Ucm Care Network Medical Group Inc

TO ADVANCE THE SHARED MISSION OF UCM CARE NETWORK MEDICAL GROUP, INC. AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER BY PROMOTING COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH THE EMPLOYMENT AND ENGAGEMENT OF PHYSICIANS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFICIENT, AND EFFECTIVE CARE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER AND THE COMMUNITY.

PRIMARY CARE: PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES PROVIDE EXPERT CARE FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND ROUTINE CHECKUPS. CARE NETWORK MEDICAL GROUP HAS A WORLD-RENOWNED NETWORK OF PHYSICIAN SPECIALISTS WHO CAN HELP WITH ANY MEDICAL ISSUES THAT ARISE. A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN (PCP) IS A PATIENT'S MAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND IS INVOLVED IN SHORT AND LONG-TERM MEDICAL CARE. EVERY TYPE OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN IS ON STAFF, INCLUDING FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS, GERIATRICIANS, GYNECOLOGISTS, INTERNISTS, AND PEDIATRICIANS. MANY CLINICS ALSO EMPLOY NURSE PRACTITIONERS. AS A RESULT, PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE THE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES NEEDED ACROSS A PATIENT'S LIFETIME. PCPS WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH ANY SPECIALISTS TO TREAT A DISEASE OR CONDITION. TOGETHER, PCPS AND SPECIALISTS EFFECTIVELY CO-MANAGE PATIENT HEALTH AND ENSURE THAT PATIENTS RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED CARE. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE ANNUAL WELLNESS EXAMS AND PREVENTIVE SCREENINGS FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN, IMMUNIZATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN, ONSITE OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES AND DIAGNOSTICS, SCHOOL AND SPORTS PHYSICALS, CARE FOR URGENT MEDICAL ISSUES, SUCH AS UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS, SPRAINS AND BRONCHITIS, AND CARE FOR COMMON CHRONIC CONDITIONS, SUCH AS DIABETES, ALLERGIES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, ASTHMA, ARTHRITIS, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. MANY CLINICS ALSO HAVE ONSITE LAB TESTING (E.G., BLOOD SUGAR READINGS, URINE ANALYSIS) SO TESTING CAN BE DONE AT THE SAME TIME PATIENTS VISIT PHYSICIANS.

OB/GYN: EXPERTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICINE PROVIDE A FULL SPECTRUM OF GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGIC CARE. FROM PREVENTIVE WELL WOMAN EXAMS AND PRENATAL CARE TO MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY AND HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY CARE, OUR TEAM OFFERS THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.

RHEUMATOLOGY: UCHICAGO MEDICINE RHEUMATOLOGY OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR AUTOIMMUNE CONDITIONS AND RHEUMATIC DISEASES. OUR TEAM PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL, PERSONALIZED HEALTH CARE IN JOLIET WITH EASY ACCESS TO UCHICAGO MEDICINE'S WORLD-CLASS SPECIALISTS. PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE MOST ADVANCED TESTS AND TREATMENTS FOR THEIR ARTHRITIS, LUPUS AND OTHER RHEUMATIC DISEASES. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICINE PHYSICIANS ARE AMONG THE RESEARCHERS UNCOVERING THE IMMUNOLOGICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF THESE DISEASES AND CONDUCTING CLINICAL TRIALS ON NEW TREATMENTS. RHEUMATOLOGY IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE MOST ADVANCED CARE TO PATIENTS AND TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. WE OFFER SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOUS, SCLERODERMA, GOUT, METABOLIC ARTHRITIS AND VASCULITIS. IN ADDITION TO MAKING SURE PATIENTS ARE ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SPECIFIC PHYSICIANS AND NURSE MEMBERS OF THE RHEUMATOLOGY STAFF, WE ALSO SPEND TIME DURING OUR OUTPATIENT CLINIC VISITS EDUCATING PATIENTS ABOUT THEIR MEDICAL PROBLEMS.

OTHER CARE NETWORK MEDICAL GROUP SPECIALTIES INCLUDE DIABETES, ONCOLOGY, VASCULAR, MULTISPECIALTY, ENDOCRINOLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, GI, CARDIOLOGY, RADIOLOGY ONCOLOGY, NEPHROLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, ENT, NEUROLOGY, PAIN MANAGEMENT, AND ORTHOPEDICS.