Primary care for everyday health
Ascension Medical Group- Ferndale Medical Center in Ferndale, MI, delivers primary 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.
From screenings and physicals, to care for minor illnesses
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 wellness visits and physicals
- Concerns and questions
- Care for minor illness and injury
- Check-ups and sports physicals
- Care for chronic conditions
- Medication management
- Mental and emotional health care
- Newborn and well-child visits
- Preventive care
- Referrals to specialists
- Screenings
- Senior care
- School and sports physicals
- Therapy options
- Vaccinations
- Well-women exams
- Laboratory
Lab services on-site
Our lab technicians at Ascension Medical Group- Ferndale Medical Center are part of your care team at Ascension. By getting a high-quality blood or urine sample, or a throat or nasal swab, we help your doctor diagnose your health condition. Then, your care team creates a care plan that’s right for you. Testing and lab reports are completed as quickly as possible. In many cases, results are sent to your doctor the same day or the next day. Some tests (such as cultures) require several days before a test result may be available. Our labs provide many types of tests, including:
- Blood chemistry
- Cultures
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Urinalysis
- Self-ordered lab tests
Same-day care for minor injury and illness
If you need immediate care for a non-life-threatening minor illness or injury, we offer same-day and next-day appointments. We make getting the care you need easy and convenient.
Connected to specialty care
Primary care doctors with Ascension Medical Group 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.
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.
