In our age of image-guided surgery and MRI technology, the primary care physician (PCP) remains a central figure in your overall medical care. Primary care physicians have specialized in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics or Family Practice, and all of them are trained and experienced in making an initial diagnosis. Maintaining a comfortable, ongoing relationship with a primary care physician who knows you and your health needs is important for your overall care.
Whether your concern is simply a regular check-up, an acute problem such as back pain or a respiratory infection, or routine follow-up for a chronic condition such as arthritis, it is your PCP who is first going to evaluate you, treat you, or refer you for test-ing or specialty care. Under all HMOs and managed care plans, you must see or consult your primary care physician first, unless you are having a medical emergency.
Portsmouth Regional Hospital's staff of primary care physicians is one of the largest and most highly qualified in the region. Our internists, pediatricians and family practitioners are conveniently located throughout the region -- from York County, Maine to Durham, Stratham and the entire Seacoast area, down to Massachusetts.
We encourage you to use our online physician directory, as well as our toll-free telephone physician referral and healthcare information service, Consult-A-Nurse, to help you choose a practitioner who is easily accessible and with whom you can develop a professional and caring relationship. Consult-A-Nurse can also tell you who is accepting new patients.
Beyond Portsmouth Regional Hospital’s services and medical staff, the Seacoast is served by many nonprofit health and human service resources. To help you find the additional services you need, we encourage you to visit the Community Links page of this Web site.
In our age of image-guided surgery and MRI technology, the primary care physician (PCP) remains a central figure in your overall medical care. Primary care physicians have specialized in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics or Family Practice, and all of them are trained and experienced in making an initial diagnosis. Maintaining a comfortable, ongoing relationship with a primary care physician who knows you and your health needs is important for your overall care. 
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