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Importance of Preventive Health Care: Keep Your Health in Check at Aspen Medical Center
Preventive health care plays a crucial role in maintaining overall health, well-being, and longevity. By focusing on early detection and risk reduction, preventive care helps minimize the likelihood of developing chronic conditions, the severity of potential illnesses, and the costs associated with medical treatments. Aspen Medical Center, a locally owned outpatient medical facility in Santa…
Read MoreFrom Dream to Reality: the origins of the little clinic next to Aspen Medical Center
When Dr. Andrew Ropp, co-founder and Medical Director of Aspen Medical Center, tells his patients that they can get acupuncture and massage at a little clinic next door, some are still surprised. Aspen Wellness opened a year after Aspen Medical Center and is one of Santa Fe’s most affordable places for these complementary and alternative…
Read MoreWhat is Primary Care?
What is Primary Care? Primary care is the backbone of a well-functioning, efficient healthcare system. Primary care providers (PCP’s) can be physicians, physician’s assistants, and/or nurse practitioners who treat adults and children of all ages for their general healthcare needs. Usually the primary care provider (PCP) is the first contact and principal point of continuing…
Read MoreWhat is urgent care?
What is urgent care? Urgent care is medical care for an urgent problem that is not life threatening. Examples of life-threatening emergencies include a heart attack or a serious head injury. These require a visit to the Emergency Room (ER). Urgent Care centers such as such as ours, Aspen Medical Center in Santa Fe and…
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