Primary Care Offers a Long-Term Partnership

You are not simply a patient. You are a partner and an active member of your healthcare team. Developing a sustained relationship with a primary care provider enables you to have a go-to source to address your healthcare concerns and provide continuity of care. This should start with wellness and prevention. By undergoing an annual checkup, you and your healthcare provider will be able to keep your health on track and work to prevent or detect more serious health concerns as early as possible. Over the years, your doctor will have a built-in understanding of your medical history, health preferences and decisions, which can play a vital role in addressing more serious health issues.

In the event that you experience a sudden health concern, such as a cough or a fever, you can contact your primary care provider and receive guidance that may save you a trip to the emergency room. Your doctor will also help you manage chronic or long-term conditions such as diabetes or coronary artery disease. They are also able to refer you to a specialist when you need more detailed care for a specific health issue.

When to See a Primary Care Physician?

Your primary care physician should be your first point of contact when you have a health concern or illness that is not an emergency. If needed, he or she will coordinate care with any other physicians or medical specialists who should be involved in your care. Your primary care physician will:

• Provide preventive and wellness care
• Teach healthy lifestyle choices
• Identify and treat common medical conditions and illnesses
• Determine the urgency of your medical problem and direct you to the best place for care
• Make referrals to medical specialists for specific health problems
• Order laboratory tests and imaging to evaluate health

Our primary care physicians look forward to serving you. We want to make sure you and your family members are receiving the preventative checkups needed to help keep your health on track. Make an appointment today.

Our Services

• Complete physical exams
• Diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of chronic conditions
• Diagnostic/laboratory tests
• Disease prevention, education and counseling, including health risk assessments and preventive healthcare screenings
• Family medicine
• Geriatric medicine and senior health care, including medication assessment and management, and advocacy and referral
• Immunizations
• Minor surgical procedures
• Referrals to other specialists when you need more concentrated care, ranging from psychiatrists and behavioral therapists to physical therapists and podiatrists
• Prescribe and manage medication use
• Rehabilitation medicine
• Screening tests for underlying illnesses
• Women’s and children’s health, including prenatal, obstetrics, postpartum care, and gynecology

Conditions and Diseases That May Be Treated

Where To Get an Annual Physical Near You

We offer routine or annual checkups to help you stay on top of your health to help you better understand your health, which is essential in addressing current or potential medical health issues. Schedule an appointment with a primary care physician here. You may also call to request a primary care physician referral today.

How To Find a Primary Care Physician?

Over time, your primary care physician will get to know you and your medical history. That is why developing a sustained relationship with a primary care physician is essential and can go a long way toward keeping your health in check. To find a PCP, ask yourself what matters to you and your family.

Getting in touch with your insurance plan provider is a good first step before narrowing down your options, as many insurance plans limit the providers you can choose from. Additionally, consider getting a primary care physician close to home, how helpful or friendly the staff is and whether their office hours work with your schedule. You may also ask family and friends for recommendations. As you and your personality is unique, each primary care physician is unique. Try to find a provider that best fits your personality and needs.

Once you have narrowed down your candidates, try to get more information about the following:

• Does the PCP come across as open and friendly to you? Would you feel comfortable confiding in them?
• Does the PCP prefer to treat conditions aggressively or take a "wait and see" approach?
• Does the PCP try to handle things in the office or refer most patients to specialists?
• How easy is it to reach the PCP? Does the provider use email?
• Do you prefer a PCP focused on disease treatment or wellness and prevention?
• Does the PCP order a lot of tests?
• What do colleagues and patients say about the PCP?
• Does the PCP invite you to be involved in your care?
• Does the PCP view your patient-provider relationship as a true partnership?