{"id":15,"date":"2026-09-16T17:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhealthcare.net\/wordpress\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-09-16T17:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:20:34","slug":"new-patients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/localhealthcare.net\/wordpress\/?page_id=15","title":{"rendered":"New Patient Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A little preparation can make your first visit more useful. Bring the information you have; contact the office if you are unsure what is needed.<\/p>\n<h2>Your first-visit checklist<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Photo identification and any information requested when scheduling.<\/li>\n<li>A current list of medications, supplements, allergies, and your pharmacy.<\/li>\n<li>Relevant medical records and imaging reports, when available.<\/li>\n<li>A short summary of symptoms, previous treatment, and your main questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Before your appointment<\/h2>\n<p>Confirm the appointment location, clinician, arrival time, visit fee, accepted payment methods, insurance arrangements, and cancellation policy with the office. Do not assume another clinic\u2019s policies apply.<\/p>\n<h2>Patient forms<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/localhealthcare.net\/wordpress\/?page_id=16\">Open the fillable pain-history form<\/a>. Download a copy before entering information, save your completed copy, and bring it to your visit or use the clinic\u2019s approved delivery process.<\/p>\n<h2>What happens at the first visit?<\/h2>\n<p>The clinician reviews your concerns, history, previous care, and goals. Additional records, testing, follow-up, or referral may be discussed. An appointment does not guarantee a particular medication or procedure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-next\">\n<h2>Your next step<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/localhealthcare.net\/wordpress\/?page_id=15\">Prepare for your first visit<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/localhealthcare.net\/wordpress\/?page_id=18\">review appointment options<\/a>. Recommendations depend on your individual evaluation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little preparation can make your first visit more useful. Bring the information you have; contact the office if you are unsure what is needed. Your first-visit checklist Photo identification and any information requested when scheduling. A current list of medications, supplements, allergies, and your pharmacy. Relevant medical records and imaging reports, when available. A [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/localhealthcare.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/localhealthcare.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/localhealthcare.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/localhealthcare.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/localhealthcare.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/localhealthcare.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80,"href":"https:\/\/localhealthcare.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/localhealthcare.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}