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5 Essential Services Provided by Primary Doctors

Hitchcock Family Medicine

A primary care physician is the first point of contact when people want to receive care. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 50% of doctor office appointments are made with primary doctors. With that said, check out some essential services primary care physicians offer.

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

Why Do I Need a Primary Care Physician? Can’t I just go to urgent care when I’m sick? I cannot tell you the number of times that I have seen a patient and discovered additional diagnoses after they had been to urgent care. I have kept up my board certification since then.