Ascension Medical Group Illinois - Primary Care Joliet delivers primary care and general surgery care to children and adults. When you need convenient care for unexpected, non-life threatening, minor illnesses and injuries, we're here for you. We listen to understand the health needs of you and your family. Then, we deliver care that's right for you or your child.
Primary care for your everyday health needs
Your primary care doctor takes the time to get to know you and your family and to learn about your family's health history. Together, we work with you to promote your long-term health and well-being. We deliver a wide range of personalized services, including health physicals, screening tests, and treatments for existing health conditions.
Have a conversation with a primary care doctor for:
- Annual physical exams and wellness visits
- Concerns and questions
- Care for minor illness and injury
- Check-ups
- Care for chronic conditions
- Medication management
- Mental and emotional health care
- Newborn and well-child visits
- Preventive care
- Referrals for therapy
- Referrals to specialists
- Health screenings
- Senior care
- School and sports physicals
- Skin conditions such as acne, moles, and warts
- Vaccinations
- Well-woman exams
Connected to specialty care at Ascension Illinois
Primary care doctors with Ascension Medical Group Illinois - can be your first point of contact and ongoing connection into care. When you are not sure what you need or how to access health care services, a primary care doctor will listen to understand your questions and provide a personalized care plan. If you need more specialized care, your primary care doctor can refer you to a specialist. Our doctors and specialists are part of a network of care, working together to deliver the care that's right for you.
General surgical care close to home
General surgeons at Ascension Medical Group Illinois - Primary Care Joliet deliver surgical care for children and adults, including outpatient same-day surgery, emergency surgery, trauma surgery and inpatient procedures. And our surgeons perform minimally invasive techniques whenever possible to help with recovery. Your surgical care team starts by listening to understand your health needs. We are here to answer your questions and provide pre-operative testing to help prepare you for your surgery. Then we deliver personalized surgical care to fit your needs. Our surgeons offer surgical consultation appointments.
General surgical care services
We focus on surgical methods that help improve your recovery and are associated with fewer complications. Our general surgeons deliver surgical treatments for conditions that affect the entire body, including:
- Abdominal surgery
- Appendix removal
- Breast surgery
- Cancer biopsy or tumor removal
- Colonoscopy or gastrointestinal procedure
- Gallbladder surgery
- Hernia surgery
- Pediatric surgery (emergency only)
Minimally invasive surgery
General surgeons specialize in minimally invasive surgical techniques, such as laparoscopic surgery. We focus on techniques that help improve wound healing, manage pain with less medication, and help you return to your daily activities.
If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, go directly to the ER or dial 9-1-1. Signs or symptoms of an acute emergency may include shortness of breath, chest pain, open fracture, fainting, severe bleeding, head injury or other major trauma, one-sided weakness or numbness, loss of consciousness/fainting, severe abdominal pain, or bites or stings.
