The Story Behind VitaLife Longevity Medicine
It Started Because Something Was Missing
A PA with a background in emergency medicine and surgery. A community that deserved better. And a practice that grew because patients kept saying the same thing: "Nobody's ever spent this much time with me before."
What Courtney Saw
Courtney Contreras spent years in emergency rooms and operating rooms. She learned how to read patients quickly, make decisions under pressure, and connect dots that other providers missed. That part of medicine, she loved.
What she didn't love was the system around it. The 10-minute visits that left patients with more questions than answers. The lab panels that checked the bare minimum. The providers who wanted to do more but couldn't because the schedule didn't allow it.
When she moved to the White Mountains, she saw the same problems in a community that had even fewer options. People in Show Low, Pinetop-Lakeside, Snowflake, and the surrounding towns were driving hours for care that still felt rushed.
She decided to stop working inside a system that wasn't working. And she built something different.
From IV Therapy to Direct Primary Care in Show Low
It Was Supposed to Be an IV Practice
VitaLife Longevity Medicine started with IV therapy. Hydration drips, vitamin infusions, recovery support for the active, outdoor-loving community in the White Mountains.
But patients kept showing up with more than dehydration. They'd sit in the IV chair and mention the fatigue that sleep didn't fix. The weight that appeared out of nowhere. The brain fog, the mood changes, the feeling that something was off but nobody could tell them what.
Courtney kept listening. And she kept running labs. Not the basic panels these patients had gotten before, but thorough panels that told the full story. What she found led to hormone therapy. Then medical weight loss. Then peptide therapy, functional wellness, and full primary care.
One IV chair turned into a medical practice. And the membership model gave Courtney what she needed most: time. Time to sit with her patients. Time to review labs properly. Time to build plans that worked for real people living real lives in the White Mountains.
VitaLife Longevity Medicine Today
A Clinic That Grew Because People Told Their Friends
VitaLife Longevity Medicine is a Direct Primary Care practice at 4461 S White Mountain Road in Show Low, Arizona. Courtney and Dr. Jacob Oldham see patients in clinic and across the state through telemedicine.
The practice runs on memberships, not insurance billing. That means smaller patient panels, longer visits, and a provider who picks up when you call. Members get unlimited visits, lab monitoring, direct messaging, and the kind of follow-up that makes treatment plans work.
We still do IV drips (and we're good at them). But the core of VitaLife Longevity Medicine is something bigger: a place where your provider has the time, the data, and the relationship to help you feel like yourself again.
No waitlists. No 10-minute appointments. No wondering if your doctor even opened your chart before walking in the room.
Your Story Starts With a Lab Draw
We review your results before your first visit. That way, your consultation is built on real data from minute one.
Book Your Lab DrawCall (928) 270-2515 or Text (928) 764-8704