WATERTOWN, NY — North Country Family Health Center (NCFHC) is pleased to welcome Beth Ann Jayne, MD, F.A.A.P. to their staff as the Health Center’s newest physician. She is double boarded in both Pediatrics and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Jayne will provide care for patients of any age, including newborns and is currently accepting new patients. She joins the Health Center’s current team of community-based primary care providers: Scott Stern, MD; Diane Keating Jones, DO, F.A.A.P.; Kit Veley, FNP; Cassandra Jackson, FNP; Kate Gates, ANP-BC; Shelby Scordo, PA; and Robin Frost, RPA-C all who coordinate care for adults and children within the Center’s Pediatric & Family Practice location at 238 Arsenal Street, Watertown and at NCFHC’s Health & Wellness Center located on the
campus of Jefferson Community College.
Dr. Jayne, who was born in Watertown and spent the first five years of her childhood in the North Country, completed her undergraduate education at Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina in 1994 and then received her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York in 1999. She completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatric residency at Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York in 2003. Dr. Jayne is board certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Board of Internal Medicine. As a double boarded Internist and Pediatrician, Dr. Jayne specializes in both pediatric and adult medicine.
Prior to joining the staff at the Health Center, Dr. Jayne was a partner and attending physician at Novant Health Huntersville Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Charlotte, North Carolina. It was at Novant Health that she received recognition as one of America’s Top Doctors as published in Business NC in both pediatric and internal medicine. Additionally, Dr. Jayne gained National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA) recognition in both Diabetes Care and Heart/Stroke Programs.
“It is always special to welcome former North Country residents back to the region to further their healthcare career. As a result, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Jayne to our organization. We are extremely excited to continue to grow our Primary Care Team and expand access to high-quality care to the residents of the North Country. Dr. Jayne will be a real asset to the Health Center as she specializes in care for patients of all ages – from newborn to elderly,” comments Joey Marie Horton, Chief Executive Officer, North Country Family Health Center.
If you are interested in making an appointment with Dr. Jayne please call our main office at 315-782-9450. She, along with the Health Center’s other pediatric providers, welcomes expectant mothers to schedule a “meet-and-greet” meeting in order to tour our facility, talk with and become more comfortable with their new pediatrician prior to giving birth. Additionally, the Health Center’s other pediatric and family practice providers are actively taking new patients. North Country Family Health Center prides itself on being a Patient-Centered Medical Home and provides high quality services that are accessible, affordable, patient-centered, and integrated.
“I welcome the opportunity to work at the North Country Family Health Center and am excited to begin working with and educating patients and their families,” comments Dr. Jayne. “I am fortunate to return to where I spent the first few years of my life and give back to the community. My years of pediatric and internal medicine experience have exposed me to many different medical situations and
educational opportunities. My own pediatrician, Dr. George S. Sturtz, was instrumental in the development of the Health Center (formerly The Children’s Clinic). I look forward to bringing my experience and knowledge to my patients at the Health Center.”
North Country Family Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides high-quality, affordable healthcare to over 13,000 North Country residents annually at its four community-based locations in Watertown, Lowville, and Evans Mills, and within its school-based locations. NCFHC also provides nutritious food vouchers and other support to approximately 5,000 pregnant women, infants, and children each month through its WIC Program; assists approximately 4,000 individuals with insurance enrollment annually; and provides special initiatives to help high-risk pregnant and parenting families and individuals who experience insecure housing.
For more information about North Country Family Health Center or its programs, visit www.NoCoFamilyHealth.org or call (315) 782-9450.