From Business: The Cross Trails Medical Center is a private, nonprofit, consumer-directed organization that offers a range of health care services. Founded in 1995, the center provides…

From Business: I absolutely love Perryville. It's a wonderful place to raise kids. I came back to raise my kids here because it's one of the best places to do so, and furthermore, to be a…

From Business: I feel like there's a way to talk to patients. There's a respect, a mutual conversation we can have about the problems that they're having, and I feel like it's very easy (I…

From Business: I think my passion for caring for people comes from my upbringing from my parents and family - the strong faith that we had in God and knowing why we're here on this earth -…

From Business: I've been in health care for over 20 years. I started out as a CNA, then worked my way up as a nurse and then a nurse practitioner. I love seeing people, I love helping people,…

From Business: I believe a good nurse practitioner needs to have that compassion and caring for their patients. They need to put themselves in the role of 'if this was my family member how…

From Business: From the very beginning, I knew I wanted to take care of people. My parents started out getting me the stethoscope tools, and I just knew I wanted to make people feel better.…

From Business: I think the best nurse practitioners have a skill of listening and really almost being a detective with getting the root of issues and listening to not just the surface of what…

From Business: Founded in 1982, Stockhoff Memorial Nursing Home is a part of the Madison Medical Center, which offers a range of community-based health care services. Stockhoff Memorial…

"Doctor Lorna Stookey is a wonderful caring Doctor. When she took her oath to do no harm , she set out to follow this oath and is doing a great job in following . Doctor Stookey…"

From Business: For patients who haven't met me yet, what I would like them to know about me is that I'm going to meet them with first and foremost a nursing background, which is about care…

From Business: I grew up in Jackson, Missouri just down the interstate. I picked family medicine because I knew I wanted to come back to a rural area in the state. I enjoyed small town life…

From Business: Rural healthcare is important because you can deliver care to the people in the closely, and on more of a personal level because most of the people you see from day to day you…

From Business: I knew there was a big need here in Perryville. It was my hometown and I still had family here. My goal when I came back was to establish a stable primary care group that we…

From Business: For me the best part about being a physician is that I get to interact with people of all age groups and all walks of life. Each person who comes into my office has a unique…

From Business: I love getting the experience with all ages. I think it's important that we're available to take care of patients from newborn to adult with us being in the rural health…