Our Mission
Medical Professional Associates, LLC is a group of medical professionals available by contract to organize, staff, and manage medical clinics in Southwest Louisiana. The mission of Medical Professional Associates, LLC is to identify and improve Southwest Louisiana's access to high quality, comprehensive, affordable healthcare for individuals, families, and industry. With our knowledge and committed team of Physicians, Family Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and medical office support personnel, wse are able to provide healthcare at an advanced level, including education and prevention. Medical Professional Associates, LLC is a full-service healthcare alternative committed to providing caring, experienced, and reliable healthcare to meet the special health and occupational needs of Southwest Louisiana. Medical Professional Associates, LLC will take the worry away from families and industry.
Our Staff
Jon Gray, MD is the Medical Director and collaborating physician for the Nurse Practitioners of Medical Professional Associates, LLC. He graduated from McNeese State University in 1990 with his Batchelor of Science in Pre-Med Sciences. In 1994 he graduated from Louisiana St ate University Medical School in New Orleans. He completed his residency at LSU in Emergency Medicine in 1998. He is currently working in the Emergency Departments of Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and Louisiana State University Hospital in New Orleans.
Nancy Kennedy, Executive Director has been in healthcare for eight years. Her e xpertise includes clinic management and clinic financial issues, including reimbursement issues. She has a very strong working knowledge of medical terminology, medical coding and insurance reimbursement, inclusive of Medicare, Medicaid and private insurances. Nancy's most recent healthcare position is as Clinic Coordinator of the Iowa Health Center.
Kenneth Ebersole, APRN, CFNP has been in the healthcare industry since 1988. He graduated from McNeese State University with his Batchelor of Science in Nursing in 1991. He worked as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department for 6 years. He then began to pursue his Master of Science in Nursing at McNeese State University and graduated in 1997 in the Family Nurse Practitioner program and has been working in this role since. His current position is a Nurse Practitioner in the Emergency Department of Lake Charles Memorial Hospital where he has worked for the last 4 years as the Lead Nurse Practitioner.
Karen Whitehead, APRN, CFNP has been in the healthcare industry since 1979. She graduated in 1982 from McNeese State University with a Batchelor of Science in Nursing. She worked as a Registered Nurse in various areas including the Emergency Department for 12 years, Cardiac Rehabilitation for 2 years and an Administrative Supervisor of a local hospital for 10 years. She received her Masters of Science in Nursing from McNeese State University in 2000 as a Family Nurse Practitioner and has been working in that role since. Her most recent position is with the Iowa Health Center for the last three years.
Tracee Broussard, APRN, CFNP has been in healthcare since 1987. She received her Batchelor of Science in Nursing from McNeese State University in 1993. Her experience as a Registered Nurse was in the Emergency Department for 6 years, Orthopedics for 3 years, Home Health for 3 years and Occupational Health for 3 years.
Tracee is past president of the Southwest Louisiana chapter of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses and is eligible to sit for the Occupational Nurse Certification. Tracee graduated with her Masters of Science in Nursing through the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the Family Nurse Practitioner program in May 2006 and is currently working in the Emergency Department of Calcasieu Cameron Hospital as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
NURSE PRACTITIONER
A nurse practitioner is your partner in health, providing high-quality primary, acute and specialty health care services similar to some of those provided by a physician. Nurse practitioners (NPs) are registered nurses with advanced education (most have masters degrees) and advanced clinical training. They bring a unique perspective to health services in that they place emphasis on both care and cure. Along with clinical services, NPs focus on health promotion, disease prevention, and health education and counseling, guiding patients to make smarter health and lifestyle choices.
NPs practice under the rules and regulations of the state in which they are licensed.
Most NPs are nationally certified in their specialty area. NPs are recognized as expert healthcare providers.
NPs provide healthcare services in all states and in many other countries around the world.
NPs can prescribe in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
From treating illness to advising patients on maintaining a healthy lifestyle, NPs are fully qualified health care providers. Patients who are seen by NPs report an extremely high level of satisfaction with the care they receive.
Among their many services, NPs:
Order, perform and interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x-rays;
Diagnose and treat acute and chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, infections and injuries;
Prescribe medications and other treatments; and
Manage a patient's care
In addition to being a top-notch healthcare provider, an NP is Your Partner in Health, delivering a unique blend of nursing and medical care. NPs assist patients in making better lifestyle and healthcare decisions.
NPs have differentiated themselves from other healthcare providers by focusing on the whole person when treating specific health problems, as well as educating the patient on the effects those problems will have on them, their loved ones and their communities.
