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SPOTLIGHT

Primary Care at the
Midtown Health Center
THESE PROVIDERS CAN HELP KEEP YOU HEALTHY AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL
Robert Chow, MD, assistant

care providers, and for good reason. Primary care

PREVENTION-BASED
CARE IN YOUR
BACKYARD

physicians are an important part of keeping you

At the UMMC Midtown Health

of the Department of Medicine

healthy and out of the hospital.

Center, a comprehensive team

at UMMC Midtown Campus

of health care professionals

and medical director of the

without a primary care provider are admitted to

develop strong relationships

UMMC Midtown Health Center.

emergency rooms and hospitals more often than

with patients that focus on

"Our ultimate goal is to assist

people who do have one. Having a primary care

providing prevention-based

patients by establishing and

physician means having someone on your care team

health care. Midtown Health

maintaining good health."

who knows your health history, will continue caring

Center physicians and nurse

for you over the long term, and can recommend

practitioners are the first point

specialists and coordinate treatment if you need it.

of contact for all patients'

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Additionally, they can treat common health prob-

health issues and concerns,

The time to see a primary

lems, helping to ensure that your journey back to

providing high-quality and

care doctor is before you

health will be as quick as possible.

compassionate care.

need one. You should see

Who is your primary care provider? It's a common
question asked by families, friends and other health

According to the Commonwealth Fund, people

Our physicians partner with

professor of medicine at the
UM School of Medicine, chief

your doctor once a year for

private physicians and faculty

a checkup, and any time you

physicians from the University

have a health concern.

of Maryland School of Medicine

to provide primary and specialty The Midtown Health Center
offers a complete range of
care. If inpatient services are
primary care services, including:
needed, Midtown Health Center
Preventive care, such as
physicians work closely with
checkups and immunizations
UMMC specialists to schedule
Care for minor illnesses
consultations or inpatient stays
and injuries
at both UMMC Midtown and
Health screenings, including
Downtown campuses.
those for cervical, breast and
"Midtown Health Center
colon cancers, and cholesterol
physicians are focused on
and hypertension
providing a positive patient
Assisting with ongoing manageexperience from beginning to

end, and serving as advocates
for our patients' health," says

ment of chronic health issues,
such as heart disease, diabetes
and asthma 

GET THE CARE YOU NEED
UMMC Midtown Health Center nurse practitioner
Tynnetta Dawson, NP, meets with a patient.

To find a primary care doctor to fit your
needs, call 410-856-3660.
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