Primary Care/Family Medicine

Primary care and Family Medicine includes medical care for acute or chronic illnesses and diseases. Dr. Cooper treats patients of all ages, from babies to older adults using the most advanced, up-to-date diagnostic tests and treatments to optimize you and your family’s quality of life. Regular visits can also help detect medical problems before complications arise. Having your family cared for by a family physician is convenient and allows your doctor to truly get to know you as a patient and as a part of your family unit.

Primary care and family medicine services are synonymous.  You can be seen for wellness exams, sick visits, health and preventative screening at Dominion Health Family Wellness Center.

Some of the conditions, symptoms and illnesses treated at DHFC include:

1. Flu, strep throat, sinus infections, or ear infections
2. Urinary tract infections
3. Hormone imbalance
4. Asthma and allergies
5. High blood pressure or high cholesterol
6. Diabetes or prediabetes
7. Depression and anxiety
8. Arthritis, osteoporosis, or fractures
9. Heart disease or cancer
10. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)

Your physician can detect these and other conditions before serious medical problems arise and help reduce unpleasant symptoms if you’re sick.

During a wellness exam, your physician completes a comprehensive physical exam. The goal is to focus on prevention of illness and determine the appropriate health screenings for your age range and risk category.  The doctor will examine your eyes, nose, ears, throat, heart sounds, breathing, reflexes, abdomen, and limbs. They may also complete vision or hearing tests, pelvic exams and Pap tests in women, and prostate screening in men to detect or rule out cancer and other medical issues.

If you or your child gets sick, the team at DHFWC can detect, diagnose, and treat the illness to reduce unpleasant symptoms.

Acute and chronic disease screenings available include testing for strep throat, ear infections, urinary tract infections, flu, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), diabetes, asthma, allergies, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cancer, hormone imbalance, and much more.

You will be greeted by a warm, welcoming medical team at Dominion Health Family Wellness Center. They will check you or your child’s weight, blood pressure, pulse, and other vital signs and review your medical history.

Your physician will complete a physical exam and may use blood tests, urine tests, throat swabs, or imaging procedures to rule out or diagnose medical problems. They offer treatments when necessary and can refer you to specialists for serious, complex cases.

Your personalized family medicine treatment plan might include making healthy lifestyle changes, taking medications, or undergoing a minimally invasive procedure. The MS Family Medicine Healthcare PC team also offers vaccinations to prevent serious or life-threatening illnesses and diseases.

If you require treatment, it might include:

1. Weight loss, healthy eating, or other lifestyle changes
2. Medications
3. Additional diagnostic testing
4. Hormone therapy
5. Minimally invasive procedures
6. Wound and other injury treatments

An inhaler or breathing treatments