General Practitioners

• Primary Care
  “It means a lot to have Dr. Witten back,” said clinic director Misti Kirk. “His patients loved him when he was here.” Witten’s return brings to six the number of primary care providers. He is rejoining medical doctors, Stephen Hutchins, Terry Jones, and Margaret Western; and nurse practitioners Patricia Owens and Nikki Barker.
• Smoking Cessation
  At Mercy Health/Love County Hospital and Clinic, our respiratory therapists will work with you on a smoking cessation plan.
• Emergency Care
  Since 2005, the advocate has been providing comprehensive services to Love County victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. In the latest advance in 2008, the hospital emergency room, the victim advocate, and law enforcement agencies have partnered with the C-SARA Foundation in Ardmore. C-SARA operates a crisis evaluation center on 16 St. NW where adult victims of sexual assault may receive medical evaluation and advocate services whether or not they file charges against their assailants.

Neurologists

• Multiple Sclerosis
  There will be plenty more virus- beaters developed through RNA technology in the future, McMillan predicted. Already researchers at Yale have patented a vaccine against malaria. Pfizer says it is planning to use it against seasonal flu. BioNTech is developing individualized therapies to teach the body to fight off advanced cancer. Synthetic mRNA therapies have been shown, in mouse trials, to slow and reverse the effects of multiple sclerosis.

Psychiatrists

• Depression
• Mental Health
  988 is the three-digit phone number to call in a mental health crisis, whether that is thoughts of suicide, substance abuse issues, or other mental health problems, like depression or anxiety.
• Anxiety

Radiologist

• Radiology
  The equipment is used mainly to look at internal injuries, such as a torn kidney, spleen, or liver; or bony injuries in the spine. The hospital’s radiology technologists also scan for tumors, aneurysms, and bleeding.
• X-Rays
• Computed Tomography
  Now there are CT scans. These are high-resolution black and white images of the body that reveal more about what’s going on inside than a simple x-ray.

Physical Therapists

• Physical Therapy
  Since 2002, Love County citizens who need physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy to recover from illness or injury have been able to find these services at Mercy Health/Love County Hospital and Clinic.
• Occupational Therapy
  As a young woman, Dr. Goode served in the U.S. Army Reserve. The Army trained her as an occupational therapy assistant. Doctors in her place of practice encouraged her to become a physician. “I knew I wanted a career that allowed me the privilege of helping patients with the decision-making that a provider possesses,” she said.