Three new staff members welcomed at Daviess County Health Department

The Daviess County Health Department recently welcomed three new faces to the staff.

Sarah Clark, RN, received her BS in Agriculture from Iowa State and her RN from NCMC. Sarah worked in the Liberty Emergency Room (ER) before starting a job performing ER coding and documentation review.  At the health department here, Sarah works part-time. She fills in on public health days and helps with drive through flu clinics and is school nurse for Jamesport, Pattonsburg and Winston schools. She enjoys the variety and relationships working with the students. Her husband Justin works on the family farm. They have two children, Abby and Aiden. Sarah enjoys helping with the cattle, going to livestock shows, working with horses and reading.

Tiffany Provance-Barger RN-BSN

Tiffany Provance-Barger, RN-BSN, started in August. She hit the ground running doing COVID-19 cases and contact tracing. Tiffany graduated from nursing school with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from William Jewell College in 2003, and has worked in a hospital setting in the city since then. She grew up in Pattonsburg and now resides in Daviess County. She is married and has two daughters. Tiffany says she chose to move back to the country setting so her children could understand the meaning of a “genuine wave” and to be close to family. She said she feels privileged to be able to serve Daviess County.

Kimberley Koch RN

The newest addition is Kimberly Koch, RN, who started at the beginning of October. Kim will be the Maternal Child Health Nurse and will also be involved with other public health programs. Kim completed her nursing degree at Hannibal La-Grange University and has been a registered nurse for seven years. Her prior work experience was in Women’s Health and Medical-Oncology.  Kim’s parents are Ralph and Debbie Ray. She grew up in Coffey and graduated from North Daviess R-3 High School. Her husband Alan is the high school principal at North Harrison School. They have two children, Kaden and Karley. Kim says she is excited to be working here and looking forward to working in public health.

Flu Season!

Flu season will begin soon and the staff has been busy giving flu shots. Lots of them!  The department has done drive-through clinics, and has given shots in the parking lot and by appointment in the office.  If you missed out on a flu shot call for an appointment!

The Daviess County Health Department is located at 609A South Main in Gallatin. If you have any questions or need an appointment, call 660.663.2414. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.