At Family Health Centre we seek to place emphasis on caring for our patients health. This means developing long term relationships, which places emphasis on disease prevention and risk factor management while also dealing with acute problems as they crop up. Thereby endeavoring to keep you healthy.
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Being healthy is about more than just being free of illness; it's about feeling well physically, mentally and socially. Therefore assessing health is about more than just measuring vital signs.
Very often, doctors and patients tend to focus on acute problems as the arise. This approach lends itself to "damage-control" particularly in the case of chronic diseases such as Asthma, Hypertension, High Cholesterol and Diabetes to name a few. This type of care places patients at risk of complications in the long term and possibly more healthcare expenses. There is a lack of continuity of care causing patients to seek assistance from numerous healthcare practitioners which leads to confusion and frustration. |