{"id":10263,"date":"2020-08-03T15:23:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T20:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutsmh.org\/\/?page_id=10263"},"modified":"2021-12-03T10:47:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T16:47:44","slug":"primary-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aboutsmh.org\/primary-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Your primary care provider (PCP), along with a healthy diet and exercise, is one of the greatest assets for your health. Primary care should be the first choice for most non-emergent health needs. No matter where you live, PCP’s fulfill the same important role for your health care.<\/p>

Before you select the option of a walk-in clinic or urgent care, schedule a checkup with your primary care provider for non-urgent issues, regular checkups and school and sports physicals. A primary care provider can be specialized in a single area of medicine, or some combination of different areas. For instance, your primary care provider may be an internist, a family physician, a pediatrician, a geriatrician, sometimes and OB\/GYN, or a combination of some of those listed.\u00a0<\/p>

Request an appointment today with one of our providers by calling or filling out an online appointment request form.<\/p>

<\/i><\/i>The Role of Your Primary Care Provider<\/a><\/h3>
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