Our History

Our original practice, Chatham Family Physicians, was established in 1982 and has been providing patient care to families in Chatham, Lee and their surrounding counties.  The practice has been affiliated with Central Carolina Hospital since 1987 and changed its name to Community Family Medicine and Obstetrics in 1999 to reflect its expanded focus.  Known today as Community Family Medicine, the practice has grown to six providers including four primary care physicians and two nurse practitioners.  Services by our providers range from infancy through pediatrics, adult medicine, womens health, occupational medicine, geriatric and hospice care.

Our Services

Our facilities are well equipped to handle the wide variety of our patients needs with:

• On-site laboratory
• On-site x-rays
• Minor surgeries including incision and laceration repairs
• Primary dermatology including mole and wart removals
• Ultrasound services (including gallbladder, cardiac and vascular studies)
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Audiometry
• Pulmonary function testing
• Cardiac exercise and nuclear stress testing
• Physicals, including pre-employment, school, sports, adult and pediatric
• Immunizations and vaccinations
• Newborn and pediatric inpatient care at Central Carolina Hospital
• Occupational Medicine
• Education and counseling for health care issues such as diabetes, heart disease, weight loss and smoking cessation
• Electronic medical records
• Same day service for most urgent health problems
• Expanded morning and evening hours

All our providers have admitting privileges at Central Carolina Hospital.  For those whose insurance or personal preferences dictate hospitalizations at UNC, Wake, Durham Regional, Duke, FirstHealth or other community hospitals, we maintain ongoing relationships with providers at those facilities so that continuity of care is maintained.