Green new P.A. at Hillsboro clinic
Physician's Assistant Rebecca Green, formerly of Fredonia, has been added to the staff of Hillsboro Family Practice Clinic, and will begin work in July.
Green replaces practitioner Lorrie Campbell.
To introduce Green to the Hillsboro community and say goodbye to Campbell, a public open house is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. July 21, at Hillsboro Family Practice Clinic, 508 S. Ash.
According to a clinic spokesman, Green's arrival will maintain a clinic staff of 11 caregivers, which has a combined total of 105 years experience.
The opportunity to move to Hillsboro and join Dr. Randal Claassen and the healthcare professionals at Hillsboro Family Practice Preferred Medical Associates group was just the opportunity Green was seeking.
"In smaller communities, people see you as their health care provider," Green said.
She said she would have been happy to work and live in Fredonia through retirement.
But when the physician of the medical practice where she'd served retired, the physician assistant suddenly found herself without a clinic home.
She was delighted to find Hillsboro similar in size to Fredonia, with a sense of family and community.
"You know your patients, their families and friends," she said. "People greet you in the grocery store and around town. In a big city, you're lost in the masses."
Green said she looks forward to meeting, getting to know and caring for the people in Hillsboro.
Being closer to her son and his family in Wichita is another bonus.
"I expect to work on building relationships and trust with my new patients and co-workers," she said.
"My goal is to settle in Hillsboro and stay until retirement."
