Freeman News

New Physician Joins Freeman Neosho Physician Group

August 26, 2016

Dr. Erin Kern recently joined Freeman Neosho Physician Group in Neosho. Dr. Kern specializes in internal medicine and is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Erin Kern recently joined Freeman Neosho Physician Group in Neosho. Dr. Kern specializes in internal medicine and is currently accepting new patients.

“The beauty of internal medicine is the variety. I help treat the patient’s whole self – mind, body and spirit,” said Dr. Kern. “I chose Neosho because I feel I can make an impact on the health of this community. I want to get back to the heart of medicine, and serving a small town allows me to do that.”

Dr. Kern earned her medical degree at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, Mo., and completed her internal medicine residency at Des Peres Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. She is board-certified with the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine.

Freeman Neosho Physician Group is located at 336 S. Jefferson St. in Neosho. Appointments can be made by calling 417.455.4200.

About Freeman Health System
Locally owned, not-for-profit and nationally recognized, Freeman Health System includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital and Ozark Center – the area’s largest provider of behavioral health services – as well as two urgent care clinics, dozens of physician clinics and a variety of specialty services. For 2016, Freeman earned dozens of individual awards for medical excellence and patient safety from CareChex®, a quality rating system that helps consumers evaluate healthcare providers. U.S. News & World Report ranked Freeman one of the top Hospitals in Southwest Missouri more than four years in a row. With more than 300 physicians on staff representing more than 60 specialties, Freeman provides cancer care, heart and vascular care, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopaedics, children’s services and women’s services. Additionally, Freeman is the only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in a 70-mile radius. For more information, visit freemanhealth.com or facebook.com/freemanhealthsystem or follow Freeman President and Chief Executive Officer Paula Baker at twitter.com/freemanceo.