Citizens Memorial Hospital | Vitality | Winter 2021

Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID WallaWalla,WA Permit No. 44 Citizens Memorial Hospital District 1500 N. Oakland Ave. Bolivar, MO 65613 HELP OTHERS, HELP YOURSELF Volunteering has many benefits—for the people you help and for you. See what it’s all about! See page 15. W elcome new providers Michael Etches, M.D., is a psychiatrist with Parkview Geriatric Wellness and will be providing outpatient psychiatry services at CMH Addiction Recovery and general adult psychiatry services at Southside Medical Center. Dr. Etches received his medical degree from Avalon University School of Medicine, Curacao. He provides care to patients admitted to inpatient psychiatric care for people age 50 and older. For more information, call 417-326-6000 . Ashley Carpenter, NP-C, is a nurse practitioner with CMH Institute of Pain Management, Bolivar. She is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Carpenter earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing and a Master of Science in nursing from Maryville University, St. Louis. To schedule an appointment, call 417-326-7246 . Mylhan Myers, D.O., is a family medicine physician with Willard Medical Center and Walk-In Clinic, Willard. He received his medical degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine at A.T. Still University. Dr. Myers completed a family medicine residency at University of Kansas at Wichita, Kansas, and an obstetrics fellowship at CoxHealth. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, and the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons. To schedule an appointment, call 417-761-6655 . Nicole Twenter, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor with CMH Pediatric Clinic, Bolivar. She is providing behavioral health services at the clinic and to the Bolivar R-1 School District. Twenter earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and a Master of Science in clinical counseling from Central Methodist University, Fayette. She is a member of the American Counseling Association, American Counselors Association of Missouri, and Association of Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness and received a National Counseling Certification. To schedule an appointment, call 417-777-2121 . Edwin Watts, M.D., is a radiation oncologist with the Carrie J. Babb Cancer Center. Dr. Watts received his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. He completed a radiation oncology residency at the University of Oklahoma Stephenson Cancer Institute. Dr. Watts is certified by the American Board of Radiation Oncology and a member of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). To schedule an appointment, call 417-326-7200 .