Family Doctors Accepting New Patients in Joliet, IL

Family doctors specialize in the medical field known as family medicine, providing comprehensive health care to patients of all ages, from children to adults to older adults. As such, their training and education are typically broader than pediatricians, geriatricians, or internal medicine, since they provide care for every age group.

In order to become a family medicine doctor, family doctors must complete four years of medical school followed by three or four years in a family medicine residency. With such education and training, family medicine doctors can provide patients with preventive care, manage and address common medical concerns, diagnose emerging conditions, and manage chronic illnesses.

At Internal Medicine and Family Practice, our family medicine doctors can provide our patients with the following treatments and services:

• Ankle-brachial index (ABI) testing for peripheral artery disease (PAD)
• Asthma care
• Bronchitis treatment
• Casts, slings, and splints for dislocations, fractures, sprains, and strains
• Care for burns, bites, and stings
• Cold and flu treatment
• Diabetes management
• Digital X-ray services
• Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders treatment
• On-site laboratory
• Pain management services
• Pharmacy services, including prescription medication
• Preventive care, including vaccinations
• Rapid COVID-19 testing
• Sutures and bandages for cuts and lacerations
• Tetanus shots
• Various physical exams, such as annual physicals, Department of Transportation (DOT) physicals, geriatric physicals, pediatric physicals, pre-employment physicals, sports and school physicals, wellness visits for women, and worker’s compensation physicals 

Since family medicine doctors are trained and experienced in providing medical care to individuals of any age, whether they are toddlers, middle-aged adults, or older adults, they can take exceptional care of the entire family! That means that newborns, siblings, parents, and grandparents can all share the same medical doctor. This continuity of care can be practical, convenient, and beneficial for patient health.

If you are in the market for a family doctor in your area, you can always find out if a family doctor is accepting new patients by calling their clinic. Other ways of finding out if a family doctor in your area is accepting new patients is by asking friends, family, and co-workers if they have any recommendations or know of any family doctor that is accepting new patients in your area.

The frequency with which family doctors accept new patients is different for each doctor. Factors that can contribute to how often family doctors accept new patients could include the hours of operation at their clinic, their specialties and experience, their supporting staff, and more. If you would like to know how often our family doctors accept new patients at Internal Medicine and Family Practice, please feel free to call us! Our friendly administrative staff can inform you of when and how often our family doctors typically accept new patients. For excellent family doctors, we encourage you to consider us at Internal Medicine and Family Practice! Appointments can be scheduled through our website, by calling us, or by visiting one of our clinics for a walk-in appointment. Book an appointment online or call us. We are located at 1719 Glenwood Ave Joliet, IL 60435. We serve patients from Joliet IL, Manhattan IL, Channahon IL, Bolingbrook IL, Naperville IL, Lockport IL, Romeoville IL & Plainfield IL.