WEST POINT, MS., (May 15, 2018) – Urgent Team welcomes a new certified family nurse practitioner, but familiar face in the community, to the healthcare team in West Point. Jeanie Van Akkeren, FNP, grew up in Hamilton and received a bachelor’s in nursing from the Mississippi University for Women before earning her master’s in family nursing from the University of South Alabama.
She is a 17-year registered nurse, with five years as a nurse practitioner, most recently caring for patients at family and urgent care centers in Belden and Guntown. She also has extensive experience caring for patients in Emergency Rooms, surgery centers and urgent care clinics.
“We’re excited to welcome Jeanie to our team,” said Nancy Becker, Central Division DVP, Urgent Team. “Her experience in all aspects of urgent and family care is a huge plus for the West Point community.”
Urgent Team provides urgent and family care, as well as wellness services, on a walk-in basis. With no appointment needed and open seven days a week, Urgent Team treats a variety of medical conditions and needs, including:
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The Urgent Team Family of Centers provide quality and affordable healthcare in locations throughout Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi. In the Golden Triangle, there are also Urgent Team centers in Columbus, Tupelo and Starkville.
Urgent Team-West Point is located at the corner of W Half Mile St. and Hwy 45 Alt N. The center is open Monday-Friday 8 am – 8 pm; Saturday 8 am – 4 pm; and Sunday 1 pm – 5 pm.
ABOUT URGENT TEAM
Urgent Team Walk-in Urgent Care is part of the Urgent Team Family of Urgent Care & Walk-in Centers, one of the Southeast’s largest independent operators of urgent and family care centers. The Urgent Team Family of Centers provides quality and affordable family healthcare at more than 82 locations locations under eight brands: Urgent Team (Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee); Physicians Care Walk-in Clinic (Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee); Huntsville Hospital Urgent Care (North Alabama); Ascension Saint Thomas Urgent Care (middle Tennessee); and Baptist Health Urgent Care, Sherwood Urgent Care and Washington Regional Urgent Care (Arkansas). Urgent Team’s walk-in centers provide a range of healthcare services including treatments for minor injuries and illnesses, occupational health, and primary and wellness care – seven days a week. In addition to walk-ins, patients can plan a same- or next-day visit online with Hold My Spot® or a Telemedicine visit. Urgent Team’s company headquarters are located in Nashville, Tenn. For more information, visit UrgentTeam.net.