Published on November 01, 2023

Dr. Ryan Vaisler Named Medical Director of Ozarks Healthcare At Home: Hospice

Ozarks Healthcare is proud to announce the recent appointment of Dr. Ryan Vaisler as the Medical Director of Ozarks Healthcare At Home: Hospice, further strengthening the healthcare system's commitment to providing comprehensive and compassionate care for patients in their final stages of an incurable illness.

In 2022, Vaisler, a board-certified family practice physician, joined Ozarks Healthcare Family Medicine in West Plains, where he joined providers in offering compassionate, coordinated primary care supported by the full resources of the Ozarks Healthcare network. His wife, Dr. Karen Johal, is a pediatrician at Ozarks Healthcare Pediatrics. Vaisler will continue serving patients at all ages at Ozarks Healthcare Family Medicine while taking on additional duties in his new role as Medical Director of Ozarks Healthcare At Home: Hospice.

“We are thrilled to have Dr. Vaisler join our team at Ozarks Healthcare At Home: Hospice,” Holly Isom, Ozarks Healthcare At Home Director, said. “Many individuals and families may benefit from hospice care, but often they are unsure of how to access these services. Some may hesitate to discuss it, while others wait for a physician's recommendation. Dr. Vaisler is has already become a well-loved physician during his time at our health system due to his empathetic and thorough approach to medical care. We know our patients and their families will be pleased with his care and dedication through hospice services.”

Ozarks Healthcare At Home works closely with providers to provide the medical care they recommend for patients. A skilled staff of nurses, home health aides, therapists, and social workers are dedicated to providing the best possible healthcare to patients in their own homes.

Ozarks Healthcare At Home: Hospice provides comprehensive support for patients and their families during the final stages of incurable illnesses. This service offers a wide range of care, including nursing services, medication management, and more. Dedicated staff and volunteers play a pivotal role in providing compassionate end-of-life care.

Ozarks Healthcare At Home provides care in Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Douglas, Shannon, Texas, and Wright counties in Missouri and is located at 812 N. Kentucky Ave. in West Plains. For more information about services, call 417-256-3133.

Ozarks Healthcare is a not-for-profit health system that serves more than 160,000 residents across south-central Missouri and northern Arkansas. With its main campus residing in West Plains, Missouri, the health system offers a full spectrum of healthcare for all ages through its 114-bed hospital, behavioral health, therapies, pharmacies, rehabilitation, and home care services, along with specialty and family medicine clinics. Ozarks Healthcare has rural locations across an eight-county service area and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.

Dr. Ryan Vaisler, board-certified family practice physician at Ozarks Healthcare Family Medicine in West Plains and Medical Director of Ozarks Healthcare At Home: Hospice

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