We open at 7AM on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for your convenience. 

 


STOW-KENT FAMILY PRACTICE 
is located at 2971 Graham Rd. in the community of Stow, near the Kent border. The practice opened in November, 1997. The practice draws patients from both Portage and  Summit counties, including the areas of Kent, Stow, Hudson, Ravenna, Brimfield, Suffield, Cuyahoga Falls,  Mogodore, Tallmadge, Rootstown, Brady Lake, and Streetsboro. To learn more about our local community, click here

The office can be reached at (330) 688-7981, and the office manager is Shannon Smith. This office utilizes the services at Summa Health Systems, Robinson Memorial Hospital, Childrens Hospital Medical Center of Akron, and Akron General Medical Center. Our office participates in most major insurance plans.

For basic information every patient needs to know, click here.

 

 PHYSICIANS and NURSE PRACTITIONERS:

James Bailey, M.D. grew up in Kent, Ohio. He lives in the area with his wife Barbara and son Nathaniel.The practice is served by James M. Bailey, M.D., a native of the Kent area. He is a graduate of Kent State University and the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM). He did his family practice residency at Barberton Citizens Hospital. He is board certified in family practice with the American Board of Family Medicine, and is a member of the American Academy of Family Practice. He is also specially trained in medical acupuncture.   Dr. Holmer lives in the area with her husband and sons.Michelle Holmer, M.D. is the newest physician at Stow-Kent Family Practice. She is a graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and did her family practice residency at Barberton Citizens Hospital. She is board certified with the American Board of Family Medicine, and is a member of the American Academy of Family Practice   Kristen Barath is a family nurse practitioner at Stow-Kent Family Practice, and is certified in the State of Ohio as a nurse practitioner. She is able to provide physical exams, illness and wellness care, health education, chronic disease management, diabetes education,  and much much more. 

SERVICES we provide

  • General Evaluation Services
    • Routine physical examinations 
    • Illness prevention and treatment
    • Sport, camp, and school physicals
    • Chronic disease management care
  • Pediatric Services
    • Well-child exams and immunizations
    • Newborn care
    • Routine examinations and general pediatric care
    • Sick-child evaluation and treatment
    • Bedwetting evaluation and treatment
    • Attention deficit (ADD/ADHD) evaluation and treatment
  • Laboratory Services
    (For explanations of the most common tests we order, click here)
    • Routine venipuncture, with transport to selected outside laboratories
    • Urinalysis
    • Urine Pregnancy Testing
    • Blood sugars (fingerstick)
    • Glucose tolerance tests (fingerstick)
    • Rapid strep testing
  • Surgical/ Orthopedic Services
    • Laceration repairs
    • Wart, mole, and growth removals
    • Abscess treatment
    • Nail removals
    • Minor burn treatment
    • Some fracture management with splinting and casting
    • Joint or tendon injection
  • Specialized treatment and evaluations
    • Tympanometry
    • EKG
    • Fluoroscopic eye exam
    • Simple visual evaluation
    • Routine x-ray, plain film
    • Bone densitometry, by appointment, to assess for osteoporosis
    • Medical acupuncture and acupressure

 

  • Gynecologic Services
    • Well-woman exams
    • Breast exams, with self-exam instruction
    • Pap smears
  • Reproductive Services
    • Contraceptive counseling
    • DepoProvera injections
    • IUD insertion/removal
  • Occupational Medicine
    • Routine company physicals
    • Pre-employment physicals
  • Patient Education
    • Diagnosis-specific written materials
    • Diabetes Education
    • Dietary instruction
    • Medication and injection training
    • Models, illustrations, videotapes and audio tapes
    • Well-child health and development educational materials for parents
  • Preventative Care
    • Cancer screening
    • AIDS screening and prevention education
    • Lifestyle and dietary counseling
    • Health maintenance and disease awareness
Our COMMUNITY