North Central: Family Practice in Community

Marva Lee a nurse at the In-Touch Medical Associates, Inc. is answering phone calls.
Marva Lee, a nurse at the In-Touch Medical Associates Inc., is answering phone calls.

In North Central Philadelphia, residents are in close proximity to a medical facility that offers osteopathic medicine. which specializes in the body’s musculoskeletal system, and various other kinds of medical assistance.

The In-Touch Medical Associates, Inc. is a facility that houses one doctor, Dr. Bruce Williams.  This facility, located on 2109 W. Diamond St., is a family practice that offers physical therapy, home health, orthopaedics, x-rays and a pharmacy.
Marva Lee a nurse at the medical office noticed a significant improvement in the North Central Philadelphia community the practice is located in.
“The neighborhood has definitely improved in gun violence,” Lee said. “The people in the community never mess with us, they protect us.”
Lee explained that the employees of In-Touch Medical Associates Inc. have built a close relationship with the surrounding community residents. Two of the chief complaints and medical issues their patients have are high blood pressure and diabetes. In addition to that, many patients enter as a result of a motor vehicle accident.
In-touch Medical Associates  is open five days a week and receives a lot of patients from various neighborhoods in Philadelphia as well as students from Temple University.
“We also get Temple students who mostly come in for physicals every now and then,” Lee explained.
This medical office has been around for over 29 years and is continuing its relationship and assistance to the surrounding community.
Patients at the doctor's office wait in line to get assistance.

In North Central Philadelphia, residents are in close proximity to a health facility that offers osteopathic medicine (a medicine that specializes in the body’s musculoskeletal system) and various other kinds of medical assistance.The In-Touch Medical Associates, Inc. is a facility that houses one doctor, Dr. Bruce Williams, D.O.  This facility located on 2109 W. Diamond Street, is a family practice that offers physical therapy, home health, orthopaedics, x-rays and pharmacy. Marva Lee a nurse at the medical office noticed a significant improvement in the North Philadelphia community the practice is located in. “The neighborhood has definitely improved in gun violence,” Lee said. “The people in the community never mess with us, they protect us.”Lee explained that the employees of In-Touch Medical Associates, Inc. have built a close relationship with the surrounding community residents. Two of the chief complaints and medical issues their patients have are high blood pressure and diabetes. In addition to that, many patients enter as a result of a motor vehicle accident.In-touch Medical Associates, Inc. is open five days a week and receives a lot of patients from various

Nurse Marva Lee assists patients with paperwork at the front desk.

neighborhoods in Philadelphia as well as students from Temple University.“We also get Temple students who mostly come in for physicals every now and then,” Lee explained.  This medical office has been around for over 29 years and is continuing their relationship and assistance to the surrounding community.

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