Dr. Rushia Butler, MD
Family Medicine ·
Female ·
Age 48
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Dr. Rushia Butler, MD is a family medicine specialist in Homewood, IL and has been practicing for 18 years. She graduated from Finch University Of Health Sciences Chicago Medical School in 1997 and specializes in family medicine, holistic medicine, and more.Read her story
Wellness Integrative Medicine, Inc
18036 Gottschalk Ave
Homewood, IL 60430
(708) 960-2986
Insurance Accepted
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
- Humana
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Dr. Butler's Experience
Dr. Butler's experience matches your search based on the following criteria:
- Based on total number of patients treated over the last 12 months
- Specializes in Family Medicine
- Board certified in Family Practice
- No malpractice claims found
- No sanctions found
- No board actions found
Dr. Butler's bio
This content was provided by Dr. Butler " Holistic Medicine. Medically Supervised Weight Loss. Anti-Aging Medicine Born in Chicago's South Suburbs, a physician of 20 years, Dr. Butler has worked in ER/Urgent Care, multi-specialty practices, and even retired from the US Army as Major Butler after an 8-year stint of service. This vast experience gave her new understandings of medicine from a variety of perspectives. As a mother of two adults, a daughter, granddaughter, sister, cousin, aunt, and niece, she knows the healing power of relationships. It's this faith in relationships that pushed her into family medicine, and ultimately Holistic, Integrative, & Functional Medicine. "After working 15 years in medicine, I noticed: medicine has become unhealthy: doctors see the same patients for years, writing the same prescriptions over and over until the condition progresses, requiring more expensive treatments and specialists over time. I've heard it time and time again, 'This is my third course of antibiotics and I'm still not better', or' I've been on this med for years, now the price has doubled and I can't afford it anymore.'" The patients never really get better, the pharmacies are overwhelmed, and all of this comes at steep financial costs. "It makes no sense because most doctors are taught to FIND then TREAT the cause of illness, not just manage prescriptions. Yet in the world of 'more,' doctors typically have a quota of 3000 or more patients to care for each year. The result? Patients typically learn to accept, tolerate, and expect to be 1 of 26 patients on the doctor's daily schedule sometimes even double booked. That same physician's schedule will also have to absorb up to 18 telephone interruptions as well. As a result, the average patient visit is only 7 minutes, and there is no time to create a plan to actually HEAL the patient. Many patients accept this system. But patients who believe in holistic medicine want something more. They want sincere Quality. We get it, and we work within the patient-physician relationship to invest in the time and teamwork that it takes to help our patients gain control, and GET OFF THE MEDS. We created Wellness Integrative Medical & Spa for those patients. Those who value QUALITY over quantity. We believe in the healing properties of the doctor patient relationship. For us, medicine is truly an act of love. Holistic Medicine. Medically Supervised Weight Loss. Anti-Aging Medicine Maxing at 400 patients per year to allow no less than 20-30 minutes scheduled visits 60-minute New Assessment (required for all new patients) 60 Complete/Yearly Physical Exam, Lab review, and Decision planning 20, 40, and 60 minute undisturbed or interrupted appointment slots with self-booking for easy convenience Free Community Herbal Garden Personalized lab- based supplement regimens Onsite Acupuncture Regular classes and patient appreciation events Not sure if Holistic Medicine is right for you? Call today to schedule a free 15 minute nonmedical consults to see if we're a fit."
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Care Philosophy
This content was provided by Dr. Butler "Holistic/Functional Medicine, Weight Loss and Anti-Aging Medicine. We're Wellness Integrative Medical & Spa: where medicine is an act of love.
Wellness Integrative Medicine believes in treating the whole person with ALL feasible options/modalities to heal, and not just prescribe. We empower you to be your best self, and love that self too!
We use all resources to help patients achieve their best health. That means helping patients achieve control of medical conditions with as little medications as possible. To this end, we practice from a very holistic & comprehensive perspective.
Service include:
Holistic/Functional Medicine
Medically Supervised Weight Loss
Anti-Aging Medicine
Thorough and Unrushed Visits
- One full hour New Patient Assessement (required for all New Patients only)
- One full hour Complete/Yearly Exam
- No less than 20, 40, 60 minute time slots for established patients.
Free Onsite Community Herbal Garden
On-site Acupuncture
Anti-Aging products including Obagi, Viviscal, PFB , and Botox for complexion blending"
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3 Specialties
- Family Medicine
- Holistic Medicine
- Women's Health Medicine
1 Board Certifications
- Family PracticeAccredited by: American Board of Family Medicine*
34 Conditions Treated
- Allergies
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Bone Disorders
- Calcium Metabolism Disorders
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Diabetes Type 1
- Diabetes Type 2
- Diabetes With Renal Manifestations
- Heart Disease
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperkalemia
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Hypokalemia
- Hypopituitarism
- Hyposmolality and Hyponatremia
- Hypothyroidism
- Kidney Disease
- Lipid Disorders
- Malaise and Fatigue
- Menopause
- Menstrual Disorders (incl. Dysmenorrhea)
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Pneumonia
- Pregnancy-Related Disorders
- Rickets
- Thyroid Disease
- Vitamin D Deficiency
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4 Procedures
- Acupuncture Meridian Therapy
- Chemical Peel
- Herbal Medicine
- Weight Loss Management
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for Illinois.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
Education
- University Of Illinois At Urbana-ChampaignUndergraduate School | Graduated 1991
- Finch University Of Health Sciences Chicago Medical SchoolMedical School | Graduated 1997
- University Il College Med RockfordResidency Hospital | Completed 2000
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications
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Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
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