Primary Care

Primary care provides almost all your everyday health needs, from diagnosing and treating acute conditions to managing chronic diseases. At Broadway Family Practice in Littleton, Colorado, Morgan Broadway, DNP, FNP-C, also promotes preventive medicine, helping you avoid ill health with annual physicals, lifestyle changes, immunizations, and screening programs. Call Broadway Family Practice today to learn more about the available primary care services, or book an appointment online. 

What is primary care?

Primary care helps you avoid ill health and provides treatment when you’re sick or injured. Broadway Family Practice offers comprehensive primary care services to adults and children over 12, empowering patients to be the healthiest versions of themselves.

The practice’s experienced medical professionals provide patients personalized attention, excellent appointment availability, and consistency. Getting to know you and your family ensures they provide the high-quality care you deserve.

If your condition requires a specialist, for example, a cardiologist for heart disease, your provider can refer you and then liaise with your specialist to deliver daily care. The only time you’d bypass primary care is for life-threatening emergencies like severe bleeding that won’t stop, heart attack or stroke symptoms, or extensive burns.

In these cases, call 911 or go to your nearest hospital emergency room without delay.

What services does primary care provide?

Services Broadway Family Practice provides include:

Urgent care

Urgent care covers problems that require prompt attention, like abdominal pain, minor injuries, and flu symptoms. Broadway Family Practice reserves appointments daily to ensure you can get same-day care for acute health issues.

Chronic disease management

Chronic diseases last for months or years, and many are incurable. Diabetes, autoimmune disorders, high blood pressure, and numerous other conditions require ongoing management to keep you well and prevent life-threatening complications.

Medication management

If you take prescription drugs long-term, your provider needs to review them periodically to ensure they’re current, effective, and don’t cause intolerable or dangerous side effects.

Geriatric care

Older people typically have more health problems. They’re vulnerable to fractures, tend to get more issues like urinary tract infections (UTIs), and suffer from age-related conditions such as dementia and osteoarthritis.

Broadway Family Practice also provides bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) and aesthetic services, including Botox® injections.

What role does preventive medicine have in primary care?

Preventive medicine — steps to avoid disease and stay healthy — is fundamental to primary care. Many conditions are preventable, while others are easier to treat when identified early. Your provider can help with the following:

• Annual physicals
• Immunizations
• Weight loss
• Quitting smoking
• Improving your diet
• Managing stress

Preventive medicine also includes screenings for diseases like high cholesterol, certain cancers, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure.

Call Broadway Family Practice to register for primary care services or book an appointment online today.