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THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, April 29, 2010
To Your Health
The Doctor Is In
Choosing a Primary Care Provider
In today’s world of highly specialized medical care, the “old-fashioned family doctor” has become obsolete, right? Wrong.
Tat “family doctor,” who used to know you, your family, and your healthcare needs, is alive and well in today’s Primary Care Provider (PCP).
By creating a trusting relationship and partnership with you, your PCP will get to know you and will keep close tabs on your health. Your PCP practices preventive as well as acute care medicine. His or her practice can effectively serve as your “medical home,” with your PCP and his or her office team coordinating all of your needed care, including specialty services.
Choosing a Primary Care Provider
You have choices. PCP’s include family practice providers, internists, and pediatricians. Consider which type of provider will be the best fit for you.
Family Practice Providers
Family Practice (or Family Medicine) providers are doctors or specially trained nurses who provide healthcare for individuals and families. Tese providers care for men, women, and children of all ages. Some people choose Family Practice providers because they enjoy having a single provider for their whole family; or because they enjoy the relationship they can develop with their Family Practice provider, who can care for them over a number of years, through different stages of life.
Internal Medicine Physicians
Sometimes called “Doctors for Adults,” Internal Medicine physicians are medical specialists who focus on adult medicine and have had special study and training focusing on the prevention and treatment of adult diseases. Because of their advanced training in adult diseases, Internal Medicine physicians are sometimes the best primary care choice for seniors, or people with complex health issues.
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Pediatricians
Children and adolescents are growing and developing, and their healthcare needs are very different from those of adults. Either a Pediatrician or a Family Practice provider can serve as your child’s PCP. You must find someone with the background and skills needed to care for your child’s individual needs, and someone with whom both you and your child are comfortable.
House calls may be a thing of the past, but personal medical care and attention are here to stay. Sometimes, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
To find PCPs in our area, visit the LRGHealthcare Provider Directory at
www.lrgh.org, or call HealthLink at (603) 527-7171.
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