Anderson focuses on private care, wellness at Bulloch Family Practice

Now in its third yr, Bulloch Family Practice is constant to develop whereas conserving its give attention to private, hometown medical care.

Mark Anderson, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, ENP-C, BC-ADM, stated the observe is busier than it was a yr in the past, however he nonetheless has a little bit room to just accept new sufferers. Bulloch Family Practice, situated at 112 Hill Pond Lane in Statesboro, supplies main take care of sufferers, together with routine visits for preventive and persistent care and same-day appointments for acute sickness.

For Anderson, the expansion of the observe has additionally been tied to the explanation it opened within the first place.

He stated Bulloch Family Practice was opened to be one of many few regionally owned non-public practices within the space and to present sufferers a special expertise than what he believes has turn into extra widespread in healthcare.

“Some of the trends in healthcare are driven by corporatization of medicine and this leads to an assembly line that produces profit at the corporate level,” Anderson stated. “I knew going into this that I would never ‘get rich’ but that I could see patients with fewer ticking clocks prompting me to move to the next room at the patient’s expense for the company’s profit.”

Anderson stated that enables him to observe in a means that provides extra time to the issues sufferers are coping with, moderately than focusing solely on transferring from one appointment to the following.

His method, he stated, is centered on prevention, way of life modifications and serving to sufferers make enhancements that may final.

“My focus is primarily on wellness through lifestyle modification,” Anderson stated. “I disagree with the opinion that drugs fix problems. They can help and may even be necessary but they seldom work optimally without lifestyle changes.”

Anderson stated that doesn’t imply treatment doesn’t have a spot. Instead, he stated treatment typically works finest when it’s paired with modifications in areas reminiscent of train, diet and every day habits.

“This allows me to practice in a way that I want to, focusing on the problems I see, encouraging improvement in lifestyle and exercise with small pointers and advice versus ‘here’s your drugs, see you in 3-6 months,’” Anderson stated.

That method will not be what each affected person is searching for, Anderson stated.

He stated some sufferers are available merely wanting only a prescription or for medication to utterly repair them. In these circumstances, he stated, these sufferers could select to hunt care elsewhere. Furthermore, although he’s supervised by a doctor in accordance with state legislation, new sufferers trying to keep away from seeing a nurse practitioner or PA might want to search one other outlet.

Anderson stated first visits will not be solely about an examination. They are additionally about figuring out whether or not the affected person and supplier are a great match for a therapeutic relationship.

“I am not going to be a good fit for everyone as a healthcare provider,” Anderson stated. “First visits with me are as much about determining if we are a good fit for a therapeutic relationship as they are about the exam.”

One space Anderson is particularly targeted on is diabetes administration and metabolic well being.

Anderson is board licensed in Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine. In January, he additionally earned a brand new board certification in diabetes administration.

The matter is private for him. Anderson stated diabetes took his father and triggered a number of strokes in his household, making metabolic well being one thing he cares about each professionally and personally.

“Metabolic dysfunction is something I care about,” Anderson stated. “However, I am up front, it is not something I can manage for you but something we have to manage together.”

That collaborative method is one thing Anderson stated new sufferers ought to anticipate.

“So any new patient coming in, expect this to be collaborative and expect to be assigned homework,” Anderson stated. “I don’t, can’t and simply won’t do the job for you.”

Anderson stated his personal well being journey has additionally formed how he talks with sufferers.

In 2020, he weighed 320 kilos. At the time, he stated he didn’t anticipate to run once more and didn’t begin with a significant purpose. He merely needed to start making enhancements.

Over time, these small modifications led to larger ones.

Since opening Bulloch Family Practice, Anderson stated the observe has sponsored the Heart Run in Statesboro annually since 2024. He has additionally run within the occasion himself, with the 2024 race serving as his first 5K.

“It was my first 5K,” Anderson stated. “Talk about couch to 5K!”

Anderson stated the identical strategy of taking small steps additionally helped him work via a concern of heights.

He stated he first realized to climb ladders by entering into deer stands in the dead of night. He later progressed to flight classes in his early 20s earlier than stopping. As his weight elevated, Anderson stated his concern of ladders returned and worsened.

Eventually, he determined to begin pushing himself once more.

“I can climb a ladder now because I went ahead and started really pushing it, I became a skydiver to push it further,” Anderson stated.

Anderson stated these experiences assist him relate to sufferers who’re coping with well being points linked to age, weight or long-term habits.

“I’ve been on the side of every person that comes in with problems due to age and weight and I know that it’s something that can be improved with small changes over years,” Anderson stated.

Anderson was raised in Screven County, attended Georgia Southern after which South Universities and now lives in Pembroke along with his spouse. Outside of labor, he enjoys skydiving, operating, rowing and yardwork.

At Bulloch Family Practice, Anderson stated the purpose is to proceed offering native care whereas giving sufferers time the place it’s wanted.

The observe presents take care of persistent medical situations, acute diseases, wellness exams, preventative care and different main care wants. According to the observe, same-day appointments are sometimes accessible for acute situations, and Anderson is presently accepting new sufferers.

For Anderson, the affected person relationship is likely one of the most necessary elements of the work.

That could embody treatment. It could embody way of life modifications. It could embody homework. But he stated the method needs to be one thing the affected person and supplier work on collectively.

“We opened in order to be one of a very few local privately owned practices in the area and are succeeding with that,” Anderson stated. “It allows us to avoid just moving our patients through like an assembly line and give time where it’s needed.”

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Bulloch Family Practice is situated at 112 Hill Pond Lane in Statesboro. The workplace might be reached at 912-259-9633.