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The Importance of Well-Child Visits at All Ages
Parents know how important it is for babies to see their pediatricians regularly. We check the child’s weight and height, make sure they’re on track developmentally and answer any questions or concerns the parents have.
Some parents don’t see the need for their children to have routine visits after about age 2, but well-child care is essential to monitor the overall health of a child and family. The priorities of each well-child visit include:
Read MoreProtect Your Skin All Year Round
Adequate protection from the sun – photoprotection – is an important part of overall skin health and preventing skin cancer and the signs of aging.
This means using sunscreen, photoprotective clothing and exercising common sense regarding sun exposure all year round.
Read MoreWelcome Patrick Stowell, M.D.
Primary Health Medical Group is pleased to welcome Patrick Stowell, M.D., to our Caldwell clinic. Dr. Stowell is an established family physician in Canyon County and will be accepting new patients beginning January 20, 2014.
Read MoreNow Offering BOTOX® Cosmetic, Latisse® and EltaMD® Skincare
Primary Health Medical Group dermatologist Dr. Matthew Bender is pleased to offer three exceptional new products at his State Street clinic in Boise.
Read MoreER vs Urgent Care: Know the Differences
It’s natural to want to use the emergency room when you or your family has an accident, gets sick or needs medical assistance. For life-threatening emergencies, the ER is the appropriate care choice. But for broken bones, lacerations requiring stitches, flu and cough, allergies, infections, and more, Primary Health Medical Group clinics are a more convenient and affordable choice.
Like the ER, Primary Health Medical Group Urgent Care Clinics provide the highest caliber of qualified medical talent with convenient hours. Unlike the ER, a trip to a Primary Health Urgent Care Clinic will cost less money and take less time.
Read MoreNEW Downtown Clinic Now Open!
Primary Health Medical Group is proud to announce our brand new clinic has opened in Downtown Boise. The new clinic is located on Myrtle and 3rd Street in a building that was retrofitted to better serve our patients. The new Downtown Clinic provides better access to those working and living near downtown Boise, the north end, and elsewhere in the Treasure Valley.
Read MoreNew Location for Caldwell Clinic
The Primary Health Medical Group Caldwell Clinic has relocated!
The new clinic is located on Cleveland Blvd near Ustick Road in Caldwell. This clinic allows for better access for patients while giving Primary Health the opportunity to remain in the community.
Read MoreMeaningful Use of Electronic Health Records
Primary Health Medical Group is not only the first health care organization in the state of Idaho to have a physician successfully attest to the Meaningful Use of electronic health records, but also have multiple physicians. Twenty-two, in fact.
Read MoreNew Urgent Care Provider: Jenna Maffey, P.A.
Primary Health Medical Group is pleased to announce the addition of a new Urgent Care provider to our practice. Jenna Maffey, P.A. will be working in our Urgent Care clinics.
Jenna graduated from Greenville College in Illinois, as well as Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania. She has worked as a P.A. for Northwest Emergency Physicians of Teamhealth in Pasco, WA for the past few years. Welcome!
Read MoreBut It's a DRY Heat
Granted, the weather in the Boise area has finally gotten warm (okay, hot). But truly, it is a DRY heat. While the rest of the country is melting (currently the temperature in St. Louis is 97F with 49% humidity - making it feel like 109F), Boise is enjoying the summer (and not to rub it in, but today's high will be 89F).
The summers in the area are hot - and you should take relevant precautions - but they are still comfortable enough to enjoy some of our valley's favorite activities. Running, biking, hiking are all very enjoyable during the first half of the day. And when it gets warmer, fishing, rafting, and (finally) floating the Boise river. It's a little later than usual, but the Boise river is now open for floating for the season.
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