Pain Clinic Added at JCH&L Outpatient Services
J Paul Meyer, MD, began offering an outpatient pain specialty clinic at JCH&L in June, and will be coming to JCH&L monthly to see patients.
Dr. Meyer is board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.
Dr. Meyer sees patients who deal with chronic pain, low back pain and cancer-related pain. He offers spine-related procedures, sacroiliac joint injections, knee joint injections, trigger point injections, occipital nerve blocks, pain pump trials, spinal cord stimulator trials. He also performs surgeries including pain pump implants, spinal cord stimulator implants and sacroiliac joint fusions.
He is originally from Iowa and now lives in Grand Island. His undergraduate degree from South Dakota State University is in pharmacology. His medical doctorate is from the University of South Dakota. He completed an internship at St. Johns Hospital in Detroit, Mich. He spent three years as a flight surgeon in the US Air force, based out of Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Okla. After his military service he served as an emergency medicine physician in Enid, Okla., for four years. He then did a residency in anesthesiology at the University of Kansas-Wichita.
“JCH&L is pleased to add another much-needed specialty in our Outpatient Services area,” said Burke Kline, DHA, MHA, MBA, CHFP, FACHE. “We know it is important to help our patients and area residents deal with pain. We continue to listen to the needs of our community and want to help our area residents lead the healthiest lives they can.”
Joining Dr. Meyer in his clinic visits will be Ashley Ambrosek, FNP-BC, PGMT-BC. Ashley is a nurse practitioner who will assist with procedures and help see and care for patients.
Dr. Meyer and Ashley will be coming to JCH&L once a month. For more details on dates, check out the calendar on the JCH&L website. Go to: JCHealthandLife.org, then locations, outpatient services, view complete schedule. The clinic will be listed as Pain – Dr. Meyer.
Referrals from a family medicine provider are required. For more information, please call JCH&L Outpatient Services at 402-729-6851.
