Johnston Geriatric Doctors
- 2 Board certified
- 1 Award winners
- 22 Reviews
- Average rating is 3 stars
- Average wait time is 22.6 minutes
Top Geriatric Doctors in Johnston, RI
1539 Atwood Ave
Ste 101
Johnston, RI 02919
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- 26 years experience
- Patients' Choice Award
- Bridges To Excellence
- 4 star hospital
2 Stimpson Dr
Johnston, RI 02919
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- Internal Medicine - Hospice & Palliative Medicine
- 27 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
A geriatric specialist is a physician who treats the elderly population and the conditions that most commonly affect them. These doctors have special training in the effects of aging on the body and mind of a patient.
Geriatric specialists treat common ailments faced by senior citizens, such as frailty, incontinence, memory problems, arthritis, senility, decreased functioning and more.
In addition, geriatric specialists keep abreast of the different medications that an elderly person is prescribed to treat their more complex health issues in order to decrease adverse side effects and avoid dangerous drug interactions.
The area of Johnston, RI has a population of approximately 28,790 people. There are 2 geriatric doctors near Johnston, which gives it a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 14,395 residents or a ratio of 1 geriatric doctor per 5,864 households. There are 11,727 households in Johnston.
