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Primary & Alternative Medical Center
Jean Welsh, MD
Covid-19 & Family Medicine Practice located in Silver Spring, MD Now offering virtual care & appointments
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PRIMARY & ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL CENTER
Is Truly Patient Centered.
You are the reason we are here. Our goal is to help you feel better mentally, physically and spiritually. Our primary tools are listening to you sensitively, examining you carefully and then discussing with you thoroughly, our opinions and your options. We see health care as both a science and an art. There is rarely one right answer, and one size almost never fits all. When it comes to your health we will incorporate highly accurate diagnostic laboratories and advance imaging studies with our medical expertise. We will derive diagnoses and treat appropriately as well as make a referral to our affiliated specialist. We will be attentive to your specific needs, concerns and fears. We see you each as special individuals and not merely as people with high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, obesity or high cholesterol. We see ourselves as your primary care providers, health care advisers, educators, and teammates. Patients that take an active role in their health care generally do better.
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OUR SERVICES
We will work with you to minimize your risk of developing disease and to detect disease at early stages. We have extended office hours, allowing you to schedule visits without missing work or school. Achieve quality family health care with Primary & Alternative Medical Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. Our family doctor, Dr. Jean Welsh, is dedicated to giving you quality alternative health care. She has been in business for more than 15 years, taking pride in treating the whole person and family, including infants and children.
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PATIENT PORTAL
We are pleased to provide patients with secure, 24/7 access to their health records. Patients can safely and easily:
- Update insurance/demographic information
- Review financial statements/make secure payments
- View lab and test results
- Access relevant health education materials
- Make a payment
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Location
12162 Tech Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Phone: 301-701-4884
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