Heroes of Healthcare: Lindsay Fowkes
Lindsay Fowkes is a Nurse Practitioner with Mon Health Surgical Care.
Fowkes plays a key role in onboarding and educating new hires, ensuring they are well-versed in clinic procedures and set up for success.
She demonstrates remarkable dedication, flexibility and regularly accommodates walk-in patients, even with a full schedule, making every effort to add patients to avoid unnecessary emergency department visits.
She frequently supports continuity of care by seeing patients for other providers when they are unavailable or when urgent needs arise.
Most recently, Fowkes identified a critical gap in care for ostomy patients. Previously, patients were required to attend multiple appointments at different locations, often resulting in added inconvenience and discomfort. Recognizing this, Fowkes took the initiative to complete all required coursework, training and testing to earn her Certification in Ostomy Care.
Since introducing ostomy care services within the clinic, patient feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Patients deeply appreciate the convenience, continuity and dignity of receiving comprehensive care in a single setting.