IMH Welcomes Three New Nurse Practitioners

WATSEKA, ILLINOIS -Officials at Iroquois Memorial Hospital, an independent partner of Presence Health, are pleased to announce that two Nurse Practitioners have joined the staff of the IMH Satellite Clinics in Watseka and Milford. According to Chuck Bohlmann, IMH CEO, "Recruiting midlevel providers is an important step in making sure that primary healthcare services are more accessible to the residents of the IMH service area." Bohlmann explained this was identified as a need to be addressed when IMH conducted a Community Needs Assessment this past summer.

Judy Rivard, NP, is a graduate from Olivette Nazarene University with both a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner. Rivard's nursing experience includes OB and ICU. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of nursing. Judy Rivard is seeing patients at the IMH Multi Specialty Physicians Clinic located at 200 N. Laird Lane in Watseka and at the IMH Milford Clinic located at 207 N. Axtel in Milford. To schedule an appointment Rivard in Watseka please call 815-432-5411 or in Milford call 815-889-4540.

Janella Schroeder, NP, is a graduate of the University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, with a Master of Science/Family Nurse Practitioner. She began her career at IMH in 2001 as a registered nurse in the Surgery Department and later she became a House Supervisor. Janella Schroeder is seeing patients at the IMH Multi Specialty Physicians Clinic at 200 N. Laird Lane in Watseka. To schedule an appointment with Schroeder, please call 815-432-5411.

A third nurse practitioner is expected to join the IMH Clinic staff in the near future. To learn more about the IMH Satellite Clinics or to find one close to you, please contact Julie Giroux, Director IMH Clinics, at 815-432-7778 or by e-mail to jagiroux@iroquoismemorial.com.