Does anybody out there actually have a primary care doctor who coordinates your care and is really up on your overall health?

Does anybody out there actually have a primary care doctor who coordinates your care and is really up on your overall health?
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I’m in good health & I credit my doctor for keeping good open communications with me. He’s wonderful. I had my annual appointment in May. We went over my meds & we made some changes. I had a heart instance in March & he was able to pull my records from the hospital up on the computer. Thankfully, they are all connected. I look things up concerning my health on the internet & he commended me for doing that. I take charge of my health & it shows. Thankfully, I’m not just another number to my dr. We have a great relationship & it makes it easy to keep up with things.
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