General Practitioners

• Medical Weight Loss
• Pediatric Care
  Richelle Volk, APN-FNP joined Family Care Associates in early 2014 and is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She specializes in diabetes education, pediatrics, women's health, and preventative medicine. Richelle is a graduate of the St. Louis University College of Nursing program and holds a Master's of Science in Nursing.
• Primary Care
  If your primary care provider is out of the office, you may be scheduled with one of our nurse practitioners or another primary physician. Our healthcare providers collaborate daily, as part of a care team, and are fully prepared to manage each patient's individual care needs. It is important to become not only with your primary care providers, but also with each health care provider on staff at Family Care Associates.
• Smoking Cessation
• Family Practice
  Our board certified physicians and nurse practitioners practice together to provide a broad range of health care services. Our personal, comprehensive approach to family health care ensures you and your family’s medical needs are met, and your expectations are exceeded.
• Emergency Care
  You should go to the emergency room  if you are experiencing the following during our Saturday Walk-In Clinic hours...
• Electrocardiogram
• Pneumonia
• Immunizations
  Immunization Verification - Effective October 2011-Required to receive immunizations. Contact your insurance company, complete the questionnaire, and bring with you to your appointment

Gynecologists

• Pregnancy

Internists

• Internal Medicine
  Dr. Thomas Heischmidt joined Family Care Associates in 1999. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and has a special interest in pediatrics, geriatric care, wound care, and diabetes. He attended Eastern Illinois University and the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine in Peoria at Saint Francis Medical Center where he graduated in 1995. He completed the Residency program at the U of I College of Medicine at Peoria. Dr. Heischmidt also serves on the medical staff at St. Anthony's Memorial Wound Center.

Neurologists

• Autism

Psychiatrists

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Mental Health
  Illinois law:   Illinois law also has certain requirements that govern the use or disclosure of your PHI.  In order for us to release information about mental health treatment, genetic information, your AIDS/HIV status, and alcohol or drug abuse treatment, you will be required to sign an Authorization form unless state law allows us to make the specific type of use or disclosure without your authorization.Â
• Behavioral Health
  FCA continues to build on our mission to offer a patient-centered medical clinic. We are proud to introduce our integrated Behavioral Health Services team.

Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
• X-Rays

Surgeons

• Wound Care

Physical Therapists

• Sports Medicine
  Dr. Jeffrey Crowell joined our practice in 2002. He is board certified in Family Practice and has special interest in sports medicine, vasectomies, and office procedures. He graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 1996 and did his Family Practice residency in Georgia from 1996-1999 at Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center.
• Geriatrics

Allergists

• Allergies