Quick Facts
- (434) 309-1165
- 1280A Main St, Altavista, VA
- 5 average rating
- 2 specialties
- 2 insurance providers
- 1 school
- English
Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease in which your body is unable to maintain a normal blood sugar (glucose) level.
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Accepted Insurance
- Aetna
- Optima Health
Doctors in Altavista Medical Center
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Nearby Doctors
There are no Doctors within 50 miles of Altavista, VA that specialze in Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine
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Specialties
2 specialties
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Emergency Medicine
An emergency physician is a doctor who is an expert in handling conditions of an urgent and extremely dangerous nature. These specialists work in the emergency room (ER) departments of hospitals where they oversee cases involving cardiac distress, trauma, fractures, lacerations and other acute conditions.
Emergency physicians are specially trained to make urgent life-saving decisions to treat patients during an emergency medical crisis. These doctors diagnose and stabilize patients before they are either well enough to be discharged, or transferred to the appropriate department for long-term care. -
Family Medicine
A family practitioner is a doctor who specializes in caring for people of all ages, at all stages of life. Rather than focusing on the treatment of one disease or patient population, family practitioners are often the doctors that people see for their everyday ailments, like cold and flu or respiratory infections, and health screenings. When necessary, family practitioners will provide referrals for conditions that require the expertise of another specialist.
The doctors may also provide physicals, inoculations, prenatal care, treat chronic diseases, like diabetes and asthma, and provide advice on disease prevention.
Doctors in Altavista Medical Center
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Education
Affiliated doctors have gone to the following school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School
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Nearby Group Practices
We don't have any physicians that practice at Altavista Medical Center. Here are some Group Practices that specialize in Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine near Altavista Medical Center Altavista, VA.
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Family Health Care Of Gretna
Family Medicine
Gretna, VA 12.35 mi
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Traci Michele Ogbu Md
Group Practice
Lynchburg, VA 20.89 mi
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Centra Hospice
Group Practice
Lynchburg, VA 20.93 mi
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Child & Family Center
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Adolescent Medicine, Pediatrics
Lynchburg, VA 20.96 mi
Information About Group Practices
What is a Group Practice?
According to The Medical Group Management Association, a group practice is any relationship between three or more physicians who share facilities, expenses, profits and other resources like support staff and equipment. Group practices tend to fall into two categories: those that organize around a particular medical specialty and those that encompass several specialties like East Boston Neighborhood Health that specializes in internal medicine
Why Group Practice?
As medicine became more complex in the twentieth century, the need for group practices made more sense. Physicians found it impossible to know everything about the emerging drugs and technologies on the medical landscape. In addition, the cost of providing a full range of diagnostic services, such as tests and X-rays, in one location became prohibitive to the individual practitioner. Hence, doctors from various disciplines began to team together in order to provide more comprehensive care to their community of patients.
Benefits of Group Practice
As medicine became more complex in the twentieth century, the need for group practices made more sense. Physicians found it impossible to know everything about the emerging drugs and technologies on the medical landscape. In addition, the cost of providing a full range of diagnostic services, such as tests and X-rays, in one location became prohibitive to the individual practitioner. Hence, doctors from various disciplines began to team together in order to provide more comprehensive care to their community of patients.