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At First Care Medical Center, we offer a variety of medical services for you and your family members.

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About our Clinic

We are Internal Medicine / Family medicine clinic and we are partnering with you to manage your personalized health needs. We provide wellness services, Vaccination, Programs to lose weight and stop smoking.

Our Board-Certified physicians believe in disease prevention, early diagnosis and patient education.

Dr. Vikrant Salaria

Dr. Vikrant Salaria

My mission is disease prevention, early diagnosis followed by accurate treatment to prevent complications and bring normalcy into patient’s life.

Dr. Salaria is Board certified Internal medicine physician currently practicing in Iowa and Nebraska. Dr. Salaria graduated from Medical College Amritsar in 1993 and completed his internal medicine residency training at Creighton University Omaha Nebraska. Dr. Salaria is an active member of American College of Physicians, American Medical Association and holds active license for the state of Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri.

His Main areas of interest are Diabetes, Hypertension, Cardiovascular disease, Cancer prevention and early diagnosis, COPD, Osteoporosis and Joint Disease.

Dr. Stephen C. Smith

Dr. Stephen C. Smith

Dr. Stephen C. Smith graduated from University of Iowa College of Medicine, class of 1977. He completed his residency in family practice in Davenport, Iowa. His undergraduate studies were completed at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Dr. Smith has been married forty years to Lucy Smith, and together they have four children. He has no malpractice reported. Dr. Smith has been working in Council Bluffs for 27 years, five of which have been at First Care Medical with Dr. Salaria and Dr. Nanda. He performs all aspects of family practice except for obstetrics

Dr. Smith is interested in sports medicine, especially mixed martial arts since 1996. He enjoys sailing, swimming, gardening, and making miniature models. He loves his cats very much. He also enjoys target practice with his oldest son, Derek. Dr. Smith likes vacationing with his family. Recently he went deep sea fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. We welcome all new patients.

Dr. Shelly Nanda

Dr. Shelly Nanda

Dr Shelly Nanda is a board certified family medicine physician currently practicing in Council Bluffs, IA. She received her medical degree from Medical college, Amritsar, India and then completed her family practice residency from Creighton University.

She sees all range of patients from newborns to elderly. Her field of interest are women’s Health, preventive care and well child care but the versatility of her specialization gives her tremendous opportunity to expand her knowledge in other parts of medicine including acute and chronic medical conditions in adults, adolescent care and psychiatric illness. Dr Nanda is a knowledgeable, kind and compassionate physician who provides quality care to all her patients and spends time in educating about their illnesses. She is an advocate in providing patient education and also prevention of their diseases.

Dr Nanda is Board certified by American Board of Family Medicine, an active member of American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr Nanda has an active practicing license in Iowa and Nebraska.

Dr. Margarita Rodriguez Escobar

Dr. Margarita Rodriguez Escobar

Dr Margarita Rodriguez Escobar is family medicine physician practicing for over 23 years .She completed her residency training at Creighton University in 1995.She graduated from medical school in 1985 from Escuela De Med San Juan Bautista. Her passion is to see patients of all ages and be part of family practice.

2 Convenient Locations – Omaha & Council Bluffs

We provide medical services to all age groups for their acute as well as chronic medical problems. All our physicians are board certified and are very well trained in diagnosing and treating all medical problems with care and passion ranging from common cold to hypertension, diabetes, heart attack, stroke, arthritis. We also provide immunizations as well as family planning services. Our clinic provides VFC services for children.

New Patients

  • Please arrive 15-30 minutes before your first appointment.
  • Please be sure to bring your current insurance card and ID.
  • You are responsible for your copayment and/or deductible not paid by your insurance.
  • We accept all insurances.
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Special Offer: Complete health package for $299

Includes complete physical, EKG, lung function, and complete blood work. [Cholesterol panel, blood count, thyroid testing, and metabolic panel]

Testimonials

What our patients say about us.

Dr. Nanda is an excellent physician. She has been taking care of my whole family. We are lucky that we found her and would recommend to everyone who is looking for an excellent, compassionate physician.

Kevin
Health Grades

My family and I have been coming here for about [two] years, and we have always received the nicest and most diligent care. Doctors Salaria and Nanda are great and have helped us through chronic problems like asthma and diabetes.

Kristine N
Google

I had excellent experience at first care and would recommend for every family.

Amanda M
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About us

We provide medical services to all age groups for their acute as well as chronic medical problems. All our physicians are board certified and are very well trained in diagnosing and treating all medical problems with care and passion.

Clinic Hours

  • Monday 8am - 5:30pm
  • Tuesday 8am - 5pm
  • Wednesday 8am - 5pm
  • Thursday 8am - 5pm
  • Friday 8am - 5:30pm

Contact Details

800 Mercy Drive Suite 120 Council Bluffs, IA 51503
(712) 388-2770
info@firstcaremedicalcenter.net

Serving the Council Bluffs and Omaha area. Member of AMA and Nebraska ACP Chapter. © 2018 First Care Medical Center. Powered by KreativElement.

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