Clinical activities of the Family medicine center

The Centre of Family Medicine employs 2 docents, 2 scientists, 1 assistant, 1 doctoral student, 7 family doctors, 4 odontologists of general practice, 1 psychiatrist, 10 nurses and 1 obstetrician. The Centre of Family Medicine is comprised of Family Doctor Offices (Chief Ordinator Lina Vencevičienė), Offices of Odontologist of General Practice and Tooth Prosthesis (Chief Ordinator Zita Vitosytė) and Office of Primary Psychic Health Care (doctor Junona Mackevičiūtė). Clinical work of the Centre of Family Medicine The Centre of Family Medicine provides assistance to 8500 citizens. The major part is comprised of citizens of Santariškės, Jeruzalė, Baltupiai, Verkiai, Balsiai, Mažoji and Didžioji Riešė as well as employees of the Hospital. The Centre ensures primary infant and prenatal care. Over a year, the Centre counts more than 27 000 visits.
Services provided by the doctors working at the Centre of Family Medicine are available to everybody and encompass all groups of citizens, regardless of age, gender, social status or other factors. Primary health care is not restricted to one episode of treatment; health is monitored over the entire life. Family doctors take care of the patients’ treatment as well as health protection and improvement and prophylaxis of diseases. A family doctor is the first contact person, to whom the patients address their problems. A family doctor makes a decision regarding further care and treatment tactics for the patient, cooperats with other specialists of the hospital, is aware and notifies the patient of all possible means of assistance and their availability.