Greater Lawrence Family Health of Andover is a medical clinic in Andover, MA, located at 57 River Rd. It serves the Merrimack Valley community, providing primary healthcare for children and adults. The clinic offers a wide array of services, including prenatal care, obstetrics, pediatrics, elderly care, gynecology, internal medicine, disease prevention, health education, and nutrition counseling. Specific programs include the Centering Pregnancy Program and the Pediatric Growth and Nutrition Program, the latter funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. For patients 65 and older, the clinic provides geriatric care focused on care planning, post-hospitalization planning, memory loss and dementia support, medication use, and advance directives. Walk-in care is available for minor wound care, same-day prescriptions, and laboratory services. The clinic also operates school-based health centers at Lawrence High School and Greater Lawrence Technical School, offering full medical appointments such as checkups and sports physicals. Behavioral health services are available to support patients with mental health needs.
The clinic has served the Merrimack Valley for more than 45 years. It employs over 100 family physicians, including 48 residents in the Lawrence Family Medicine Residency. Each year, clinicians deliver more than 800 babies and make over 12,000 hospital visits. Ambulatory acute care is available seven days a week, with extended evening hours to ensure access. The staff includes bilingual clinicians who provide culturally responsive care. Specialty clinics address complex health needs, including HIV and Hepatitis C care, a latent TB clinic, gynecologic care, lactation support, high-risk obstetric care, obesity and metabolic health, integrative medicine, and sports medicine. The clinic also offers pharmacy services in six locations across three cities, available to everyone regardless of patient status.
The location sits on River Rd, about 0.4 miles from Heffron Road Reservation and 0.5 miles from Greater Lawrence Technical School. It is approximately 0.6 miles from Riverside Park and Andover Conservation Land. North Street is also within 0.4 miles.
Greater Lawrence Family Health of Andover stands as a primary care provider for more than half of the adults and children in Greater Lawrence. Its long-standing presence in Andover and the surrounding Merrimack Valley reflects a sustained focus on accessible, comprehensive healthcare for the local community.
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