Shiloh's First Board-Certified
Family Physician

 

ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS
Appointments (618) 277-3197
Exchange (618) 277-3214
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New patients: please include your name, insurance plan, and telephone number.

Welcome to The Country Doctor, Ltd, located off Hartman Lane, in the middle of the fastest growing community in St. Clair County, Shiloh, Illinois and surrounded by Fairview Heights, O'Fallon, Swansea, and Belleville, Illinois. The Country Doctor is 5-15 minutes from the Belleville Hospitals, laboratories, radiology centers, and physical therapy centers. At The Country Doctor patients receive care from Dr. David Larry Mitchell, an independent, Board-Certified, Family Medicine Physician who lives and works in St. Clair County, Illinois.
 
Same day and next day appointments are available to most new and established patients, who are part of the accepted insurance plans. Patients usually are seen within minutes of the scheduled appointment time. The care of the patient is the top priority at The Country Doctor, Ltd.
 
The new patient may want to visit the NEW PATIENT FORMS section. Please bring the completed forms to the initial appointment. Paper forms are available to patients without internet access. New patients are patients who have never been seen for an office/hospital visit or who have not been to an office visit in three years. New patients usually are seen the same day or within 48 hours of the call or email.
 
The Country Doctor is Dr. David Mitchell, the primary care physician who founded The Country Doctor, Ltd. and who is the first Board-Certified physician to live and work in Shiloh, Illinois. Dr. David Mitchell is the only independent, solo Family Physician to start a practice from scratch in the Belleville-Shiloh-Swansea-O'Fallon area in the last nine years and is the last remaining solo Family Physician under age 50.
 
The Country Doctor is staying in the area longterm and accepting new patients. Why not choose a local doctor who grew up in the area and who is not going to leave the area? If you want to see a physician's credentials, including if the doctor is board certified, please visit idfpr.com
 
Why should you choose The Country Doctor for your care?
  • Care is from a Board-Certified, Family Physician. When a doctor is board certified, the doctor meets or exceeds a national standard of care.
  • You see the same doctor at each office and hospital visit, meaning you see a doctor who is familiar with your care.
  • Same day appointments and Saturday morning appointments usually are available.
  • Extended hours. The Country Doctor has weekday hours from 8:30-4:30 and Sat from 8:10-noon secondary to the influx of new patients, with the closing of Scott Air Force Base Hospital, closing of the Scott Air Force Base urgent care center, and the continued exodus of physicians.
  • Email is available. Feel free to e-mail for non same day appointments and nonurgent questions. Emails are answered daily.
  • You do not have to wait two hours to see a doctor for only 3-4 minutes a patient. The American Medical Association and Health Insurance companies recommend 10-25 minutes for established patient visits and 15-40 minutes for new patient visits.
  • Why overpay and wait at the urgent care or ER for nonurgent conditions. Most local urgent care centers are staffed by family practice and internal medicine doctors, who have the same training as the Country Doctor. A new patient visit at The Country Doctor involves minimal waiting time and prices which are up to 75% cheaper than emergency departments. List of common in office services
  • We accept credit cards, including FLEX accounts, which use pretax money to pay for healthcare.
  • Prescription refill requests are addressed the same day or within 24 hours on weekdays and each Saturday morning. Most refills are done at office visits.
  • Dr. Mitchell cares for patients at both Belleville Hospitals. A review of a recent internet posting of Family Practice physicians on staff at the Belleville Hospitals shows that Dr. David Mitchell is the only full time, solo, Family Practice doctor left in Belleville, Swansea, Fairview Heights, Shiloh, and O'Fallon, Illinois who sees inpatients and outpatients at both Belleville Hospitals.
  • Common Vaccines are in stock.
Currently we have available for in office testing with same day results:
  • Urinalysis, fasting glucose for diabetes, rapid strep, and urine pregnancy (most insurance plans).
  • Diabetes, high cholesterol, and hypertension maintenance with a Hemoglobin A1C for a 3 month sugar average, urine Creatinine and microalbumin ratio to detect minute kidney damage, urinalysis, Chem 8/BMP for electrolytes/kidney function, full cholesterol/lipid panels (Aetna HMO and GHP require Quest)
  • Basic Metabolic Panels/Chem 8 Panels are available in the office, to monitor electrolytes (Sodium/Potassium) and kidney function, depending on the insurance plan.
  • Comprehensive Metabolic Panel/Chem 13, which includes Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, TCO2, BUN, Creatinine, ALT, AST, Alkaline Phosphatase, Calcium, Protein, Albumin, and Bilirubin.
  • ALT/AST liver enzyme monitoring is available for patients on cholesterol medications, certain diabetic medications, antifungal medications, NSAIDS, and other medications.
  • Helciobacter pylori for ulcer bacteria, PT/INR testing for patients on Coumadin or Warfarin, mono, hemoglobin, and hypothyroid screening. Sedimentation rates to measure inflammation.
  • IDOT physicals and in office urine drug screens. Note random urine drug screens are required for patients on narcotic, benzodiazapine, and Class II/III/IV medications. A positive drug screen or refusal to do the drug screen means no more controlled prescription medications from The Country Doctor.
  • For complex laboratory and radiology studies, the patient may choose the facility of choice, with the exception that some insurance plans require certain facilities.
  • We have found some good appointment times and efficiency at the following centers for xrays, MRIs, ultrasound etc: Belleville Memorial Hospital 257 5000, O'Fallon X ray center 800 East Highway 50 (main memorial # 257 5000 to schedule), Elite Imaging: in the Barnes/GHP building on 317 Salem Place in Fairview 6322900, and Imaging Center at Wolf Creek, 12 Wolf Creek Dr # 3, Swansea, IL 62226 277-7912

We welcome the patients who will choose The Country Doctor for their outpatient and inpatient care, while we continue to provide continuity of care to our current patients in an independent practice setting.

When an established patient calls after hours for an urgent health concern, the patient talks to Dr. David Mitchell, a Board-Certified Family Physician. The pager number is for established patients and health care workers. If you have an urgent question or concern, my pager number is 782 6004. After calling the number, enter your call back number, press the # sign, and hang up. The return call usually is within 2-3 minutes. If it is important enough to page Dr. Mitchell, then you must be seen in the office within 24 to 48 hours for an evaluation of your medical concern.

At the Country Doctor we gladly care for our patients in the office and at the hospitals in Belleville, Illinois. If you are admitted to either Belleville Memorial Hospital or St. Elizabeth's Hospital of Belleville through the ER, please have the ER physicians or nurses notify Dr. Mitchell of the admission. Dr. Mitchell is on call for his own patients.

Please feel free to click on the links at the bottom of the page to learn about the practice. Thank you for exploring the website, and we hope that you will find a home for your primary care medical needs at The Country Doctor.
Same day and Next Day Appointments
Usually are Available to most Patients

Please note that we have a new fax number that will be used only for hospitals and stat labs. Patient paperwork will need to be done in the office at an appointment.

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 The Country Doctor, Ltd.
2310 Country Road
Shiloh, IL 62221-2570
Voice (618) 277-3197
Exchange (618) 277-3214
E-MAIL The Country Doctor
If no reply within 24 hours, try countrydoctorltd@hotmail.com
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