Family First Medical Group Strengthens Providea Lineup

Family First Medical Group is opening its doors at a time when members of our proud community are searching for providers they can trust and depend on nearly as much as they’re searching for the highest quality care for themselves and their loved ones.

“With the ever-changing healthcare landscape, we’re seeing larger and larger groups buying up medical practices or merging with big hospitals and big health systems,” said Dr. David Beckmann, MD, the director of family and pediatric medicine at Family First Medical Group. “Because of these massive changes, the doctor-patient relationship is suffering. We’re here to help fix that.”

As part of this evolving reality, many people are dealing with a rotating lineup of doctors every few years, or they’re being forced to research and find doctors that fall under ever-changing health insurance policies controlled by massive systems that are difficult to navigate.

Putting you first
“At Family First, we put the patient back at the center of the visit, focusing on building long-term relationships with patients of all ages from birth to the end of life,” said Dr. Beckmann, who will be joined by Ann Scoigletti, APRN. “We will restore a personal, small-office feel without compromising on technology, innovation, and high-quality patient care.”

For Dr. Beckmann, that small-office feel is the foundation for his vision of providing the type of care that this community deserves. From there, it comes down to open and honest communication, which allows patients to feel empowered to make smarter decisions about their care.

“I’m passionate about family medicine because it allows me to establish meaningful relationships with entire families while helping patients of all ages through some of their most joyful and trying moments of their lives,” he said. “When you really get to know a patient, where they come from, who their family and friends are, where they work, you can better advise and care for them when they are dealing with challenging medical issues.”

Those challenges can often extend to the doctors in the form of burnout, but at Family First Medical Group, Dr. Beckmann and his staff find the positives in each encounter.

“Every day at work is different,” he said. “I may have a healthy infant in one room and a middle aged patient struggling with their Asthma in the next room. That variety makes each day unique and exciting and necessitates that my staff and I are up to date on all of the most recent treatment guidelines.”

For our community, this is just what the doctor ordered.

Strength in numbers
“We are honored to showcase David and Ann’s incredible talents, and we’re proud to welcome Family First Medical Group as the newest member of Providea,” said Dr. Ken Finkelstein, founder of Providea Health Partners and Women’s Healthcare of Illinois.

Family First joins Women’s Healthcare of Illinois, Neurological Institute and Specialty Centers, and Chicago Center for Women's Health under the Providea banner.

“We couldn’t be more excited to offer these services as Providea continues to foster the growth of independent physicians in the area,” Dr. Finkelstein said.

Family First Medical Group has offices in Mokena and Evergreen Park, and is sharing the expanding facilities operated by Women’s Healthcare of Illinois. Check out whcil.pub/patch or ffmg.pub/patch for more information.

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