Clinic hires new healthcare provider

BLUE RIVER: Orchid Health McKenzie River Clinic has hired Elizabeth Cramer, MSN, FNP-C as their new health care provider. She is scheduled to start at the clinic on Monday, February 7th.

Elizabeth and her family recently moved to the McKenzie River Valley after living and working in Kansas. Prior to Orchid Health, she worked at the Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital where she helped out in urgent care and the family practice.

Elizabeth has been working in healthcare since 2008, starting as a Certified Nursing Assistant, then a Registered Nurse, and most recently as a Nurse Practioner. She received her nursing degree and graduated Cum Laude from Wichita State University in 2011 and received her Master's of Science in Nursing from Walden University in 2016 where she graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

Nearly all of Elizabeth's professional experience has been working in rural communities. Her specialties include preventative healthcare, rural medicine, patient education, and maintaining a collaborative approach with her patients.

"I'm most excited about helping patients and getting better acquainted with the valley," Elizabeth says. "My family and I moved to the McKenzie River Valley because of our love of nature and rural communities. I'm excited to bring my experience to the historic McKenzie River Clinic."

A spokesman said, "The Orchid Health McKenzie River Clinic will continue to operate with its usual hours while receiving support from Orchid's clinic providers as Elizabeth is in the process of onboarding."