AVALA Care

Internal Medicine

AVALA Care is an Internal Medicine practice in Covington, LA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness. Internists specialize in puzzling medical problems and in the ongoing care of chronic illnesses. Internists also specialize in preventing disease by promoting health, and are trained to manage multisystem disease conditions that single-organ-disease specialists may not be trained to address. Internal Medicine Doctors at AVALA Care perform assessment, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment therapies for diseases and disorders in adult patients. Internal Medicine is a medical specialty focused on study, prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of short and long term multi-organ conditions. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Internal Medicine practices include cold and flu, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and chronic lung disease. Internists generally act as personal physicians and often develop long-term relationships with their patients. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Internal Medicine practices include medical history reviews, physical exams, blood tests, scans, and other diagnostic tests, as well as specialist referrals. Internists may choose to practice only in the hospital, only in an outpatient clinic, or in both.

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Primary Care Medicine

• Aetna [Aetna Health Inc. (a LA corp.)]

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana [Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company]

• CHAMPVA [Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs]

• Cigna Healthcare [Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company]

• Coventry Health Care [Coventry Health & Life Insurance Company]

• First Health

• Gilsbar

• Humana [Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana, Inc.]

• Medicare

• TriCare

• UnitedHealthcare of Louisiana, Inc.

• VA Community Care Network (CCN)

• Vantage Health Plan [Vantage Health Plan, Inc.]

• Wellcare [Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.]

• Worker's Compensation Insurance

• WPS Health Plan, Inc.