Four nurse practitioners have recently joined the ranks of health care professionals within Prairie Mountain Health.
Nurse Practitioners can provide many services, including assessments and exams, diagnosing and managing common medical issues, and prescribing medications and therapies.
They can also order diagnostic tests, and perform minor procedures such as suturing, biopsies, and wart and mole removal.
The new NP's are currently seeing patients in the Rossburn, Shoal Lake and Melita areas, as well as working out of the Dauphin Primary Care Outreach and Brandon Minor Injury and Illness clinics.
Prairie Mountain Health CEO Treena Slate says recruitment of more health care professionals is underway, including current discussions with six more Nurse Practitioner students that are currently completing the second year of their schooling, and could be employed by PMH as early as next fall.
