Employment Opportunity: Summit Family Practice in Palmer is Hiring a Provider (Learn more)
Now is the time to get your flu shot!
Help protect you and your family from influenza.
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All Providers, Anchorage and Palmer Locations, are gladly accepting
new patients.
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Learning about Lupus:
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood and kidneys. The immune system normally protects the body against viruses, bacteria and other foreign materials. In an autoimmune disease like lupus, the immune system loses its ability to tell the difference between foreign substances and its own cells and tissues. The immune system then makes antibodies directed against “self”.
Approximately 1.5 million Americans and 5 million people worldwide have a form of lupus.
Although the cause of lupus is unknown, scientists suspect that individuals are genetically predisposed to lupus, and we know that environmental factors such as infections, antibiotics, ultraviolet light, extreme stress, and certain drugs play a critical role in triggering lupus.
Lupus can be difficult to diagnose as the symptoms come and go and mimic many other illnesses. Some symptoms of lupus can be transient joint and muscle pain, fatigue, a rash caused by or made worse by sunlight, low grade fevers, hair loss, pleurisy, appetite loss, sores in the nose or mouth, or painful sensitivity of the fingers and/or toes to the cold.
For more information about lupus, go to the Lupus Foundation of America at www.lupus.org.
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"Walk-in" Hours Anchorage hours are Mon., Tues, Wed. and Friday 7:30am -4:00pm and Thursday 7:30am - 12:00pm, 1:30pm - 4:00pm. New patients can download, print, and complete registration forms in advance from the "for patients" section of this website. Or, register online via Intuit ("my patient page") to make future appointment requests and access other patient portal options.
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Get your lab work done before going to work!
Established patients in our Anchorage office can now have their labs done early in the morning. Summit Family Practice is now open at 7:30 a.m. for walk-in lab work.
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Welcome!
Summit Family Practice is a team of health care professionals dedicated to providing health guidance to people of all ages.
We promote quality care for all patients, with consideration for each individual’s needs. We are advocates for our patients, and assist them in using health care resources wisely.
We believe that to achieve the best use of our health care system, individuals must take responsibility for their own well being. To this end, we consider it our duty to teach our patients about all aspects of their health.
We realize that the field of medicine is constantly changing. We are committed to our own education and to embracing changes that improve the services that we provide to our patients.
We conduct ourselves professionally and strive for efficiency and balance in our daily work.
Our ability to fulfill our goals depends upon our ability to work as a team. We resolve, as individuals, to support one another in our duties, and by our actions, reflect the philosophy of Summit Family Practice.
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Travel Medicine Services! SFP is happy to announce that we are now offering comprehensive travel medicine consultations in our for your upcoming overseas travel. We are a State of Alaska recognized Travel Medicine Clinic. We offer vaccinations and prescriptions necessary for travel, personalized to your travel destination and anticipated activities. We will provide you with the latest recommendations to make your trip as safe and healthy as possible. Be sure you schedule your travel consult early to make sure the vaccines have time to work Please bring your immunization record to your appointment.
