Welcome to Living Well Family Medicine
The Way Primary Care Should Be
Our Value Proposition
Access
Our Direct primary care (DPC) practice model allows us to be there for you when you need us. No matter what time of the day or part of the week, and we will be there in the way that is most convenient for you; whether that is in the office, on the phone, text, or video chat. Providing exceptional care is our passion and being there for you - when needed - is an important part of that.
Value
Here in New England, providing quality products and hard work at an honest price is what our communities are built on. We appreciate the importance of good value for our hard - earned dollars. Living Well Family Medicine’s direct primary care (DPC) model has been developed on these same, time honored, principles. You can find our transparent pricing under the services and pricing menu on this website. Value is another passion of ours and we are confident that you will find our pricing to be remarkably affordable for the high - quality care provided. A few key benefits include unprecedented doctor access and “non-rushed” appointment visits with an accomplished and compassionate family medicine doctor. Living Well Family Medicine has also negotiated extremely favorable pricing for many hospital - related services should patients require additional out - of- house medical testing.
No Rush
Time, discussion and listening are the hallmark traits of a genuine relationship. Appointments at Living Well Family Medicine are not measured in terms of ‘profit’ or ‘loss’ as is defined by conventional corporate health care systems, but rather by what’s best for the patient including meaningful, positive outcomes and the quality of the doctor/patient relationship. You will not feel hurried. You will have the time to discuss all your health concerns.
Experience
Dr. Gerchman has 22+ years of family practice experience, all but one year serving in the state of Maine. He has numerous awards and peer recognition achievements including being the 2016 recipient of The Maine Family Physician of the Year, the 2014 recipient of The Bridgton Hospital HEROES Award, The Patient Choice Award (determined from patient surveys) and The Compassionate Doctor Recognition Award, to name a few.
What is Direct Primary Care?
Direct Primary Care (DPC) is the way primary care should be. It allows the patient to have a direct relationship with their physician without third-party payers controlling what should be a decision between the doctor and the patient.
Family medicine doctors who move away from the current health care model to DPC wish to emphasize that the doctor-patient relationship is at the heart of medicine. Doctors have taken an oath to provide the best care for their patients and many of us feel that DPC is the best pathway to honor this oath.
Meet Dr. Eric Gerchman
Dr. Gerchman is a second-generation Family Physician who has practiced in the communities of Western Maine for over 20 years. Over the course of more than two decades, he has grown to love the community and the people who live here.
In recent years, Dr. Gerchman has found that the current health care model prevents and, worse, does not even prioritize meaningful relationships with patients. The current model undermines the kind of doctor-patient relationship he learned from his father’s practice and implemented into his own approach to medicine upon moving to Maine.
It was this loss that inspired him to take the leap into Direct Primary Care. Living Well Family Medicine and Dr. Gerchman’s mission is to build a direct relationship with patients who are looking to partner with their doctor to receive the best care possible.
He looks forward to reconnecting with his current and past patients and creating new partnerships in his new practice.