Primary care services provide comprehensive, continuous, and patient-centered medical care, acting as the first point of contact for health needs. Services include preventive checkups, chronic disease management (e.g., diabetes, hypertension), treatment of common illnesses, health education, and, when necessary Specialist referrals.
Key Aspects of Primary Care Services:
- Preventive Care: Routine physical exams, wellness visits, and cancer screenings (e.g., mammograms, colonoscopies) to maintain long-term health
- Chronic Condition Management: Ongoing treatment for long-term conditions like asthma, COPD, and heart disease.
- Acute Care: Diagnosis and treatment of unexpected, non-emergency illnesses (e.g., infections, minor injuries)
- Preventive & Wellness Services: counseling, and education on healthy lifestyles
- Care Coordination: Referral to and management of specialists to ensure integrated care.
Type of Providers:
Primary care is delivered by specialists in family medicine, internal medicine, behavioral and mental health and geriatrics
Common Conditions Managed:
- Upper respiratory infections
- Hypertension (high blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Arthritis
- Depression/Anxiety
- Skin conditions (dermatitis)
- Ear infections
- Common cold
- Influenza
- Covid
- Pneumonia
- Short-term pain management
