About
Dr. Ashley Bainbridge, DO founded PuraVita Care to deliver medicine on her own terms. She holds board certification in Family Medicine with deep clinical interests in preventive and lifestyle medicine. Her osteopathic training shapes how she approaches every patient; she looks at the whole person to understand what care each individual actually needs.
Dr. Bainbridge spent her career in hospital employment before launching PuraVita Care. She wanted to build a practice where time was a tool, not a constraint. She is passionate about lifestyle medicine, particularly the six pillars of diet, physical activity, stress management, quality sleep, social connection, and avoiding risky substances. She applies those same principles in her own life. Outside medicine, she is a mother of four who values her support system and welcomes challenges. Her goals center on transparent, affordable care that helps patients understand their own health and take ownership of it.
Education & Training
Osteopathic medical training; Board Certified in Family Medicine
Certifications
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Bainbridge right for?
Dr. Bainbridge works well with adults who want a primary care physician invested in prevention and root-cause thinking. Patients managing chronic conditions like hypertension or diabetes benefit from her thorough, unhurried approach. She is a strong fit for anyone drawn to lifestyle medicine and interested in using diet, sleep, and stress management as clinical tools. Patients who value direct physician access and transparent pricing will feel at home at PuraVita Care.
Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Bainbridge treats a wide range of conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. She also handles acute illness and injury. Her scope covers preventive care, women's health, and lifestyle medicine for patients managing ongoing health concerns.
Yes. Dr. Bainbridge holds board certification in Family Medicine. She also holds strong clinical interests in preventive medicine and lifestyle medicine, which she integrates into her everyday practice.
Dr. Bainbridge prioritizes finding underlying causes before reaching for prescriptions. She uses lifestyle medicine principles, including nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and stress management, as frontline tools. Medications remain part of her toolkit, but she works to minimize them whenever possible.
Yes. Dr. Bainbridge trained as an osteopathic physician and offers OMT to her members. The initial consultation and first follow-up session come free with membership. Additional sessions are available at a reasonable cost after that.
Dr. Bainbridge treats lifestyle medicine as an evidence-based clinical discipline. She addresses the six core pillars: diet and nutrition, physical activity, stress management, quality sleep, social connection, and avoidance of risky substances. She applies these tools to prevent, manage, and sometimes reverse chronic health issues.
Yes. Dr. Bainbridge makes herself available to members outside regular hours for urgent matters. Members can contact her by phone, text, or email. For non-urgent issues, she asks patients to reach out during business hours when possible.
Dr. Bainbridge performs a broad range of procedures at the practice. These include joint injections, ear wax removal, wound repair and sutures, punch and shave biopsies, cryotherapy to benign lesions, abscess incision and drainage, and foreign body removal. Most basic procedures carry no additional cost for members.
Yes. Dr. Bainbridge includes well adult visits with PAP smears as part of her women's health services. These visits fall within the standard membership and carry no copay.
Doctor profile last updated April 2, 2026