Some doctors treat conditions. Dr. Jorge M. Plasencia treats people. For more than two decades, that distinction has defined his practice — and it is why patients who found him twenty years ago are still calling his office today.

Dr. Plasencia earned his medical degree from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and completed his residency training at Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals (now Central Michigan University)  in Saginaw, Michigan — a city he has called home ever since. In 2005, he founded Plasencia Family Medicine with a single, clear vision: to build a practice where patients are never rushed, never reduced to a chart number, and always leave feeling genuinely cared for.

Over more than 25 years of practice, Dr. Plasencia has become one of the most trusted names in Mid-Michigan medicine. Patients consistently describe him the same way — he listens, he asks the right questions, he remembers who you are, and he treats you like family. That reputation was not built overnight. It was earned one appointment at a time, one patient at a time, across thousands of families throughout Saginaw, Bay City and the surrounding communities.

Board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP), Dr. Plasencia brings both the credentials and the experience that patients deserve in a primary care physician. His deep roots in the Latino community have also made him a vital resource for Saginaw's Spanish-speaking patients, many of whom have followed him for decades and trust him with the health of their entire families.

Those who know Dr. Plasencia well know that his approach to medicine is deeply personal. He has long believed that the relationship between a doctor and a patient is one of the most sacred in human life — built on honesty, consistency, and genuine concern. It is a belief he has passed on, through example and mentorship, to his daughter Dr. Ileana Daly, who now practices alongside him and is carrying that legacy into the next generation of care.

Dr. Plasencia has no plans to slow down. If anything, the arrival of his daughter as a fellow physician has reinvigorated his commitment to the practice and the patients he has served for so long. He is as dedicated today as he was on the first day he opened these doors — and he intends to keep it that way.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Plasencia is a proud husband, father, and grandfather. His family is his greatest source of joy and the quiet motivation behind everything he does. He finds in his grandchildren the same sense of wonder and possibility that has always driven him to show up for his patients with full presence and full heart.

Growing up in Saginaw, Dr. Ileana M. Daly learned what it meant to be a truly great doctor long before she ever set foot in a medical school. She watched her father, Dr. Jorge M. Plasencia, show up for his patients day after day — with patience, with warmth, and with the kind of genuine care that made people feel like they were his only patient. It shaped everything about the physician she chose to become.

Dr. Daly earned her medical degree from the University of Medical Sciences (UCIMED) in Costa Rica, an experience that deepened both her clinical foundation and her ability to connect with patients across cultures and languages. She returned home to Michigan to complete her Family Medicine Residency at Central Michigan University in Saginaw — a deliberate choice, rooted in her love for this community and her desire to build her career here.

Today, Dr. Daly practices the same kind of medicine she grew up watching — unhurried, personal, and deeply attentive. Her clinical interests span preventive medicine and lifestyle counseling, women's health and menopause care, medical weight management including GLP-1 therapy, chronic disease management, and mental health support. She believes that the best medicine treats the whole person, not just the condition — and that building a relationship with your doctor over time is one of the most powerful investments you can make in your health.

One of Dr. Daly's greatest passions is helping women navigate the often confusing and underserved transitions of perimenopause and menopause — a stage of life she believes deserves the same medical attention and respect as any other. She is equally committed to helping patients achieve sustainable weight loss through evidence-based approaches, combining the latest medical therapies with honest conversations about nutrition, movement, and long-term lifestyle change.

As a bilingual physician fluent in both English and Spanish, Dr. Daly is proud to serve Saginaw's Spanish-speaking community — bringing the same standard of personalized, compassionate care to patients who deserve a doctor who truly understands them, in every sense of the word.

Outside the office, Dr. Daly is a proud wife and mother of two. Her husband is a product designer, and together they've built a home full of creativity, curiosity — and the inevitable chaos that comes with children and their beloved Yorkie. She finds that being a parent has made her a better physician: more empathetic, more attuned to the real pressures families face, and more committed than ever to meeting patients exactly where they are.

She is honored to carry her father's legacy forward — and to be your family's doctor for the years ahead.