Patrick A. Raney MD

About

What is family medicine?

Family medicine is a little bit of everything. We see babies, to people in their adolescence, to mid-age, to adults. And we do everything from taking care of a splinter, to trying to help prevent strokes and heart attacks. We really do pretty much the whole wide range of everything. For instance, if you get a mole you don’t like the look of, show it to me and we’ll see what we can do about it.

How do you put patients at ease?

I use humor a lot in appropriate instances to deal with stressful situations, because it’s stressful enough when you’re talking about potentially serious medical problems. And if you can do it with a little bit of humor, that might make it easier for everybody to deal with.  

Why did you choose to work at Stormont Vail Health?

We have a lot of things associated with the patient-centered medical home. In this clinic, we have mental health services, we have a nurse case manager, we have a social worker, we have a physical therapy clinic downstairs, we have lab on site, and x-rays on site. So we really have a lot of services under one roof.

Why should patients trust you with their care?

I want my patients to know that I’ll do my best to provide them the best care possible.