“Your Primary Care doctor is your personal physician. It should be the GO TO person to help you navigate the heath care system, coordinate your care. Usually the primary care physician can handle about 85% of the reasons you might need a doctor,” says Joseph Scherger, MD, MPH, at Eisenhower Health.

If your care requires a specialist, your primary care doctor can then make a referral to the correct type of specialist and coordinate your care. It’s hard for people to sort that out on their own and often the patient has difficulty determining the specific specialty type that is needed.

Joseph Scherger, MD, MPH

Dr. Scherger recommends that you “test it out” and visit primary care doctors for a problem and maybe you will settle into one – kind of like dating – and see whether the chemistry is there.

In this Health Insights blog episode – How Should I Choose My Primary Care Doctor? – Dr. Joseph Scherger provides insight to help with your primary care physician selection process:

• The importance of Word of Mouth
• Internal care vs. family medicine
• Gender considerations
• Concierge doctors
• Primary Care 365
• Traditional primary care

Take a moment out of your busy day and treat your health as a priority. Listen to this informative podcast about selecting your primary care doctor — share it with your friends and family, too. Click here to learn more about the various Eisenhower Primary Care options. More great AUDIO information is also available for you at the Eisenhower Audio Podcast Library. Do you also enjoy VIDEO? Visit the Eisenhower Video Library as well!

GREAT NEWS!!!

U.S. News & World Report has released its prestigious annual hospital rankings. Eisenhower Health ranks #1 in the Inland Empire and #12 in California. Eisenhower Health was also rated High Performing in 20 types of care — the highest number of specialty recognitions earned by a hospital in the Inland Empire.

Click Below to Learn More About Eisenhower Health’s Accreditations & Recognition

Accreditations & Recognition