FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Affinity Healthcare LLC Launches Travel Medicine Services ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., July 9, 2008 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Affinity Healthcare LLC, a medical group practice with northwest Chicago suburban offices located in Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, and Arlington Heights, announces new Travel Medicine services offered at the 1538 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL office. This international travel consultation and inoculation service is open to established patients of Affinity Healthcare LLC, as well as the general public (14 years of age and older). *(PHOTO Link 72dpi: Send2Press.com/mediaboom/08-0709-DavBakken_72dpi.jpg) *(Photo Caption: Dr. C. David Bakken.) Infectious Disease Specialist Heads Travel Medicine Program Dr. C. David Bakken, who earned his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, Chicago, and his Doctor of Medicine degree from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, completed his Residency in Internal Medicine and his Fellowship in Infectious Disease at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL. In private practice since 1974, Dr. Bakken is Board Certified in the specialties of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, and Emergency Medicine. He has extensive experience in the field of Travel Medicine. According to Michael Hartke, CEO of Affinity Healthcare LLC, "We are pleased to offer patients convenient access to an Infectious Disease Specialist of Dr. Bakken's caliber. He offers the benefit of his expertise to ensure the highest quality travel medicine program. Affinity Healthcare LLC patients can be confident that the advice and treatment they receive will help prevent travel-related infectious diseases." To schedule a Travel Medicine appointment telephone: 847-253-6464, ext. 5405. For more information regarding Affinity Healthcare LLC, visit our website: http://www.affinitydocs.com. Media: To arrange an interview, please contact: Jacqueline Speckin, Chief Marketing Officer, Affinity Healthcare LLC, Email: jspeckin@affinitydocs.com or phone: 847-847-7457, cell: 847-567-4575. About Affinity Healthcare: Established in 2007, Affinity Healthcare LLC was created by the merger of the Northwest Chicago Suburban medical practices formerly named Greater Northwest Medical Group, North Suburban Internists, and Adult Care Specialists. Affinity Healthcare LLC offers Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Gastroenterology, Diagnostic Imaging, Physical Therapy, Nutritional Counseling, Podiatry, and Travel Medicine by appointment, and Immediate Care walk-in care at our office located at 1051 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. Affinity Healthcare treats approximately 100,000 patients at offices located in Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, and Wheeling, IL. Our mission: To continuously evolve, applying leading edge innovation, and placing our patients' needs first and foremost at every level of Affinity Healthcare. We are dedicated to delivering unique, high quality, and convenient healthcare services based on this patient-focused approach. All trademarks acknowledged. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story. NEWS SOURCE: Affinity Healthcare LLC # # # //RELEASE END// MEDIA ONLY CONTACT(S): [ contact info not for publication online or in print ] Jacqueline Speckin Affinity Healthcare LLC Tel: +1-847-847-7457; Cell: +1-847-567-4575 jspeckin @ affinitydocs.com ......... Plain Text Copy, and Story Permalink: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/2008-07-0709-001.txt Release PDF: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/news_2008-07-0709-001.pdf Get our full-text news via RSS: http://www.Send2Press.com/RSS2/rss.xml ......... Text provided by news source (and/or the source's authorized agency), who is solely responsible for accuracy and legality of content transmitted. ......... This news story from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed and re-posted in part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope(R). For news aggregation sites, blogs, and bureaus, you must retain Send2Press as the original wire service source. You may capture and self-host images linked to in above release, but do NOT stream from our server. ......... The original version of this release was issued on behalf of the above organization (the "news source"), by Send2Press(R) Newswire, a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com. ......... July 2008 Press Release / S-ST IL PH / IND: MED / REF: Illinois Newswire(TM) /