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Who Are We?
The Nurse-Managed Center has been developed to collaborate with several health-service agencies and school districts to help expand healthcare services and education in rural communities. The Center’s service area includes Greene, Macoupin, Jersey, and Calhoun counties and the City of Alton. The Nurse-Managed Center will assist with local health fairs, screenings, community and patient education, and limited primary care services. These events will provide the Lewis and Clark Nursing Students the opportunity for rural community healthcare experience as part of their clinical service requirements.
Over the course of three years, student rural community clinical rotations will consist of Lewis and Clark Community College, McKendree College, and SIU Edwardsville Nursing Program students. The purpose of the clinical rotations in non-institutional settings is to make the students aware that rural communities, which are designated medically underserved, have needs for nursing staff. school nurses, home health/public health nurses, rural health clinics, and hospice. In addition to nursing services, oral health education and dental sealants are offered by the Lewis and Clark Dental Hygiene Program.
The Nurse Practitioners of Lewis and Clark Community College Nursing Faculty who hold master’s degrees or higher and have been certified in their area of specialty include:
- Vicki K. Young, RN, MSN, FNP and Project Co-Director
- Sheri Banovic, RN, MSN, FNP, ANP
- Dana Plogger, RN, MSN, FNP
Primary Care Services
Macoupin County Community Health - Gillespie
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- Thursdays 8:30-4:30 p.m.
- Clinic Services are available to Macoupin County Residents ONLY
Boyd-Fillager Rural Health Clinic - Greenfield
- Friday 1-5 p.m.
- Primary Care Services Available
L&C Health Services - Godfrey Campus
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- Monday 2:30-6:30 p.m.
- Tuesday 8:30-10 a.m.
- Thursday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Friday 9-11 a.m.
- Clinic Services are available only to L&C Students, Faculty and Staff
Please check back for summer hours at each of these locations
Areas of Community and Patient Education
- Proper Hand-washing
- Nutrition
- Fitness
- Substance Abuse (tobacco, alcohol, drugs)
- STD and Pregnancy Prevention
- Smoking Cessation
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Prevention of Heart Disease and Stroke
Our Services
The Nurse Managed-Center offers family practice basic services within the nursing philosophy, emphasizing health promotion and preventative care. Services Include:
- Diagnosis and treatment of simple acute health problems such as infections and injuries
- Diagnosis, treatment, monitoring of chronic disease such as diabetes and high blood pressure
- Prescription medications and specialist referrals
- Health maintenance care for adults, including annual physicals, well-woman exams, contraception
- Mental health assessment and support for conditions such as anxiety, depression and stress
- Healthcare education for pediatrics and adults
- Pediatric care (infant through adolescence) including sick– and well-child exams and immunizations
Our Mission
To expand existing healthcare services to medically underserved clients by
- providing high quality healthcare services including medical, dental, and mental health
- educating people to take charge of their own health.
Our Vision
Creating Healthier Communities
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