Midland Family Physicians PC

04/17/2025

10/16/2024

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04/10/2023

Please allow extra time to get to appointments over the next several weeks (months???😬). And above all else drive safely!

TRAFFIC ALERT: It’s orange barrel season, baby, so why not kick it off with a BIG ONE?

Beginning today, you will see lane closures and traffic shifts on both directions of Eastman Avenue (US-10 BR) from Harcrest Drive to US-10 and on Wackerly Street from Woodpark Drive to Eastman. Our friends at MDOT will be making significant improvements to the Eastman/Wackerly intersection, which will include adding dedicated thru and right turn lanes on northbound Eastman and a dedicated right turn lane on westbound Wackerly. Sidewalk improvements are also on the agenda.

So, what do you need to know?

1) Now through approximately May 30, right turns will be restricted onto eastbound Wackerly from northbound Eastman. If you want to go east on Wackerly, you’ll be detoured up Eastman to Commerce Drive, east on Commerce to Jefferson Avenue, and south on Jefferson to Wackerly. Map in the comments.

2) As this is a major intersection that regularly sees high traffic volumes, significant delays are expected in the construction area throughout this project. We encourage motorists to find alternate routes around the closure to get to their destinations, if possible. Please use caution (and extreme amounts of patience) if driving through the construction area while work is underway.

3) This is not a City project; however, we’ll do our best to communicate any necessary updates in a timely and efficient manner as we receive them. We’re excited to see the positive results of this work and we hope you are, too! After June 30, we’re hopeful your days of sitting at this intersection for 15 minutes wondering why there are two Speedways within 1000 yards of each other will be over.

4) We don’t know the answer to the Speedway thing, so feel free to create your own conspiracy theories.

Thank you for your patience!

04/22/2022

Facts: Hypertension affects more than 3 million male and female Americans per year. If Blood Pressure (BP) is not controlled, it can lead to Heart Disease or Strokes, as well as compromising other organs.

Definition: Hypertension is defined as the systolic reading (the top number) 130 or > and the diastolic (the bottom number) 80 or >. Systolic reading is the amount of pressure it takes for the heart to compress (push blood out to the arteries) and the diastolic is the resting portion of the heartbeat.

Risks Factors: Obesity, Age, Family History, Stress, Diet, Lack of Exercise, Alcohol Consumption, Diabetes, Kidney Disease and Sleep Apnea (snoring along with stop breathing when sleeping).

Hypertension is often called the silent disease and symptoms may not occur until it is well advanced in the process.

Symptoms:
• Headaches
• Dizziness
• Nose Bleeds (unexplained)
• Swelling
• Fatigue
• Heart symptoms

Life style changes are highly recommended including eating a heart healthy diet (DASH), exercising at least 30 minutes most days of the week, stopping smoking, decreasing alcohol intake, and reducing the amount of sodium in your diet. Using a BP monitor at home may also be suggested and learning how to obtain correct readings is important.

Blood Pressure readings greater than the 130/80 range or if you have concerns with any of the above mentioned information, please make an appointment with your health care provider to discuss and be evaluated.

11/04/2021

So happy that kids ages 5-11 can get vaccinated against Covid! The local health department is working with school districts to coordinate vaccination and will have some free clinics. School districts should be contacting parents soon. Check the Midland County Health Department website for updates!
Walgreens is giving vaccines to kids starting tomorrow by appointment. Here is some important facts published by the state health professionals…

Description: Coronavirus - Kids COVID Vaccine

09/02/2021

An open letter from hospital systems representing thousands of health care professionals…

08/16/2021

It's not too late to start protection prior to school for your children 12 year and up. We know the Delta variant is more contagious and may actually be more severe. We know the number of hospitalizations is rising in children across the country. We know that vaccination profoundly decreases risk of hospitalization and death from COVID 19. Please consider signing up for one of the clinics provided by the health department...from the MPS website...

COVID Vaccine Clinics at NE, DHS, MHS in August & September
Those students and adults not yet vaccinated who are Ages 12 and older are welcome (and encouraged) to attend any of the three COVID Vaccine Clinics below:
August 17 from 6:30-8:00 pm at Northeast Middle School
August 24 from 5:00-7:00 pm at Midland High School
September 8 from 6:00-7:30 pm at HH Dow High School

The Midland County Department of Public Health has opened online scheduling for the Clinics that will be held at Midland High and Dow High. Please click on this link to register:

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expanded on April 5, 2021 to include ALL communinty members. MCDPH will also continue vaccinating people who were part of previous vaccination groups (people age 65 and better, frontline medical workers, and school personnel). 

08/05/2021

Written by a pediatrician/pediatric hospitalist in Houston at Texas Children’s Hospital, originally published in the Washington Post.
Please vaccinate yourself and your eligible child. We know the vaccines do protect against death and hospitalization from COVID. Please wear masks if recommended, especially if you are around those that cannot be vaccinated. We know the delta variant is more contagious and our kids are vulnerable….

Children can and do get very ill from the virus. The delta variant, the unvaccinated and a summer surge in a childhood respiratory disease are worrying.

06/23/2021

These individuals are experts in their field and among the best our country has to offer. If you are not vaccinated, please read and seriously consider the risks of Covid infection for your family…especially with the rise of the new Delta variant and its more contagious and severe nature.

The following statement has been co-signed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Amer...

06/22/2021

Some good common sense tips….

Swimming is a fun activity to beat the heat, but it can quickly turn deadly for people of all ages if water safety tips aren't followed.

05/13/2021

Great news that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been given Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA for kids aged 12 - 15! Time to protect your tweens and teens! You can find available vaccines by zip code and manufacturer (for yourself or your kids) at

Vaccines.gov helps you find clinics, pharmacies, and other locations that offer COVID-19 vaccines in the United States. In some states, information may be limited while more providers and pharmacies update locations in the coming weeks. COVID-19 vaccine availability is limited, and appointments are....