New Family Nurse Practitioner for Family Care Clinics, Bre Thompson
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County Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the newest addition to the
Family Care Clinic team, Bre (Sargent) Thompson. Bre is a family nurse practitioner and comes
to our rural health clinics with previous experience as a board-certified
primary care provider as well as a nurse in a neuro intensive care unit.
Together with her love for her patients and her can-do personality, Bre will be
a great asset to our team.
Bre will join the staff of Family
Care Clinics starting September 25 and will see patients in collaboration with
Dr. James Wirkkula at both the Nursery Street Family Care Clinic in Butler and
Adrian Family Care Clinic.
Bre grew up in Butler and before she
graduated from Butler High School, she knew she wanted to pursue a career in
healthcare. She started college in a pre-pharmacy program, but changed her
major to nursing, inspired by her grandmother, a lifelong nurse. Bre saw her
grandmother enjoy and flourish in her career and had the freedom to flex
between a variety of nursing jobs.
Bre earned her Bachelor of Science in
Nursing from Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences in 2016. She continued her
education at Rockhurst University to receive her Master of Science in Nursing –
Family Nurse Practitioner in 2021.
“I discovered I wanted to be a nurse
practitioner while I was working in the Neuro Intensive Care Unit,” Bre said.
“On that unit you didn’t work with patients long term and see their
improvements, which is my favorite part of working in healthcare. I am looking
forward to working with staff and patients that I have known for several years
and continuing to build life-long relationships. I am excited to make an impact
in the community I have grown up in and live in now.”
Bre has a special interest in the
dermatology procedures family practice providers can provide in the primary
care setting (such as skin tag removal, cryotherapy, wart removal) and she is
interested in continuing her education in that area. Her experience as a family
practice nurse practitioner has included patients of all ages, but she has a
special heart for pediatric patients and young adults.
Her personal hobbies include playing
a round of golf when work and the weather permits. Bre and her husband live in
Butler and are expecting a baby girl this fall.
Learn more about Family Care Clinics
at www.bcmhospital.com/clinics/family-care-clinics/ or call 660-200-3627 to schedule an
appointment.
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