Greg Epperson, M.D., a board-certified emergency medicine physician, serves as medical director of the hospital’s recently re-designed Emergency Services department.
Other dedicated Providence Emergency Services physicians include Timothy H. Elliott, M.D., and Joshua J. Hillen, M.D.
All of the physicians are employed by EmCare, a leading provider of physician services for emergency departments throughout the United States.
“All of our new physicians are dedicated to caring for patients at Providence,” Dr. Epperson says. “Each one is residency trained in emergency medicine, making them highly qualified to serve our community.”
About the new Providence Emergency Medicine physicians:
Ryan Burch, D.O.—Dr. Burch completed his residency in emergency medicine at Doctors Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Columbus, Ohio. He received his doctor of osteopathic medicine from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, Mo., and his bachelor’s degree from Truman State University, also in Kirksville.
He is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians; the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians; the American Osteopathic Association; and the Emergency Medicine Residents Association.
J. Michael Donohue, Jr., M.D.—Dr. Donohue performed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Mo., Truman Medical Center. He earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minn., and received his bachelor’s degree from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.
He is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Mark J. Foland, M.D.—Dr. Foland completed his residency in emergency medicine at the Texas A&M-Christus Spohn Health Emergency Medicine Residency Program. He received his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kan., and his bachelor’s degree from Baker University, Baldwin City, Kan.
He is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians; the Emergency Medicine Residents Association; and the American Medical Association.
Jennifer J. von Fintel, M.D.—Dr. von Fintel performed her residency in emergency medicine at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Mo. She received her medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kan. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., and achieved a post-baccalaureate pre-medicine certification from Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Mo.
She is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians; the Emergency Medicine Residents Association; and the American Medical Association.
The Providence Emergency Services department implemented a re-design process in October 2011 that puts patients at the center of the hospital’s healing ministry. Today, patients typically wait 30 minutes or less to see a physician, no matter what their concern.
For more information on Providence’s re-designed Emergency Services department, or any of its emergency physicians, visit www.providence-health.org.
