SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., – Mary Schweitzer, APRN-C, recently joined the health care team of Panhandle Health Services, splitting time between Mitchell Medical Center and Scottsbluff Physiatry. Schweitzer received her nursing diploma from West Nebraska General Hospital and then earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Loretta Heights University (now known as Regis University) in Denver, Colo. Schweitzer received her master’s degree in nursing from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas and is a certified nurse practitioner.

Schweitzer began her nursing career with the United States Army and has also worked as an instructor, head nurse and most recently, a nurse practitioner with an orthopedic group.

Panhandle Health Services is a multi-disciplinary group of medical practices located in Scottsbluff, Neb. A subsidiary corporation of Regional West Health Services, PHS serves health care needs ranging from pediatric to chronic pain. For more information or to make an appointment please call Mitchell Medical Center at (308) 623-1234.

Regional West Health Services, with over 1,400 employees, provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people and communities of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming. With over 110 active physicians, 95 percent of whom are board certified or board eligible, plus an additional 25 consulting specialists, Regional West offers care that spans more than 40 medical specialties. Regional West Medical Center, a subsidiary of Regional West Health Services, is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and is one of only three Level II Trauma Centers in the state of Nebraska.