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Shortage of Primary Care PhysiciansAt PartnerMD’s Concierge Medical Practices in McLean and Richmond Virginia, we specialize in providing the area’s best healthcare. Each Membership Medical Doctor at our practices is committed to the well-being of his or her patients and dedicated to providing the utmost in service. Our doctors demonstrate this commitment to their patients by making themselves available around the clock and going on house calls when necessary. Every year, each of our patients receives an Annual Physical Exam, which goes far beyond the care they would receive at an average medical practice. Our Holistic Physicians in Virginia are not only highly trained, but are individuals who strive to get to know each of their patients on a personal basis. Our dedicated Central Virginia Family Physicians are a rarity during this Shortage of Primary Care Physicians, which is just another factor that enables our Concierge Medical Practices offer top-notch service in a time during which the mainstream healthcare field is in turmoil.Many people explore Boutique Medicine, also known as Concierge Medicine, because they are tired of being treated as patients instead of people. It is a sad reality that during this Shortage of Primary Care Physicians, most Primary Care Physicians see thousands of patients per year and spend less than ten minutes with each of them. In so little time and with so many patients to remember, it is no wonder that Primary Care Physicians in traditional healthcare settings are unable to form personal bonds with their patients. According to the Washington Post, the state of Virginia has only 88 Primary Care Physicians per 100,000 citizens. These and other alarming figures have been produced by a number of factors, most notably a discrepancy in wages between Physicians Primary Care and specialists combined with the astronomical cost of medical school. One main cause of the Shortage of Primary Care Physicians is that medical students—who have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for their educations—often feel that they cannot afford to pay off their students loans in a timely manner if they choose to go into primary care. The salary of a Primary Care Physician is meager in comparison to that of a cardiologist or an oncologist, for example, so only about half the number of doctors necessary to reverse the crisis are training to become Physicians Primary Care. Aside from needing to become specialists to offset the costs of their student loans, many would-be Primary Care Physicians have turned to specialties simply because they promise higher compensation.  The
Shortage of Primary Care Physicians is quickly
turning into a dire situation as patients in
some areas of the country find themselves having
to wait an entire month before they can see a
doctor and healthcare reform threatens to
introduce another 46 million patients into the
already overcrowded system. The Shortage of
Primary Care Physicians results not only in
fewer doctors, but in longer in-office waiting
times, even less time with your physician, and
ultimately a poorer quality of medical care as
doctors must stretch themselves thinner and
thinner in order to accommodate the
exponentially higher number or patients to which
each must provide services.
At PartnerMD’s Primary Care Practices in Northern Virginia, we promise more time with your doctor and shorter waiting times. Our practice is built around a personal approach to medicine that cannot be duplicated by the traditional healthcare system. Our Central Virginia Family Physicians are a breath of fresh air in today’s profit-driven healthcare system. Each Membership Medical Doctor at our Concierge Medical Practices has entered the profession to provide the best possible care to his or her patients. We strive to return to a time when individualized medical care was a possibility, which is why we limit out membership to 600 patients. Rather than rush our patients in and out of the office, we encourage an open dialogue between patients and doctors, and provide each patient with a comprehensive Annual Physical that addresses more than just the superficial symptoms of an illness, assessing the patient as a whole person. If you live near Richmond Virginia, Great Falls Virginia, Vienna Virginia, or any of the surrounding areas, come to our Concierge Medical Practices and experience the PartnerMD difference. |
