Primary Care
What Is A Primary Care Physician?
It happens almost every year: one day you are feeling perfectly fine and healthy, but the next day you wake up and start to feel as though something is just not right with your physical health. You can't put your finger on exactly what is going on, but you get the feeling that it is probably going to get worse very soon. Throughout the day, your "cruddy" feeling starts to manifest itself more visibly and obviously. The "crud" turns into achiness, a headache, coughing, a runny nose, a scratchy throat, and maybe even a mild fever. Suddenly, you realize that you have caught a cold or developed the symptoms of something a bit more serious.
From children to the elderly and everyone in between, there often comes a time in everyone's life when they need the skills, knowledge, and training of a medical professional. When you are feeling sick, the first call that is often made is the one to the primary care physician who takes care of the medical needs of your whole family.
If it is one of your children who feels sick, you as the parent will most certainly call the family's primary care doctor to get the next available appointment. Kids can't miss too much school, so it is critical they see a primary care doctor in Parker, CO, as soon as possible. For yourself, you may be a bit more reluctant to visit your primary care physician even though you know that you should. Eventually, though, you will likely call, make an appointment, and visit the doctor for your medical examination. Trying to deal with the symptoms of a cold is quite a challenge, especially when you need to go to work or take care of the house.
Without the knowledge and skills gained from years of medical school training, a simple medical condition can seem extremely serious for many patients. Other patients may attempt to treat their health care needs on their own rather than calling their primary care physician in Parker, CO.
Our Primary Care Physicians
Rocky Vista Health Center in conjunction with the Rocky Vista College of Osteopathic Medicine and Sky Ridge Medical Center, is the outpatient clinic home of the Sky Ridge/Rocky Vista Internal Medicine Residency Program. Our Internal Medicine Residents are graduates of medical schools throughout the country and are completing their post-graduate specialty training in Internal Medicine.
Primary care is for persons with any undiagnosed sign, symptom, or health concern. Primary care includes health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, counseling, patient education, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses. Rocky Vista Health Center provides Primary Care to patients age 16 and above.
What Does a Primary Care Physician in Parker, CO, Do?
The primary care practice is generally the first contact point into the health care system for patients. It is also the continuing contact point for necessary health care services. Primary care physicians in Parker, CO, are trained and skilled in comprehensive first contact and continuing care for patients with undiagnosed, or "undifferentiated" health issues.
In general, primary care physicians are specialists in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, or obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) and provide their patients with complete comprehensive care. This can include chronic, preventative, and acute care for both in-patient and outpatient situations.
When it comes to primary care medicine, the physicians who specialize in it are able to treat a wide variety of conditions. In addition to aches, pains, and colds, primary care physicians can also treat most diseases except for the very uncommon or unusual ones that require further specialized training, offer to counsel and monitor your overall health.
Benefits of Seeing a Primary Care Physician
At Rocky Vista Health Center in Parker, CO, our primary care doctors are able to treat many different types of medical conditions (both long-term and short-term) and can also do the following for their patients:
- Preventative and Routine Medicine
- Self Care Education
- Cholesterol Screenings
- Blood Pressure Screening
- Coordination With Specialist
- Physicals
- Health Care Screenings
- Diabetes
- Heart Disease
- Immunizations
- Flu Immunizations
- Laboratory On-Site
- Online Access To Medical Results
- Referrals As Needed
Immunization & Vaccine Services
A Premier location for keeping your vaccinations up to date.
We Offer:
| ✓ PPD for TB test | ✓ Tetanus |
| ✓ Hepatitis B titers | ✓ Hepatitis A and B vaccine |
| ✓ Shingles vaccines | ✓ Pneumonia vaccine |
In addition to primary care medicine, we also have specialists in the fields of internal medicine, sports medicine, osteopathic medical services, podiatry, and telemedicine in Parker, CO. Our primary care and other physicians are dedicated to providing you the best possible medical services in Parker, Colorado, to help you maintain your overall health and well-being.
Our state-of-the-art medical facility offers the first point of contact for your adult health care needs, and we want to get to know you and understand how best to serve you. We have allopathic physicians and osteopathic physicians who are board-certified in internal medicine, and our services range in the widest possible spectrum to ensure your needs are covered in Parker, CO.
In addition to our physicians, Rocky Vista Health Center is located on the campus of Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine (the No. 1 rated osteopathic medical institution in the country) and houses the Sky Ridge Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program, so you may also be working with a resident who is a licensed physician working under the direction of a Board Certified Physician Instructor.
When you are in need of internal medicine, primary care, or any other type of medical care, contact Rocky Vista Health Center in Parker, CO, today. We are here to help you get back to good health and overall well-being throughout your life.