Emergency and family medicine doctor Brewer joins Memorial Hospital team

CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Hospital recently announced that Melissa Brewer has joined the Memorial Hospital team. Brewer specializes in emergency medicine and family medicine. She began working Jan. 15 in the Emergency Department at Memorial Hospital and Convenient Care at the Memorial Medical Building on the Memorial Hospital campus.

Brewer received her associate degree in nursing from Southeastern Community College in Keokuk, Iowa, her bachelor of science in nursing from the University of Missouri and her doctorate of nurse practitioner from the University of Missouri. She is board-certified as a family nurse practitioner by the American Nurse Credentialing Center. Brewer is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the Urgent Care Association and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Brewer began her career as a registered nurse in an Intensive Care Unit for nearly 20 years. Before becoming a nurse, Brewer was a social worker for the Iowa Department of Human Services.

For more information about Brewer, visit mhtlc.org.