Morning Checkup: the importance of primary care

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Primary care is very important to a person’s overall health.

Brooke Davidson is a physician assistant at Samaritan Family Health’s clinic in Cape Vincent.

She says primary care providers manage a number of chronic illnesses, including heart disease, stroke and hypertension, diabetes, cancer, and asthma.

Watch the video for her interview during Samaritan’s Morning Checkup segment on 7 News This Morning.

There’s a list of Samaritan’s primary care options at samaritanhealth.com.

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