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22nd century media | October 17, 2019 | 13<br />
Family First Medical focused on doctor-patient relationship<br />
For families in southwest Chicagoland,<br />
this is just what the<br />
doctor ordered.<br />
Family First Medical Group is<br />
opening its doors at a time when<br />
members of our proud community<br />
are searching for providers<br />
they can trust and depend on<br />
nearly as much as they’re searching<br />
for the highest quality care for<br />
themselves and their loved ones.<br />
“With the ever-changing<br />
healthcare landscape, we’re<br />
seeing larger and larger groups<br />
buying up medical practices or<br />
merging with big hospitals and<br />
big health systems,” said Dr. David<br />
Beckmann, MD, the director<br />
of family and pediatric medicine<br />
at Family First Medical Group.<br />
“Because of these massive<br />
changes, the doctor-patient relationship<br />
is suffering. We’re here<br />
to help fix that.”<br />
As part of this evolving reality,<br />
many people are dealing with<br />
a rotating lineup of doctors every<br />
few years, or they’re being<br />
forced to research and find doctors<br />
that fall under ever-changing<br />
health insurance policies<br />
controlled by massive systems<br />
that are difficult to navigate.<br />
“At Family First, we put the<br />
patient back at the center of the<br />
visit, focusing on building longterm<br />
relationships with patients<br />
of all ages from birth to the end<br />
of life,” Beckmann said. “We<br />
will restore a personal, small-office<br />
feel without compromising<br />
on technology, innovation, and<br />
high-quality patient care.”<br />
Beckmann, that small-office<br />
feel is the foundation for his vision<br />
of providing the type of care<br />
that this community deserves.<br />
From there, it comes down to<br />
open and honest communication,<br />
which allows patients to feel empowered<br />
to make smarter decisions<br />
about their care.<br />
“I’m passionate about family<br />
medicine because it allows<br />
me to establish meaningful relationships<br />
with entire families<br />
while helping patients of all ages<br />
through some of their most joyful<br />
and trying moments of their<br />
lives,” he said. “When you really<br />
get to know a patient, where<br />
they come from, who their family<br />
and friends are, where they work,<br />
you can better advise and care for<br />
them when they are dealing with<br />
challenging medical issues.”<br />
Those challenges can often<br />
extend to the doctors in the form<br />
of burnout, but at Family First<br />
Medical Group, Beckmann and<br />
his staff find the positives in each<br />
encounter.<br />
“Every day at work is different,”<br />
he said. “I may have a<br />
healthy infant in one room and<br />
a middle aged patient struggling<br />
with their Asthma in the next<br />
room. That variety makes each<br />
day unique and exciting and necessitates<br />
that my staff and I are<br />
up to date on all of the most recent<br />
treatment guidelines.”<br />
For our community, this is just<br />
what the doctor ordered.<br />
Submitted by Family First Medical<br />
Group. For more information, visit<br />
yourffmg.com call (708) 572-7575.<br />
BETTER LIVING<br />
THROUGH<br />
BETTER HEALTH.<br />
Caring foryour family is our priority.<br />
FAMILYFIRST<br />
MEDICAL GROUP<br />
9730 S. Western Ave., suite225<br />
Evergreen Park, IL 60805<br />
10260 W. 191stSt.,suite100<br />
Mokena, IL 60448<br />
Call us at 708-572-7575 or find us online at WWW.YOURFFMG.COM
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