Adult Wellness Visits

All of our adult wellness visits (“check ups”) are 45-60 minutes in length. These annual visits are an important part of maintaining your health care, and include checking your height, weight, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, and a complete physical exam. This is also when your provider will order any annual labs you are due for (like checking your cholesterol, screening for diabetes, or checking your kidney and liver function), as well as making sure you are up-to-date on recommended cancer screenings. These visits are strongly recommended for adults of all ages to help maintain a healthy lifestyle, and we have both male and female providers available if you have a preference.

Well Child Checks

From birth to age 18, it is important that children have regular check-ups with their doctor. For the first 2-3 years of life, these visits will be more regular, and then space out to just once a year as long as the child remains healthy. These visits include age-appropriate developmental screening (including screening for autism), height and weight screening, vision and hearing checks at specified ages, and occasionally blood tests when indicated (for example, to screen for anemia or elevated lead levels in certain children). It is also recommended that children stay up-to-date on their vaccines according to the CDC recommended vaccination schedule. The Libby Clinic is part of the Montana state vaccination program, through which some patients qualify for free vaccinations. Call to see if you are eligible.

In addition to the routine physical exam and screenings above, well child checks are an important opportunity for you and your child to get to know your provider. As family medicine practitioners, we at the Libby Clinic are dedicated to keeping families healthy throughout the life span, and an important part of that is maintaining a relationship with a provider that knows you and your child well.