Our Providers
Currently, Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital has 10 medical staff physicians, four physician assistants, four nurse practitioners and three CRNAs. Additionally, the medical staff operates outreach clinics in the following communities - Chambers, Ewing, Page and Spencer. A general surgery outreach clinic is staffed at Atkinson and Bassett.
For a listing of our active medical staff, please refer to the following information.
Family Practice
General Surgery
Internal Medicine
Orthopedic Surgery
Pathology
Radiology
Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
PA-Cs/Nurse Practitioners
- Dean L. Benson, PA-C
- Gary D. Cuddy, PA-C
- Elizabeth Devine, FNP
- April J. Dexter, FNP
- Terra Drueke, FNP
- Robyn L. Heiser, FNP
- Shelly Herrington, FNP
- Jenna Jacob, FNP
- N. Ilow Meinecke, PA-C
- Sharon Spencer, FNP
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA)
- Kevin Loecker, CRNA, MSNA
Education/Training - Bryan LGH/Kansas Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia Master of Science Nurse Anesthesia; Marty College BSN
- Joel Schwiesow, CRNA
Education/Training - Anesthesiology Course for ANC Officers and Academy of Health Sciences through the United States Army; University of South Dakota MBA; Mount Marty College BSN in Nursing
- Wendell Spencer, CRNA, MHS
Education/Training - Texas Wesleyan University and Harris Methodist Hospital (Master's of Health Sciences); Mount Marty College BA in Social Sciences/Psychology and BSN in Nursing
