Dr. Kristia Abernathy, center, talks with Dr. Jeffery Lin, left, and her mother Renee Abernathy after a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Affinia Healthcare's newly opened Ferguson clinic on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Abernathy grew up in north 最新杏吧原创 County and is returning to the area to work in the community.
Clinic manager Denise Johnson, center, shows off new equipment for use by doctors and nurses in an exam room at Affinia Healthcare's newly opened Ferguson clinic on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. "We need this, I was born and raised in this community" said Johnson who is excited about the opening of the clinic. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Certified nurse midwife/family nurse practitioners Hali Ledet, left, and Tirae Abernathy, right, take a tour through Affinia Healthcare's new Ferguson clinic on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Abernathy grew up in the area and is coming home to work in the community.
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A woman walks into Affinia Healthcare's newly opened Ferguson clinic after a grand opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Dr. Kristia Abernathy, left, Dr. Dana Carter, Dr. Iesha Draper, center, and certified nurse midwife/family nurse practitioners Hali Ledet and Tirae Abernathy, right, sit in the crowd for a grand opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting ceremony at Affinia Healthcare's new Ferguson clinic on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Doctors Abernathy and Carter, and nurse Abernathy all grew up in the area and are returning to the area to work in the community. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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最新杏吧原创 Mayor Tishaura O. Jones visits Affinia Healthcare near downtown on Wednesday to encourage kids to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and visit with families. Delaysha Thompson, 30, of 最新杏吧原创, was there getting the vaccine for her son, Jaidyn Johnson, 6. Video by Michele Munz
The aim, hospital officials say, is to support patients who choose to breastfeed but, for a variety of reasons, are unable to do so right afte…
Certified nurse midwife/family nurse practitioners Hali Ledet, left, and Tirae Abernathy, right, take a tour through Affinia Healthcare's new Ferguson clinic on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Abernathy grew up in the area and is coming home to work in the community.
Dr. Kristia Abernathy, center, talks with Dr. Jeffery Lin, left, and her mother Renee Abernathy after a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Affinia Healthcare's newly opened Ferguson clinic on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Abernathy grew up in north 最新杏吧原创 County and is returning to the area to work in the community.
Clinic manager Denise Johnson, center, shows off new equipment for use by doctors and nurses in an exam room at Affinia Healthcare's newly opened Ferguson clinic on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. "We need this, I was born and raised in this community" said Johnson who is excited about the opening of the clinic. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
A woman walks into Affinia Healthcare's newly opened Ferguson clinic after a grand opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Dr. Kristia Abernathy, left, Dr. Dana Carter, Dr. Iesha Draper, center, and certified nurse midwife/family nurse practitioners Hali Ledet and Tirae Abernathy, right, sit in the crowd for a grand opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting ceremony at Affinia Healthcare's new Ferguson clinic on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Doctors Abernathy and Carter, and nurse Abernathy all grew up in the area and are returning to the area to work in the community. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com