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Why Should You Care About Primary Care?
Your best bet for staying healthy as long as possible
What if someone told you just one hour of your time each year might save your life? You’d be on board, right? That’s not too far off from what primary care does. Primary care is your first and best move when you want to get or stay healthy, prevent disease, and stay on top of aging.
With other clinics closing and fewer options available, you might be tempted to skip your checkups or not bother establishing with a new provider. This kind of thinking is very, very bad for your health.
Luckily, Howard Memorial Hospital has primary care you can trust, close to home. Establishing with one of our three skilled providers can have such positive side effects including:
Prevention of disease: The earlier caught, the easier fought, as the saying goes. Regular checkups ensure that you are screened at the right times. Anything that looks suspicious can be identified and treated ASAP.
Saving time and money: If you wait for symptoms to surface before going to a doctor, the best-case scenario involves more appointments, more interventions, more discomfort, and more expenses. The worst-case scenario is that it’s too late, even for those things.
A healthy relationship with your provider: A good relationship with your provider often correlates to feeling more at ease and having more open and honest conversations with him or her. The better your provider knows you, the better he or she will be able to make recommendations for your health.
Primary care is your best bet for staying healthy as long as possible. No matter how long it’s been since you’ve seen a doctor, we encourage you to make an appointment with a provider at Howard Memorial Hospital today. Call today to be put on the path to your best health.
