and addressing silent risk early enough to change long-term outcomes.

Conditions like high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol, metabolic dysfunction, and cardiovascular disease often progress quietly for years before they cause symptoms. By the time they’re identified in a routine visit, meaningful damage may already be present.

At the same time, many people are already doing the “right” things — exercising regularly, eating thoughtfully, managing stress — yet still feel uncertain about where they stand long-term or how to interpret subtle changes in their health.

Hi, Finch Health was designed to address that gap.

What Concierge Care Allows Us to Do Differently

A membership-based model allows for a different kind of care — one that prioritizes time, continuity, and context in ways that aren’t feasible in traditional medical practice.

For members, this includes:

• Longer visits and ongoing access to your care team

• Thoughtful use of comprehensive labs, with follow-up over time rather than one-off interpretation

• Advanced assessments such as VO₂ max testing and DEXA scanning to evaluate cardiovascular fitness, body composition, bone density, and visceral fat

• The use of advanced analytics, including AI-supported pattern recognition, to help identify trends or areas of concern earlier

It also allows for deeper, more nuanced conversations about factors that strongly influence long-term health but are often rushed or overlooked, including:

• Sleep quality and sleep patterns

• Mental health and stress physiology

• Exercise habits, recovery, and training load

• Lifestyle structure and sustainability

For some patients, this may include reviewing data from wearables such as sleep trackers, heart rate variability, or activity monitors. For others, that level of data can feel overwhelming or anxiety-producing — and that’s okay.

Part of the role of a physician in this model is helping determine what information is helpful, what can be set aside, and how to use data thoughtfully without letting it drive unnecessary stress.

Coordinated Care, With Guidance at Every Step

Hi, Finch Health is designed to function as a medical home — one that can manage many aspects of care directly, while also helping patients navigate more complex needs when specialty care is appropriate.

Much of what influences long-term health can be addressed in-house: prevention, risk assessment, lifestyle optimization, performance, recovery, and longitudinal monitoring. When additional expertise is needed, we help coordinate referrals to trusted specialists and remain actively involved in the process.

Rather than sending patients off with disconnected recommendations, our role is to:

• Help determine when specialty care is truly needed

• Ensure communication between providers is clear and complete

• Integrate specialist recommendations into a cohesive, individualized plan

• Help patients navigate decisions so care remains aligned with long-term goals

The goal is not more care — it’s better care. Care that is intentional, coordinated, and focused on optimal outcomes rather than fragmented encounters.

A Focus on Longevity, Function, and Resilience

The goal of Hi, Finch Health is not simply to extend lifespan, but to support healthspan — the years you’re able to live with strength, clarity, energy, and independence.

That requires looking earlier, paying attention to patterns, and revisiting decisions as new information emerges. It also requires a partnership between physician and patient built on trust, education, and long-term thinking.

This approach isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what matters, at the right time, with a clear understanding of why.

What to Expect Moving Forward

In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing more about how we think about prevention, longevity, and proactive care — and how this model supports patients who want to take an intentional approach to their health.

If you’re already a Hi, Finch patient, this represents an expansion of the same philosophy you’ve trusted: thoughtful, individualized care designed to compound over time.

If you’re new here, welcome. We’re glad you’re exploring a more proactive approach to your health.

If interested in becoming a Hi, Finch Health patient, book your consultation with Dr. Kindred here.