Having and establishing a relationship with a primary care provider (PCP) is the key to staying healthy. As an advocate, guide, and partner, your PCP plays a pivotal role in keeping you healthy and addressing your healthcare needs through all stages of life. Here are five reasons why you should establish care with a PCP:
1. Preventive Care
Seeing your PCP isn't just for when you're sick or feeling under the weather. It's also to help prevent illnesses or detect them in the early stages when they're easier to treat. With a special focus on preventive care, we help you maintain good health and catch any potential issues early on. Most insurances cover a free yearly exam with us where we take a deep dive into your health with a physical exam and blood panel to understand your body's base point and discover any changes that may have occurred over the last year. When you're proactive about your health and attending your annual visits, we're much more likely to catch diseases early, sometimes before symptoms ever begin.
2. Personalized Care
As your PCP, we get to know you and your medical history over time. This approach allows us to provide personalized care tailored to your specific needs and preferences. We go the extra mile to work with you and help you understand the pathology of your disease, what treatment options are available, and how the intervention of medicine works to get your health back on track.
3. Care Coordination
While we are able to treat a wide variety of illnesses and diseases, sometimes a specialist is needed if the case goes beyond our scope of care. Based on your needs, we refer you to specialists and help you coordinate your care with those specialists by ensuring they have everything they need to best care for you to help avoid potential gaps in your care. Some insurances (HMO plans) require you to have a special order from your PCP before they'll cover your specialist visit. We'll help you figure out whether or not you need an appointment with us and get you sent over to your specialist to continue your care.
4. Chronic Disease Management
As your PCP, we help you manage your chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, or asthma. Together, we develop a treatment plan, monitor your condition, and adjust your medication as needed to keep your condition under control. We also help you diagnose these problems upon symptom onset. Feeling low on energy, having trouble losing weight, or having uncomfortable menstrual cycles? We'll run a blood panel and other necessary tests to get down to the core issue and start you on the right treatment plan to get you feeling back to normal as soon as possible.
5. Urgent Care
Urgent cares are expensive and can have lengthy wait times. If your PCP is open, always start there for your urgent care needs. We’re here to help you navigate through any new, concerning symptoms that may arise. From your average cold to UTIs to rashes or lesions, we’re here to help solve those problems and refer you to a specialist if needed. If you're unsure if you need to see us, an urgent care clinic, or go to the emergency room, give us a call and we can help send you in the right direction based on your medical history and symptoms.
At Lubbock Primary Care, we're committed to helping you get healthy and stay healthy through our patient-centered approach. Whether you're here in Lubbock to attend school or you're here raising a family, we're here to serve and guide you to health. Our providers at each of our locations are accepting new patients. Give us a call to establish care and get started with one our providers.
Lubbock Primary Care Locations
South Quaker Location: 11007 Quaker Ave., Lubbock, TX | 806-701-4040
Southwest Milwaukee Location: 10709 Milwaukee Ave., Lubbock, TX | 806-207-3703
Central University Location: 5015 University Ave. Unit B1, Lubbock, TX | 806-797-4357
Midland Location: 1300 W Wall St., Midland, TX | 432-684-4488
