Nurse Practitioners Amy Pennington and Lindsay McVey join Kneibert Clinic

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce that Nurse Practitioner Amy Pennington has joined Kneibert Clinic in Poplar Bluff and Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in pediatrics Lindsay McVey has transitioned from Saint Francis Health Center in Dexter to Kneibert Clinic.

Pennington earned her Associate of Nursing from Arkansas State University in 2002. She earned her Bachelor of Nursing from University of Phoenix in 2007. She earned her Master of Nursing from Saint Louis University in 2010. She is board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Appointments may be scheduled with Amy Pennington by calling (573) 686-2411.

Pennington previously practiced as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Tinsley Medical Clinic in Poplar Bluff from 2011-2018. She has practiced as a Family Nurse Practitioner PRN at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Emergency Department since 2011. Pennington is married to her husband Billy. They have five children.

McVey

McVey earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Arkansas State University in 2005 and Master of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner from Southeast Missouri State University in 2012. McVey is board certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is specializing in pediatrics at Kneibert Clinic.

McVey’s first day at Kneibert Clinic in Poplar Bluff was March 1. McVey worked at Physicians Park Primary Care in 2016. She then transitioned in with Saint Francis Healthcare System work-ing at the Dexter location until transferring to Kneibert Clinic. Prior to Physicians Park, she was a Nurse Practitioner at Southeast Pediatrics from 2012 to December 2015. Her interests include photography and spending time with family. She and her husband Neal have two children. McVey recently became a consultant for Usborn Books and will be leading the Reach Out and Read program at Kneibert Clinic. To schedule an appointment with McVey, please call (573) 686-2411.

Anchored by Saint Francis Medical Center, a 306-bed tertiary hospital, and supported by nearly 2,800 employees and more than 250 providers in eight communities, the Healthcare System is a driving economic force in the region. Major services include the Cancer Institute, Emergency and Level III Trauma Center, Family BirthPlace and the region’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Heart Hospital, Neurosciences and Orthopedics.