Primary Care

Working with a primary care provider ensures you have access to medical care when you need it most. At Heart Healthy Family Practice, Karen Architect, DNP, FNP-BC, and the medical team provide a range of primary care services for individuals aged 12 and up, including physicals, sick visits, and chronic disease management. The team takes a compassionate, holistic approach to managing acute and chronic conditions and minor injuries in a comfortable office environment. Call the San Antonio, Texas, office to schedule a primary care visit or book an appointment online today. 

What is primary care?

Primary care is a branch of health care that focuses on your acute and chronic health needs.

The Heart Healthy Family Practice team also provides preventive care as part of their primary care services. They take a holistic approach to improving your overall well-being and lowering risk factors for heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and other chronic diseases.

Primary care visits are available in-office and through a virtual telehealth platform. 

What primary care services are available?

Heart Healthy Family Practice offers primary care services for adults and adolescents aged 12 and up. These services include:

• Sick visits
• Immunizations
• Annual physicals
• Preventive screenings
• Women’s health screenings
• Mental health evaluations
• Sexually transmitted disease (STD testing)
• Chronic disease management services

The providers also make resources available to help you improve your quality of life. They offer nutritional counseling, weight loss management, and elder care services to support the changing needs of you and your family members.

When should I schedule a primary care visit?

You should schedule a primary care visit at Heart Healthy Family Practice if you’re not feeling well because of an acute illness or minor injury that causes symptoms you can’t manage at home, such as:

• Pain
• Fever
• Sore throat
• Chronic cough

The team offers a range of diagnostic and treatment services to help you recover from acute conditions like colds, flu, infection, and sprains. They take a patient-centered approach to care and create individual treatment plans to meet your health needs.

You may also need to schedule more frequent appointments if you have a chronic disease like diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension), or heart disease. The team provides diagnostic testing services in-office to monitor your long-term health and ensure your treatment plan works well. They recommend both natural and conventional therapies to support your health.

As part of your preventive health care plan, you should visit the office once a year for a physical exam and routine check-up, even if you feel well. These visits allow the team to identify warning signs of disease in the earliest stages before complications occur.

Call Heart Healthy Family Practice to schedule a primary care appointment or book a consultation online today.