Promoting Healthy Aging for Older Adults
About Geriatric Medicine
As we age, chronic disease and its symptoms tend to become more complex and may begin to affect everyday life.
Doctors and care team understand that it is important to not only treat symptoms of chronic disease but to also work with patients to prevent these symptoms from occurring. This approach has given physicians a unique ability to focus on promoting healthy aging for all patients.
The Geriatrics Service provides older adults with the resources they need to live a long and healthy life. We also help to coordinate your care across the hospital where all of your treatments are integrated.
Common Treatment & Services
- Aging Body
- Diabetes
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Morbid or severe obesity
- Multiple sclerosis
- Heart Failure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension – High Blood Pressure
- Osteoporosis
- Primary Care
Healthy aging is a particularly important piece of every older adult’s life. By taking steps to ensure that your body ages healthfully, you will be able to better maintain your quality of life and prolong your independence.
Geriatric medicine physicians are committed to working to develop a plan based on a comprehensive geriatric assessment so that the patient can continue to live their life to the fullest, even with aging.
We work in teams with physicians from the rehabilitation, cardiology, pain management, neurology, urology and urogynecology groups to provide seamless and comprehensive care.
We are especially concerned regarding preventable drug interactions, recognizing that with aging, patients may require more medications. In fact, there may be many medications that you may be taking that are simply not necessary. Our team can help to sort out your medications, both prescription and over-the-counter, so that you can avoid an unnecessary adverse drug reactions.
We work in a down-to-earth and caring atmosphere that puts your needs first. We want you to feel comfortable to talk to us about any issue you may be having so that we can provide you with the best possible care.
Related programs and services
Doctors provide specialized care for our aging patients.
Doctors work hard to help you face some of the challenges of growing older by working in teams with other specialists throughout the hospital, including experts from Memory Care, Cardiology, Neurology, Pain Mangement, Rehabilitation Medicine, Nutrition and more.
House Calls is a Geriatric/Internal Medicine program that provides medical care to patients who have been recently discharged from the hospital and are homebound.
Memory Disorders program focuses on the evaluation and treatment of Alzheimer’s, Dementia and other brain disorders that can cause cognitive impairment or other conditions that affect the memory and thinking portions of the brain.