Hartley Family Care announces Aug. 17 opening
July 14, 2022
Hartley Family Care of Spencer Hospital will begin offering patient services on Wednesday, Aug. 17. The family medicine clinic will be open four days each week – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday – from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The clinic is located at the Community Memorial Health Center facility in Hartley.
Jamie Billings, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, will serve as the clinic's primary healthcare provider.
"I'm very excited to join the Hartley Family Care team and look forward to establishing care relationships with patients in the region," she said in a news release. "As a resident of Hartley, I know how important convenient access to healthcare services in a rural community is to individuals and families."
To help facilitate patient scheduling prior to the opening date, prospective patients can call (712) 928-1020. A clinic representative will assist to schedule an appointment and answer questions about the process to transfer medical records to the Hartley clinic as may be needed.
Billings will provide general family practice services including preventative care, treatment of episodic illness, physicals including DOT physicals, chronic disease management and referral to specialists. She specializes in diabetes management, cardiac issues such as heart failure and coronary artery disease and women's health issues.
In addition to family medical care, Hartley Family Care will offer laboratory, diagnostic imaging and physical therapy services. The clinic will be managed by Spencer Hospital in collaboration with Avera Medical Group Spencer.