PITTSBURG, Kans. — The Pittsburg group is getting its first take a look at the latest specialty care clinic from Freeman Well being System.

Freeman Well being System held a ribbon chopping ceremony on Thursday to welcome its new Specialty Clinic to the Pittsburg group.

“We’ve been open at the very least two weeks, we’ve seen over 100 sufferers already simply at this clinic alone,” mentioned Annette Allgood, Freeman Well being System Doctor Group Supervisor.

The Clinic is hoping to extend entry to well being care, by lowering the commute many Kansans must endure.

“We now have so many sufferers that journey presently to Joplin to entry specialist care,” mentioned Paula Baker, Freeman Well being System President & CEO.

“As a daughter of somebody that wants a specialist, you need to get off work, you need to go decide that particular person up and take them to the clinic, then take them again and also you’re lacking, typically a full day of labor,” mentioned Allgood.

Up to now the Specialty Clinic is house to 5 docs and one nurse practitioner, with extra quickly to observe.

“We may have a specialist right here each day of the week, presenting a broad vary of specialty providers. To start with we may have endocrinology, nephrology and pulmonology, after which we’ll be including ache medication very quickly as effectively, in addition to another testing providers,” mentioned Baker.

A ache medication specialist will probably be arriving on the Clinic in June — serving to centralize care in Southeast Kansas.

“We may have Dr. Roger Misasi becoming a member of us to supply ache administration providers,” added Baker.

“Essential to have somebody in that specialty, and native, the place he can even be capable of do procedures regionally as a result of he’ll use our surgical procedure middle over on Pine, so not solely will they be capable of see them right here in Pittsburg, however they’ll additionally be capable of have their process right here in Pittsburg,” mentioned Allgood.