Astria Health is excited to announce that Linda Hawley, a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, is accepting new patients in Prosser and Sunnyside. With over 12 years of psychiatric mental health experience, Ms. Hawley has devoted her life to helping those with mental health issues find a better way to live. She brings a wealth of knowledge and a compassionate, genuine approach to behavioral health and psychiatry, treating both adults and pediatric patients ages 5 and up.
Ms. Hawley earned her Master of Science in Nursing and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner credential from Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain College of Nursing in Chicago, Illinois. Ms. Hawley became a mental health nurse after losing her son to suicide. “If I can help at least one other mother not have to bury her son, I will have made a difference,” she says.
Ms. Hawley is committed to helping patients achieve their best mental health by offering individualized treatment plans to meet the specific needs of each patient. Her expertise and services include:
“We are excited to add psychiatric nurse practitioner Linda Hawley to our Behavioral Health team,” stated Brian Gibbons, President and CEO of Astria Health. “Her deep commitment to helping her patients improve their moods, anxiety, and even sobriety is urgently needed in the area. She treats the brain as the incredibly complex organ that it is, and truly helps her patients to understand their treatment options.”
Ms. Hawley treats several conditions including anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, OCD, PTSD, ADHD, schizophrenia as well as co-occurring alcohol use disorder, stimulant use disorder and opioid dependence. Suboxone may provided as indicated. Suboxone is a medication used to treat dependence on opioid drugs including heroin or morphine in patients who have agreed to be treated for their addiction. Suboxone is used to treat addiction in adults and children 15+ who are receiving medical, social, and psychological support.
Ms. Hawely sees patients by appointment with a referral from a primary care provider. Appointments are available Monday through Friday at Astria Health Center in Prosser, located at 355 Chardonnay Avenue and also at Astria Health Center in Sunnyside, located at 803 E. Lincoln Avenue, Suite 2.
Astria Health, headquartered in the heart of the Yakima Valley, is a non-profit healthcare system based in Eastern Washington. Astria Health is the parent organization of Astria Sunnyside Hospital and Astria Toppenish Hospital, along with 19 outpatient clinics offering primary care and specialty services, including but not limited to behavioral health, home health and hospice, neurosurgery, oncology, podiatry, rehabilitation therapy, orthopedics, and sleep medicine.
Posted September 25, 2024
