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Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Joins Medial Associates02:07PM / Thursday, January 22, 2009
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Emily Bisson, a certified pediatric nurse practitioner, has joined Williamstown Medical Associates' North Adams office.
Bisson will practice as a member of the pediatric team, working with Drs. Childsy Art, Kathryn Wiseman and Thomas Hyde.
After graduating from Bates College, Bisson earned her master's degree in nursing from Yale University School of Nursing. She most recently worked at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and has clinical experience at the Pediatric Primary Care Center and the Newborn Nursery at Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital and at Children’s Medical Group in Hamden, Conn. Ms. Bisson has a special interest in caring for children with chronic health conditions.
"We are delighted to welcome Emily to Williamstown Medical Associates," said Dr. Robert Jandl, president of WMA. "Patients will find her to be skilled, warm, and engaging. She will be a great addition to the pediatrics team."
Bisson will provide well-child care, chronic illness management and same-day office visits for WMA pediatric patients with acute illnesses.
A pediatric nurse practitioner is a registered nurse with advanced academic and clinical education in pediatric health care, pharmacology, child development, and family dynamics. They work in collaboration with physicians as well as other health and social service professionals. They can provide a wide range of high-quality, cost-effective primary and specialty-care services for children from birth through young adulthood.
WMA has been providing comprehensive health care to the community since 1958. It recently opened a new health center on Adams Road and also has offices in the Ambulatory Care Center at North Adams Regional Hospital. For information about the physicians and services of WMA, call 413-458-8182. |
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