Melissa Kriley is seeing patients at the Yuma Clinic.
She joined the staff earlier this year as a Family Nurse Practioner. A FNP provides comprehensive primary and preventative care to patients of all ages, including diagnosing, treating illnesses and prescribing medications. The Yuma Clinic’s FNP staff also includes Vanessa Dischner, Haley Perry and Alan Favier.
Kriley lives in Wray, where her husband, Tom, has been a medical provider at the Wray Hospital for five years. They are expecting their first child in about one month.
She grew up in Greeley, graduating from Greeley Central. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Northern Colorado.
Kriley was a Registered Nurse at North Colorado Medical Center for six years. She met Tom, who ended up taking a job in rural Kansas.
“I learned about rural communities and their needs that I can provide, so I went back to school,” Kriley said, adding she now has had a lot of rural health experiences.
She joins a growing list of bilingual medical providers in Yuma, which is proving to be beneficial. She also has a personal experience of the strong array of services available this rural area.
“As a patient myself I appreciate the services available around here,” she said. “I am grateful I am working close to home after doing so much traveling. It means a lot to me with a baby on the way.”
Kriley is at the Yuma Clinic Tuesday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.