United States Department of Veterans Affairs

San Francisco VA Medical Center

Primary Care

About the Program

Primary Care offers an extensive range of treatment with emphasis on health care prevention. Primary Care allows you to identify one physician and team responsible for serving all of your health care needs. The goal is that this coordinated effort will help you remain healthy and have a better quality of life.

A Primary Care provider can be a physician, nurse practitioner, or a physician's assistant. A Primary Care Team is a group of healthcare professionals responsible for coordinating your care. In addition to a physician, other members of the team may include nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, and social workers, depending on your needs. You will be assigned a Primary Care provider and a Primary Care Team.

Primary Care providers are located at all of our Community Based Outpatient Clinics.

Services Offered

Contact your primary care physician if you need any of these or other services —

  • cancer screening
  • high cholesterol treatment
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment
  • diabetes prevention and treatment
  • flu vaccine and nasal mist
  • high blood pressure prevention and treatment
  • treatment for obesity
  • osteoporosis treatment
  • prostate disease prevention and treatment
  • smoking cessation

Services

Patient Information

Eligibility 
Appointments 
Advance Directives
Customer Service
Discharge Planning 
Billing & Insurance
Release of Information
Patient Transportation 
Important Telephone Numbers