McCanna joins med clinic staff

Lynette McCanna of St. John, a former nurse at Whitman Hospital has joined the staff at Whitman Medical Group as a nurse practitioner. McCanna was a nurse at the Whitman Hospital for 12 years.

She joined the medical staff as nurse practitioner after earning a master’s at Gonzaga University.

“I think it was just the next step to seeing people at the next step in their life,” she said, pointing out that a nurse practitioner sees people for more preventative medical measures versus a nurse who often sees people after their illnesses have progressed.

She began her new position July 15.

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