Choosing a Primary Care Physician
It's important to find a doctor that best meets your personal medical needs. Iowa Health System understands the importance of this choice and wants to make it as easy as possible for you.
Please take a few minutes to learn about the health care practitioners who can best meet your needs.
Women
Men
Children
Families
Older Adults
Learn more about Iowa Health Physicians http://www.ihs.org/body.cfm?id=10 .
Definitions:
Family Practitioners are physicians that provide care to people of all ages. They manage you or your family's total health care requirements, including both emotional and physical needs. Family practitioners provide a unique continuity in care for your entire family.
Internists are physicians who specialize in adult medical care, much as a pediatrician is trained in the care of children. An internist generally has completed additional training in treating organs such as the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and gastrointestinal and endocrine systems. As personal physicians, internists focus on preventive care and manage simple to complex medical conditions.
Obstetricians/Gynecologists are physicians that specialize in women's medical care. They diagnose and treat disorders of the female reproductive system. In addition, they manage women's health before, during and after pregnancy.
Pediatricians are physicians with extensive training in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood and adolescent diseases.They offer a broad spectrum of primary and specialized care from infancy through the high school and college years.
