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SPONSORED CONTENT YOUR HEALTH SPONSORED CONTENT ts of Utilizing The Benefits of Utilizing a Comprehensive Family ensive Family Medicine Practice ractice son, M D Family Medicine -Bridget Peterson, Physician MD Family Medicine Physician W , and family Several screening of (Pap smears), our and partners family planning. Several of our partners hen you are planning. ill or injured, it can be stressful to find the d deliver medical babies, care you need. However, as there well. is a simple Because provide prenatal care and the deliver babies, scope as well. Because the scope broad, many solution. At Washington family Health System, doctors our family choose of family medicine is so broad, to many provide family doctors choose to provide eir areas physicians of interest. provide medical care for all These types of issues, may additional services include in their areas of interest. sports These may include sports ative care, nursing home care, medicine, emergency hospice, palliative care, nursing home care, emergency whether acute or chronic. Doctors trained in the specialty of Family recovery Medicine evaluate, diagnose, services, and treat patients from or newborns even to the international medicine, addiction and recovery services, relief or even international relief work. elderly. In addition to caring for patients of all ages, family medicine focuses on the overall wellness of our patients and communities. We rs care use preventative for medicine their to keep our patients patients as healthy as possible, and Family their medicine providers families care for their patients as and their families as e needs change time. This their lives and continuity healthcare needs change over time. of This continuity of regardless of any medical problems they over may have. octor-patient relationship, which care creates a can strong doctor-patient translate relationship, which can translate on built on a can foundation of trust. into better communication Every built on a patient foundation of trust. Every patient Family medicine providers serve a multitude of healthcare needs physician for infants, children, who and adults. Most already family doctors see their knows patients is different, you so having and a physician your who already knows you and your and accura te diagnosis family can and lead to faster treatment. and more accurate diagnosis and treatment. in the more office, but our group also takes care of our patients if they are are in admitted one to The Washington place Hospital. allows We also provide routine your Also, family having all of your care doctor in one place allows to your family doctor to eceiving gynecological care, comprehensive including breast cancer screening, cervical cancer preventative make sure that you are receiving care, comprehensive preventative care, ancer screenings. This can such also as vaccines prevent and cancer screenings. the This can also prevent the d by multiple different doctors, same tests being which ordered by multiple can different be doctors, which can be expensive. o benefit the community. Like Family medicine other can also benefit the community. Like other amily medicine aims to provide primary care high-quality providers, family medicine aims to provide , high-quality, ble health care for all communities. accessible, and affordable Because health care for all communities. Because f family medicine, family doctors of the broad spectrum can of family medicine, family doctors can s of our patients and their communities accommodate the needs of our patients as and their they communities as they grow and change. D - Bridget Peterson, MD em Washington Health System Family Medicine - Cecil Three Convenient Locations: Canonsburg Washington Cecil Canonsburg, PA 15317 P. (724) 745-4100 Leonard Ave., Bldg. 2, Ste. 200 Washington, PA 15301 P. (724) 223-3100 3415 Miller’s Run Road Cecil, PA 15321 P. (724) 873-7414 67 East Pike Street ew Family Centers: If you are looking for a new Family Medicine provider, call WHS Family Medicine Centers: 4) 745-4100 4) 223-3100 -7414 Canonsburg office: (724) 745-4100 Washington office: (724) 223-3100 Cecil office: (724) 873-7414 SOUTH FAYETTE ❘ FALL 2018 31