Clinic Opening Draws Crowd

Visitors enjoy the food prepared for the opening of the Yalobusha General Rural Health Clinic.

Doctors Heidi Pratt and Paul Odom showed off the new facility often acting as tour guides.

Clinic Administrator Joe Meurrier (left) and wife, Sandy, chat with Todd Hughes, Plant Operations Director for Yalobusha General Hospital, and Marty Hardy of Hardy and Associates, architect of the clinic.

Among the visitors were recently retired physician Dr. Joe Walker (right center) and wife, Zandra. They were looking over the nurse practioner’s station with Dr. Paul Odom and Sandra Mitchell.

Representative Tommy Reynolds makes a point during a discussion with Hospital Administrator Terry Varner.

Cooper Pratt, 5, son of Dr. Heidi Pratt and husband, Russell, decided his Mom needed some refreshments. He managed to pour a cup of punch without spilling a drop.

President of the Hospital Board Linda Ingram shows one of the waiting rooms to visitor Jonnie Mayo.

Alicyn, 6, and Megan, 5, select some refreshments with their Mom, Charlotte Jones.