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 seven providers including four primary care physicians and three family 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:

• 24/7 On-call providers for after hours emergencies
• Open until 8:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursday evenings
• 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)
• Audiometry
• Pulmonary function 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
• Nuclear cardiac stress testing
• Same day service for most urgent health problems
• Caring and experienced staff

Our providers have admitting privileges at Central Carolina Hospital.  Our providers maintain professional relationships with UNC and affiliates, WakeMed, Durham Regional, Duke, FirstHealth, and other medical facilities.  Community Family Medicine strives to meet the needs and preferences for continued care for our patients.