What Is a Primary Care Provider or Physician? A primary care provider, or primary care physician (PCP), is what most people simply call their “doctor.” PCPs ensure that patients get ...

Diabetes Outpatient Education Resources The Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) program at Phelps Health offers the following helpful resources: A plan designed to help meet your diabetes needs Group ...

Nephrology is the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the kidneys. Our nephrologists are experts in renal health and work with you to identify a treatment or management ...

What Is Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation? Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (or Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation) is a supervised exercise program that involves education, nutritional counseling, stress management, smoking cessation and other lifestyle ...

Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children and adolescents, from birth to age 18. Our pediatricians provide care for children who have ...

Telehealth and telemedicine capabilities that use secure audio and video connections are available at Phelps Health for certain situations including checkups as well as minor illnesses and injuries or maternal ...

Phelps Health has partnered with SOC Telemed to offer emergency and inpatient teleneurology services to patients in south-central Missouri. Teleneurology is a branch of telemedicine where neurological consultations are offered ...

In the United States, lung cancer remains the leading cause of death in both men and women. Currently, one in 15 people in the US can expect a lung cancer ...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States, except for skin cancer. A man has a one in nine chance of getting prostate cancer during ...

A woman has a one in eight chance of getting breast cancer during her lifetime. While not as common, men also can get breast cancer. Breast cancer cells often form ...