Dorcas Yates is an experienced Family Nurse Practitioner and Wound Care Specialist with almost 50 years in nursing. Her decision to pursue nursing as a profession was made early in her life, when she attended her aunt’s nursing graduation and decided that is what she wanted to do. Dedicated, passionate, and deeply committed to her work, Dorcas is well known for providing exceptional patient care and helping individuals recover from their injuries and illnesses, which is most rewarding for her.  Dorcas is an indispensable part of our team, balancing her busy schedule between her hospital work and her outpatient clinic responsibilities, always striving to deliver the highest standard of care in both settings. In what little downtime there is, she enjoys leisurely activities such as reading and crochet, but she also continues to demonstrate her dedication by training others in critical healthcare skills such as ACLS, PALS, BLS, Neonatal Resuscitation, and Rhythm Recognition.