Patient Care

The UW Department of Family Medicine (UW-DFM) cares for patients at 22 clinics throughout Wisconsin. All clinics offer a full range of family medicine services, including:

• Comprehensive health care for patients of all ages;
• Acute and chronic illness care;
• Obstetric services;
• Preventive health services, including family planning;
• Minor surgery; and
• Special services, such as geriatrics, substance abuse, mental health, sports medicine, osteopathic manipulation and integrative medicine.

All clinics provide 24-hour call service and have privileges at local hospitals. Furthermore, all clinics use a fully integrated, secure electronic medical records system, which enables providers to coordinate patient information between sites and with most referring hospitals.

Each clinic is staffed by UW-DFM faculty, who have appointments at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Additional staff may include nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, psychologists, pharmacists and health educators.