Importance of Primary Care in Corbin, KY

It's important for everybody to have a family doctor. Primarily, what we focus on is prevention of diseases. Now that's my main focus is preventing of severe morbidity and mortality.

Preventative screenings and wellness screenings are very important. That's a time at which we go over everything that needs to be done at your age age with your specific risk factors, including your family history. We determine how often you need to be seen based on what your current illnesses are and what your risks are, but everybody needs at least a yearly evaluation to determine what we need to do to prevent disease in you. Baptist Health Corbin is one of the best places to get your health taken care of. The reason is is we have a lot of resources We have our in house lab that we're able to get results very quickly. And we're also able to do x rays right here in house, and they get sent over to our radiologists here in Corbin to be read. We provide all kinds of immunizations.

Our referrals are done very quickly and in a timely manner. We have a lot of staff that call you very quickly about your results. You're usually called the same day or the next day when those results are available. I tell all my patients that they should find a physician that they enjoy being with, that they feel like their questions are answered. I want them to find somebody that they're happy to talk to and feel like they are getting their health taken care of. And, of course, I'd be happy to see you.