Physician-Hospital Organization
The 32nd Street Surgery Center is a physician-owned outpatient surgery center serving Joplin and surrounding communities for over 10 years.
Our mission is to improve the health of the communities we serve through contemporary, innovative, quality healthcare solutions.
- Ms. Andrea Abbott, Business Development/Account Manager
- Ms. Shelby Allen, Supervisor of Prevention & Wellness
- Ms. Lisa Apfelbaum, Director of Patient Financial Services
- Ms. Alisa Asquith, Employee Relations Coordinator
- Dr. David Baker, D.O., Chief Medical Officer
- Ms. Paula Baker *, President and CEO
- Ms. Samantha Bradshaw, VP of Corporate Compliance
- Mr. Wes Braman, Vice President of Business Development
- Ms. Cathy Brown, Grant Coordinator
- Mr. Steve Byrd, Director of Professional Support
- Mr. Nathan Cantwell, Director TCU,CMU, Infusion Center
- Ms. Bridget Carlton, Physician Recruiting
- Mr. Myles Clark, Financial Analyst
- Ms. Virginia Dawson, Executive Office Coordinator
- Ms. Renee Denton, Chief Operating Officer, Freeman Neosho
- Mr. Gary Dieckhoff, Supervisor, Networking & Telecom
- Ms. Kris Drake, Wellness Coordinator-Prevention/Wellness
- Ms. Mary Frerer, Chief Human Resources Officer
- Mr. Kevin Gaudette, Chief Revenue Office
- Mr. Steven Graddy, Chief Financial Officer
- Rick Haggard, D.O., Occupational Medicine
- Mr. Drew Hartley, Business Development Manager
- Ms. Cecelia Hay, HR Director
- Ms. Billie Johnson, Hospitalist Office Coordinator
- Ms. Martha Kungle, Executive Communications Coordinator
- Ms. Arlene Lane, Supervisor Physician Group
- C. Ryan Longnecker, M.D., FACC, FSCA
- Ms. Katherine Mays, Revenue Cycle Integrity Coordinator
- Mr. Kevin McClintock, Media Relations Coordinator
- Ms. Yvonne Meyer, Physician Contract Coordinator
- Mr. Kevin Mock, Budget Coordinator
- Ms. Kelsey Moreno, Business Development Marketing Manager
- Ms. Lisa Nelson, Grants Coordinator
- Joseph Newman, M.D.
- Mr. David O'Neill, Marketing Communications Coordinator
- Ms. Kelli Perigo, VP-Population Hlth & Clinical Operations
- Ms. Victoria Reeves-Herlocker, FPHO Credentialing
- Mr. Joe Schremmer, Director of Decision Support
- Ms. Linda Sitton, FNP-BC
- Ms. Kathryn Stratton, Community Support Specialist Supervisor
- Ms. Liz Syer, Director of Marketing
- Ms. Danae Taylor, Volunteer Services & Gift Shop Mgr.
- Ms. Michelle Taylor, Vice President of Supply Chain
- Ms. Anna Wald, Employoee SUccess Specialist
- Ms. Rhonda Warren, Telemedicine Coordinator
- Ms. Anne Windsor, Director of Accounting
- Ms. Cynthia Woods, Managed Care Coordinator
- Ms. Catherine Yust, Director of Service Excellence
ON A MISSION TO RESTORE PATIENTS’ QUALITY OF LIFE - Mercy Clinic Orthopedics is the region’s largest and most comprehensive Orthopedic, Spine, Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, Aquatic Rehabilitation, and Interventional Pain Management Care Group and Facility, serving Joplin, MO and the entire Four State Area with a compassionate patient-first approach to world-class orthopedic care.
- J. Christopher Banwart, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon
- David G. Blancho, D.P.M., Podiatrist
- Mr. Joseph M. Caputo *, Chief Executive Officer
- Joseph Mark Graham, Jr., D.O., Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
- Jonathan L. Grantham, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon
- Michael L. Hearndon, D.O., Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Brian J. Ipsen, M.D., Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
- Mark E. McNemar, D.O., Orthopedic Surgeon
- Toby Moore, D.O., Orthopedic Surgeon
- J. Timothy Ogden, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon
- Robert F. Stringer, D.O., Orthopedic Surgeon
- Paul W. Toma, D.O., Orthopedic Surgeon
- Ms. Kerri Williams, Director of Imaging Services
At Mercy, we are continually reaching out in new ways to serve you better. We want to make health care easier and more personal for you and the 3 million lives we touch each year.
- Ms. Kathy Bartley, Physical Therapist
- Ms. Kelli Bigando, Director Patient Care
- Dr. Nicholas Camp
- Ms. Tracy Clark, Director, Health Information Management
- Ms. Allison Craig, Development Coordinator-Channel Mkt/Comm
- Mr. Joe Craigmile, Manager of Client Services
- Mr. Mark Cumming, Network Specialist
- Ms. Susan DeGraff, Mercy Technology Services
- Mr. Jeremy Drinkwitz *, President
- Ms. Alicia Farmer, Manager-Finance
- Ms. Ronda Friend, Sr. Quality Improvement Supervisor
- Ms. Catrina Gilstrap, Patient Navigator
- Mr. Michael Herr, Cheif OPerating Officer
- Ms. Stacy Johnson, Director Marketing Planning
- Ms. Angela Kennedy, Medical Education Coordinator
- Mr. Jordan Larimore, Senior Media Relations & Communications
- Mr. Kevin Manning, CNO
- Ms. Lori Marble, Director, Strategic Innovations
- Ms. Ashley McConnell, Manager Surgical Services
- Ms. Arielle Miller
- Ms. Ashley Miller, Exec Director Patient Experience
- Ms. Nicole Peeples, Practice Manager
- Ms. Sharon Perkins, Talent Selection
- Ms. Allison Reid, Manager Sports Medicine
- Ms. Allison Rhodes, Vice President Primary Care
- Ms. Paige Rush
- Ms. Michele Smith, Talent Relations Consultant
- Ms. Tracey Spurgeon, Director, Critical Care/ED/Trauma
- Ms. Andrea Waggoner, Medical Staff Manager
- Ms. Bonnie Zorn, Exec. Assistant Hospital Administration
