Family Medicine of Albemarle (FMOA) cares for all ages. We take care of your unique health needs at all stages of life. We care for newborns, children, teens, and adults of all ages. We also offer care for pregnant women and new moms (prenatal and postpartum care). FMOA care expands across the continuum of prevention through acute care needs and management of chronic disease. Here are examples of some of the wide array of services provided by FMOA.
FMOA focuses on prevention. We screen for and treat diseases to keep you healthy before you get sick:
- Preventive health visits
- Women’s health
- Work, sports, and school physicals
- Nutritional resources
- Smoking cessation
- Asthma teaching
- Cancer Screening
- Diabetes
- Heart Disease prevention
- Hypertension (High blood pressure)
- Hepatitis screening
- Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Vaccine-preventable diseases
- Allergy immunotherapy
- STIs (sexually transmitted infections)
- Obesity (extra weight)
- Weight loss
FMOA directs pregnancy and post-partum care:
- Prenatal visits
- Pregnancy test in-house
- Gestational diabetes check per visit
- Ultrasound
- Monthly and weekly visits
- Your primary provider cares for you during your pregnancy and then cares for mom and baby after delivery-true family medicine.
FMOA manages chronic diseases
- Mental health pharmaceutical management
- Pain management
- Osteoporosis
- Sleep Apnea
- Asthma
- Allergies
- High blood pressure
- Elevated cholesterol
- Diabetes
FMOA fulfills numerous acute care services for some of the top medical needs
- Wounds and lacerations care such as suturing
- Wart treatment
- Mole removal
- Incision and drainage
- Acute injuries
- Orthopedic care
- Acute illness
- Fever
- Acute pain
- Casts for fractures
- Colposcopy
- Biopsies
- Endometrial sampling
- Minor surgery
- Rashes and skin lesions
FMOA completes diagnostic care:
- EKG
- Spirometry
- Ultrasound
- In house labs: strep throat, mono, glucose, pregnancy, influenza type A and B, urinalysis
- Outsourced labs such as ferritin, complete blood counts, chemistry panels
- Loaning of medical equipment
- Hearing and vision screening
COVID 19 TESTING
- We have rapid and PCR tests available.
COVID 19 VACCINES
- We are able to provide all three of the Covid 19 vaccines and the boosters for our patients.
Call FMOA first before going to the hospital.